Senior Design Manager

Senior Design Manager

Managing the Design Management Team

Work closely with the team Leadership to manage the Design Management team.

Support the team Leadership in their roles and undertake duties such as business development, team performance reviews etc. as required.

Gain an understanding of the Team leaders roles and responsibilities and when required, supplement the Team Leaders in their absence

Management of AECOM financial process and invoicing.

Contribute to the DM business planning as required and continuously review business planning targets to monitor progress of the team.

Lead Design Management projects across the UK and Internationally.

Assist in the development of the Design Management team members through mentoring, training and reviews.

Review of work outputs from Design Management team prior to issue to ensure quality and compliance with contractual obligations.

General Design Management Duties including but not limited to:

• Establishing team structure/governance and roles and responsibilities
• Managing Sub-consultants
• Establishment and Implementation of Design management processes/procedures
• Establishing and implementing communication/information exchange protocols
• Managing design coordination
• Managing the approval process
• Monitoring Design Schedule and Tracking/Reporting Progress
• Agreeing Deliverables/Outputs and assuring delivery to client expectations
• Organising/Recording Project Meetings
• Managing design risk, quality and change
• Establishing/implementing project controls
• Managing/reporting project performance

Here's What We're Looking for

• It is expected that the jobholder will contribute and participate positively in the Performance Review process, which underpins the firms approach to developing all staff. This will include taking ownership of agreed actions, including pursuing any training opportunities identified. Similarly, specific objectives will be agreed with the jobholder as part of the performance review process and they should assume responsibility for the delivery of these.
• The firm has a world class reputation built upon a powerful brand which reflects its core values of integrity, innovation and collaboration. Jobholders should demonstrate an empathy with these values and seek to reflect them in undertaking their role.

The jobholder will be expected to display a range of competencies, both behavioural and technical in undertaking the role. These include:

• Understanding of the design process.
• Project and design programming skills.
• Experience in development and implementation of design management tools and procedures
• Excellent communication skills.
• Commercial awareness of projects.
• Construction knowledge/experience
• Proficiency in MS Project/Excel

Architectural, Engineering or Consultancy background (8+ years PQE) or an equivalent industry standard qualification that demonstrates an understanding of the design and construction process.