Senior Design Manager (Facade)

RBU Sales UK Ltd t/a iRecruit UK; Cambridge; On-site; Full time

Job description

Senior Design Manager (Façade)
Location: Site-based in Cambridge (4 days per week), with flexibility for 1 working-from-home day
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Start Time: 7am
Pay Rate: £41 per hour

Key Responsibilities:

1. Lead and manage the design process for façade packages in major construction projects, ensuring design excellence and compliance with regulations.
2. Oversee the delivery of façade design for projects exceeding £100M, with particular expertise in projects that include unitized façades.
3. Manage the design and construction of façades, including managing performance mock-ups and ensuring they inform façade design decisions.
4. Collaborate with Façade Consultants, Façade Sub-contractors, and other project stakeholders to achieve timely and cost-effective solutions for complex façade challenges.
5. Manage the façade design process for high-risk buildings (over 18m and habitable), ensuring full compliance with the Building Safety Act and other relevant safety regulations.
6. Manage a team of design professionals and subcontractors to deliver high-quality façade designs and oversee the installation and commissioning stages.
7. Provide strategic leadership to the façade design team and support the development and mentoring of junior staff.
8. Maintain a high level of communication and collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
9. Ensure designs adhere to project specifications and regulatory compliance, managing any risks associated with façade design and safety.
10. Provide technical expertise and guidance to the project team, ensuring that design solutions are both innovative and practical.

Key Requirements:

1. 8 years working in a Design Manager role for a Tier 1 Main Contractor in the UK.
2. Experience in delivering major projects in excess of £100M.
3. Experience in delivering design for façade packages in excess of £30M, inclusive of unitized façade.
4. Experience in delivering performance mock-ups, with output used to inform façade design.
5. Experience in delivering projects now considered as 'High-Risk Buildings' under the Building Safety Act (over 18m and habitable).
6. Experience in management of Façade Consultant to deliver façade design for review and collaboration with Façade Sub-contractor.
7. Experience in managing large-scale European Façade Sub-contractor.
8. Degree qualified in a technical subject appropriate for the role - required to demonstrate competence to Building Safety Regulator as part of approvals under the Building Safety Act.
9. Professionally chartered to a body appropriate for the role - required to demonstrate competence to Building Safety Regulator as part of approvals under the Building Safety Act.
10. Site-based 4 days per week, with flexibility for 1 working from home day - ideally someone within 1 hour of travelling distance to Cambridge.