Position Design Manager

Location Cambridge

Project £350m New Build Healthcare Project

Summary of Role

Manage the on-site design process at 'RIBA Stage 4 & 5 - Technical Design & Construction', in accordance with our Design Management processes & procedures.

Specific Tasks and Responsibilities

* Assist the Regional/Senior Design Manager in discharging their tender stage tasks/responsibilities

* Review the Project Information including the Employer's Requirements, Contractor's Proposals and Design Team appointments to brief the Design Team on their contractual obligations and their corresponding duties

* Agree, in conjunction with the site team, the specialist subcontractor procurement strategy

* Produce and agree the Project Stage Design Programme and associated Design Deliverables with the primary, secondary and specialist subcontract designers and monitor / report on progress

* Produce and agree the Project Stage Specialist sub-contractor Procurement Schedule and Installation/Commission

Programme

Monitor/report on progress to ensure overall progress against programme is maintained

* Establish and agree the project Common Data Environment (CDE), the project file structure, virtual file links, email file links, security rights, work flows and voting rights

* Establish the frequency and content for all design coordination workshops and progress meetings

* Produce the project specific Design Management Plan (DMP) and BIM Execution Plan (BEP) and monitor compliance

* Close out design assumptions, design opportunities (VE), design risks (HSE/CDM) made during the early stages of the design or the tender process

* Verify that all new design documentation is compliant, coordinated, affordable and buildable on a weekly basis in accordance with the DMP

* Manage the submission and timely approval of all reviewable design data

* Assist in the commercial and technical review of specialist subcontract tender returns, establish interfaces and review alternative design

* Prepare technical submissions for alternative designs, system, component, product and or material proposals for client approval

* Progress the discharge of all outstanding Planning Conditions & the approval of all Building Regulation matters

* Manage the post contract change control process in accordance with the DMP

* Ensure all primary, secondary and specialist subcontractor Design Risk Assessments are produced for review and approval

* Chair and record the outcomes of all primary, secondary and specialist subcontractor design workshops/meetings

* Obtain responses to primary, secondary designers' TQs from the client's team and specialist subcontractor TQs from the primary designers

* Monitor the production & quality of all design documentation against the agreed Design Quality / KPI's

* Review and approve primary and secondary designers' Applications for Payment

* Obtain Design Reports from primary and secondary designers to accompany the monthly CVRs

* Progress the approval of all specified design certificates including, CDM, BREEAM, Secure by Design

* Ensure that all changes to primary and secondary design work are incorporated in the As-Built design documentation

* Undertake design performance reviews for all primary, secondary & specialist subcontractor designers

* Assist the Document Controller in archiving all final issue design documentation, for all As-Built Drawings, O&M Manuals, Health and Safety File and Post Construction Stage BREEAM certificate

* Undertake or commission design autopsies on primary / secondary design defects

* Produce a project specific Best Practice / Lessons Learnt paper