Manage the development and implementation of design proposals ensuring they meet customer requirements including budget constraints, presenting proposals for approval to the customer.
The design should deliver: - Safety in construction and use - Quality within affordable parameters - Ease of maintenance, energy efficiency with minimum environmental impact - Innovation to meet customer goals and positive impact on the local community.
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• Manage and ensure effective briefing of the Design Team including M&E elements. This includes, where necessary, the management of any 3rd parties or novated design teams to ensure that they meet all customer specifications, and where necessary, checking the competence and resources of any incumbent design teams or 3rd parties
• Manage Subcontractor design packages and technical approval
• Provide advice and guidance on the “buildability” of the design proposals to the design and construction teams on all packages.
• Liaise with all statutory bodies/authorities as required – such as town planning, building control and services e.g. gas and water.
• Support Change Control Process
• Lead Value Engineering Process
• Support the Safety by Design & Engineering forum or other similar forums, representing the business stream, as required
• Lead the development and management of the design deliverables programme: - Ensure there is a clear schedule of design deliverables - Lead gate reviews activities to ensure that they are timely and appropriate sign off is achieved at each project gate to include appropriate communication to project manager and principal design manager - Lead the co-ordination and production of design data, design deliverables, reports and documentation essential to the project and contractual requirements and report progress against the design deliverables programme
• Support implementation of the BIM protocols, including teamwork and collaboration and the management and sharing of data relating to BIM model
• Support BIM management during the bid stage ensuring the supply chain is fully aware of BIM requirements
• Consider the application of Lean construction techniques in order to save money, reduce waste and optimise construction.
• Ensure that learning and best practice is captured from the bid/project with the aim of sharing it across the business stream and the business.
• Proactively contribute to the Risk and Value Management process
• Ensure a relentless focus on safety by design