Design Co-ordinator

Location: Flexible

We're looking for an experienced Design Co-ordinator to join our team. Due to the nature of the role, the location is flexible so you could be based from any of our regional offices in Ipswich, Huntingdon, Royston, Mereworth, Farnborough or Chesterfield.

This will be a full time role working wholly within the design management team, providing a design management service to successfully awarded schemes where there are significant contractor designed elements.

Key Responsibilities

  • Management of site staff operatives and sub-contractors
  • Provide assistance and advice regarding design input required at tender stage
  • Assist in building designer/JCE integrated teams
  • Manage and review consultant and sub-contractor design work and assist in maintaining the approved design consultant register
  • Provide advice and assistance to site staff on design matters
  • Provide advice and assistance on planning
  • Advise on appropriateness of technical solutions
  • Act as Design Co-ordinator during the tender period, and construction stage, as required
  • Advise on design responsibilities under CDM 2015

Required Skills

  • Management of site staff operatives and sub-contractors
  • Good collaborative communication skills
  • Ideally an engineering background which allows them to envisage how schemes are built
  • A liking for detail
  • Programming software skills
  • Awareness of applicable CDM Regs requirements
  • An understanding of the need to work to accepted design processes, procedures, guidance, codes and standards
  • A general understanding of common construction specifications
  • Management skills to encourage designers to provide on time, right first time, solutions

We offer an excellent benefits package and personal development opportunities

  • Life assurance cover (4x annual salary)
  • Company car or car allowance
  • Company pension scheme (we match up to 6%)
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with an option of buying more holiday)
  • Extensive training programmes
  • Cycle-to-work scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Employee benefits platform
  • Free on-site parking
  • Company social calendar
  • Regular fun days and a broad range of charity events
  • A supportive business that genuinely wants to help you progress in your career

Equal Opportunities

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

We also place high importance on our inclusive recruitment policy and will do our very best to support those applicants who may need adjustments in order to take part in the recruitment process.

Please do let us know if you require any additional assistance on 01473 238300.

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Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore if we have not responded to your application within two weeks please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.

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