Design Manager - Joinery

Experienced and Talented Joinery Design Manager required with experience of prime residential internal finishes. Will consider the right Design Manager on a Freelance basis

We are working alongside a successful London based building main contractor who specialise within the prime residential sector predominately around the West End of London and affluent areas of North London. Turnover last year was in the region of 175m. They have a 35m prime residential fit out in the heart of Mayfair involving the fit out of the property to an opulent finish. We are trying to source an experienced Joinery Design Manager with ideally relevant experience.

Key Accountabilities for the Joinery Design Manager include:

• Working with the Project Manager to provide a design management service.
• The Joinery Design Manager will implement the agreed design management strategy on the project.
• Assessing design risk and managing it's mitigation.
• Producing the project specific designer agreements.
• Producing agree and managing a realistic design programme and information required schedule.
• Managing the design on site with, where appropriate, the assistance of other site based resource.

The Design Manager will ensure that all design deliverables are reviewed to establish they are within budget. Where nominated controlling design, change process management, organising and chairing regular design team meetings.

The Design Manger will have experience and understanding:

• Joinery design management
• Strong knowledge of construction materials, methods and technology
• Strong knowledge of planning techniques, procurement and value creation
• Good knowledge of contracts and contract documentation
• Good knowledge of health, safety, and environment legislation and issues
• Knowledge of life cycle costs
• Risk management skills
• HNC / HND Architecture or Construction Technology