Design Manager

About us

Lendlease are a globally integrated real estate group, we draw on decades of experience and the latest thinking in development, design, placemaking, construction and investments to deliver iconic and enormously successful places.

With UK roots going back over 100 years, Lendlease’s Construction business brings deep knowledge and capability to all that we do. We are a trusted construction partner to many of the most respected private and public sector organisations in the UK.

Whether a new build, a repurposed or reconstructed property, a heritage restoration or a multi-phased development, our clients trust us to drive delivery, deal with complexity, and provide strategic and long-term economic and social value with innovative and sustainable solutions.

The role

We are currently recruiting for a Design Manager to join our construction business for the Duke of Gloucester Barracks project.

The role of the Design Manager is to ensure that an effective and productive liaison is established between the external design team, the construction and commercial team, and Statutory Authorities while interfacing with the client team. The role will focus on public sector work on the Defence Estate Optimisation Programme. The Design Manager will lead their own project from the programme.

The Design Manager directs the external design team ensuring the best design solutions are achieved while maintaining the essence of the design concept throughout the project life cycle by resolving buildability, safety, cost, and programme issues through the pre-contract, construction, and post-contract stages of the design process.

What will you do?

• Assist in the selection and procurement of the Design Team if appropriate.
• Comment on the Design Team fees and resources to provide efficient coverage on the project within the programme and cost constraints.
• Develop a mechanism for evaluating the Design Team’s performance.
• Challenge Design Team consultants who are not performing, ensuring remedial action is taken.
• Interface with the client on design matters.
• Audit design and report on the quality/content of the design information at each Design Stage.
• Establish and maintain a design information release programme to ensure the timely development of the design and client approvals.
• Monitor the approval of consultant’s or contractor’s designs.
• Input/Lead into Lendlease Safety in Design process depending on the project stage.
• Liaise and negotiate with planning officers, consultants, and external groups to ensure that projects achieve the project programme.
• Establish methods to ensure compliance with all statutory regulations and any additional specific client requirements.
• Advise the project team of any safety issues in conjunction with the Principal Designer.
• Comment on contractor or consultants' proposals including materials choices.
• Attend relevant site meetings and carry out site inspections.
• Attend relevant meetings at various stages of the project.
• Alongside the BIM Manager, ensure the Design Team implements the Lendlease BIM Strategy and the Project BIM Execution Plan.
• Lead the Design Team to use the BIM toolkit to improve design coordination and promote clash avoidance.
• Become an active part of the Lendlease Design Community of Practice.
• Proactively engage in Value Engineering ideas throughout the life of the project.
• Liaise with the Information Manager and review delivery of information, content, and be able to comment on Document Management Tool.
• Ensure the Design meets the Employers Requirement and Lendlease records and delivers these at Project Completion.

You will bring

• Registered and construction industry professional, e.g., Registered Architect or Chartered Engineer.
• A minimum of 10 years working experience within the construction industry post-qualification.
• Ability to lead an external design team.
• Ability to become a trusted and valued member of a site-based team.

What we provide

• Car allowance.
• Flexible and hybrid work options.
• Industry-leading pension scheme.
• Private medical health benefit and dental plan options.
• Enhanced parental leave.
• Life assurance.
• 25 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell additional days.
• Wellbeing leave.
• Health and wellbeing support and initiatives.
• 24/7 confidential Employee assistance programme.
• Discounted gym membership to over 2,500 gyms nationwide.

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Belong at Lendlease

We offer workplaces that unite diverse minds; where respect, equal treatment, and equal opportunity are just the norm.

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Lendlease is committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer of choice by engaging, enabling, and empowering our people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. Inclusion sets us all up for success and we particularly encourage applications from currently under-represented groups in our industry including those who self-identify as women, black, Asian, minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or disabled.