Design Manager

Midgard Design Services are placed within the JRL Group; a highly successful, privately owned, national construction group head quartered in North London. With a turnover of in excess of £750m, the business is currently experiencing growth and as such is seeking a Design Manager to be based on site at our project in Manchester.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the Design Team, the design development and design review process.
• Manage and monitor design delivery against agreed deliverable dates, and report to SDM on performance issues.
• Be responsible for developing the design programme with consultants and planner for bids or projects.
• Produce agree and manage, with all relevant parties, a realistic design programme and information required schedule to satisfy design, procurement and construction requirements.
• Manage the design on site with where appropriate the assistance of other site based resource implementing the design management procedures to ensure the timely production of information.
• Ensure that all design deliverables are reviewed to establish they are within budget, are fully coordinated and are buildable.
• Where nominated control design change process management.
• Provide guidance to the project team on design related issues.
• Identify design requirements for the bid from the clients brief.
• Develop and compile the design proposals for inclusion within the contractors documentation.
• Appoint the design team, agree schedules of responsibilities and fee agreements for services/design deliverables and resourcing requirements.