Design Manager
Start date: ASAP
Industry: Construction Building Services / M&E Design
Location: St Albans (with site visits to Earls Court and design offices as required)
The role & about the client:
ITS Building People are recruiting on behalf of a well-established contractor for an experienced and versatile Design Manager (M&E) to join their team. This role is focused on a major refurbishment project and offers the opportunity to take a lead role in delivering the mechanical and electrical design from RIBA Stage 3 through to Stage 6.
Based in the client s St Albans office (applicants must live within a 20-mile radius), the role will involve collaboration with in-house M&E, architectural, and structural consultants, as well as external design teams and suppliers. You ll also carry out site visits to Earls Court and design offices as needed.
This is a long-term role expected to run until October 2026, with the potential for ongoing work on future projects beyond that date.
Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Manage and coordinate M&E design across all project stages (RIBA 3 6)
- Ensure designs meet Client Employers Requirements (ERs)
- Organise and minute design meetings, and maintain the design programme
- Conduct and coordinate site surveys with the design team
- Drive value engineering (VE) and monitor its implementation
- Liaise with specialist suppliers and manage technical information flow
- Oversee drawing review and approval through the management system
- Support procurement planning and assist with project scheduling
- Manage commissioning and phased handovers with the site team
- Ensure quality control, including snagging and completion of O&M / H&S files
- Maintain the client s PC checklist and provide regular progress reports
- A qualification in Building Services Engineering or similar
- At least 10 years experience in M&E design management
- A strong background in refurbishment and design-and-build projects
- Proficient in managing consultants and technical documentation
- Knowledge of HTM (Health Technical Memoranda) desirable
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
Please send an up-to-date CV in strict confidence to ITS Building People.
ITS Building People is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. All applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, nationality, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. We welcome all applicants and are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.
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