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Job Description
Take on a challenging role as a Senior Technical Design Manager, overseeing the development of infrastructure and structural solutions for residential-led developments in Ireland.
My client, a pioneering property developer, seeks an experienced professional to lead their design and development team. The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Collaborating with the design and development team, construction and cost planning teams to develop, design and implement the optimum infrastructure and structural solution for each development.
- Managing design teams to achieve accurate and coordinated design post-planning process to enable accurate procurement by site teams.
- Leading the product selection process and contributing to the Value Engineering process with the Construction Operations team to ensure buildable, value-add design solutions.
- Reviewing, interrogating and challenging all designs produced throughout the design and development process to ensure they meet construction team expectations.
- Streamlining and standardising the approach to project development to enable effective and cost-effective delivery at scale.
- Leading and aligning all stakeholders, particularly utility providers.
- Collaborating with internal and external teams to provide materials, products and systems solutions that meet the agreed design brief, cost and quality.
- Influencing and ensuring that critical design decisions are fully considered and challenged from concept stage onward.
- Building trusting relationships with all internal and external stakeholders.
- Liaising with all necessary functions to progress the project through each project stage.
- Considering Modern Methods of Construction and design (including BIM) into the pre-planning and subsequent phases.
- Awareness of cost management, value engineering and project viability.
- Point of Contact for liaising with Local Authorities on Planning and Building Control related matters.
The ideal candidate will possess:
- Strong leadership skills and analytical ability.
- Commercial acumen and ability to make value-add contributions through the design development process.
- Creative problem-solving skills and interest in innovation.
- Experience in residential spatial interior and exterior design architecture.
- Excellent communication and governance skills.
- Ability to work well within a team environment.
- In-depth knowledge and appreciation of the budget and programme parameters underpinning the construction delivery process.
Requirements:
- Familiarity with CAD, BIM, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
- 10+ years experience in a similar role within mid-scale residential projects.
- Passion for the design and delivery of transformative residential-led developments.
- Excellent relationship management skills and ability to work within a dynamic team.
- Strong technical analytical and presentation skills.
- Strong knowledge of the Irish planning, development and construction sector.