Technical Manager

Elvet Recruitment has been appointed to recruit for a Technical Manager to join a regional contractor who operate in both building and residential, new build schemes.

This position is ideally suited to someone with a design/architectural background and with experience in the delivery of new build projects across both sectors.

Key Responsibilities

* To be responsible for all design and technical matters ensuring that best practice is set, achieved and maintained at project level both during tender/PCSA and construction stages

* Fully contribute to the project delivery process from a technical and design perspective

* Identify risk and promote strategies and alternative design solutions to mitigate

* Promote innovative solutions to develop strategies at tender stage

* Identification of value engineering opportunities

* Production of contractor’s proposals and technical submission

* Consultant appointment, including novated and directly appointed

* Assembly of consultant appointment documents in accordance with procedure

* Establishing and maintaining design management procedures at each stage of the project

* Produce detailed package scope of works and advise on work package content suitable for delivery, evaluate and make recommendations

* Carrying out full technical reviews and an evaluation of all design information received during all stages (tender and construction stages)

* Managing the release of design information of contractor design portions and consultant design information during construction stage

* Production and management of the design programme and information required schedule

* Establishing and managing a sample approval strategy and open items list

* Providing design reports on a monthly basis for inclusion in the project report

* Leading design reviews for both coordination and ER compliance and ensure third party approvals are obtained

* Identification and management of change and being the first point of contact for the client for design issues

* Chairing and driving all design workshops and meetings

Qualifications and Experience

* Preference for experience in multi sector projects with a Architectural bias

* The candidate will typically have undertaken a similar role in a similar sized business for a minimum of 5 years and be working towards or will have achieved a professional qualification

* The candidate will have demonstrated a sound approach to managing the design process across a wide spectrum of procurement routes and will be able to evidence having managed a function or project team in this discipline

* The ability to have multi project experience covering more than one scheme at any one time, covering new build, refurbishment and fit out across recognised sectors

* Experience of technology-based tools and methods such as BIM and CAD systems is advantageous

* Experienced in both single stage and two stage procurement processes including knowledge of all forms of construction contract

* Able to take lead role as design manager during pre-construction or construction as business needs dictate

* A provider of design solutions and should have strong communication and presentation skills

* Complete development risk reviews

* Ability to undertake consultant reviews on projects

* The ability to review design documents to identify where gaps are missing, or details are not coordinated

This is a permanent position and Elvet Recruitment Limited will be acting as an employment agency for permanent recruitment on behalf of our client.

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