Design Coordinator

Design Manager - construction/residential - Manchester

We are working with a Main contractor who are looking for a Design Coordinator to work on a variety of projects across the Northwest, the business ara a major construction company who work on public sector, residential, commercial and refurbishment projects across the region.

• Take full responsibility for the design coordination of large projects.
• Audit the design and identify inconsistencies, discrepancies and missing information and record, report and track the close out of these items in an Information Required Schedule format.
• Review design development regularly with the Financial Manager to ensure design and commercial aspects are aligned.
• Manage the production and approval of samples, mock ups and quality benchmarks.
• Produce and manage Open Items Schedules for each trade contractor package.
• Chair Design Team Meetings with the consultant designers and record and track information from DTMs.
• Coordinate the integration of the building services with the architectural and structural elements of the project.
• Identify potential quality issues and latent defects and to manage the design development of these with the design team to provide a suitable resolution.
• Be a point of contact between the design team and the trade contractors.
• Identify problems and offer solutions.
• Provide input into Contractors Proposals document for D&B projects.
• Background in Architectural design or Construction management
• Industry experience. Track record of successful projects either internally or externally
• In-depth knowledge of the design and construction process
• Understands the pre-construction process. Can organise and manage the design phase of a project
• Has been involved in at least one large (-10m+) project
• BIM experience
• CAD
• Bid Management
• Working on multiple projects
• Architectural/ Structural / Project Management
• Good Presentation skills
• Good communicator

If you are interested in a new opportunity please apply to Jack Birks at RGSetsquare

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