The Opportunity

An interesting and challenging new opportunity to join this leading international Building Services Consultancy with a proven track record in low energy design, focused on providing excellent design solutions to clients. Continued growth has created a new opportunity for an experienced Principal Design Manager to be based in their London office, reporting to the Regional Director.

The Position

As the Principal Design Manager you will be responsible for providing and maintaining high quality client facing relationships and internal management, team leadership and project delivery

• Ensure efficient project, team and external supplier/sub-consultant management within the technology and complex environments sector.
• Ensure compliance and be an active participant in all aspects of quality assurance and project performance in line with the Company’s policy and scope of contract.
• Management, mentoring and leadership of the project team
• Support project delivery, team performance and business development
• Ensure project performance and profitability in line with business objectives
• Contribute to the commercial and business planning process
• Ensure programme, project and design procedures and protocols are implemented and adhered to by the design team.
• Manage updates to sub-consultant contracts and prepare final documents.
• Ensure timely and accurate procedures for the management and issue of invoices, together with preparation and updating of WiP and cash flow projections.
• Agreeing and tracking of approval procedures, ensuring submissions align with client expectations.
• Management of consultation with statutory bodies and authorities including pre-application consultation, planning the engagement process, ensuring integration into the integrated design programme, monitoring compliance and tracking approvals.
• Produce an integrated design schedule following liaison with all Design Team members and including key milestones laid out by the Client.
• Monitor design progress and identify areas of risk/ concern that are approaching.
• Identification of design deliverables, who they will be prepared by and when they need to be delivered
• Produce project reports and tracking documents to the client’s requirements, manage input from others

The Person

• BEng in appropriate engineering discipline
• MCIBSE/MIEE/IMechE Professional Membership
• Experience in development and implementation of design management tools and procedures
• Proven experience in excess of 5 years, working alongside Design Teams with a solid understanding of the design process.
• Experience of working in a team environment is essential
• Enthusiastic, driven and dynamic self-starter with career progression aspirations
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Project or similar Project Programming Tools
• Appreciation & working knowledge of contract law
• Proven ability to deliver high value projects with fees up to £5m in value.
• Flexible and willing to travel regularly to service international projects and customers

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