Sage, AR, United States
April 26, 2024
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About Us
Lendlease are a globally integrated real estate group, we draw on decades of experience and the latest thinking in development, design, placemaking, construction and investments to deliver iconic and enormously successful places.
With UK roots going back over 100 years, Lendlease’s Construction business brings deep knowledge and capability to all that we do. We are a trusted construction partner to many of the most respected private and public sector organisations in the UK.
Whether a new build, a repurposed or reconstructed property, a heritage restoration or a multi-phased development, our clients trust us to drive delivery, deal with complexity, and provide strategic and long-term economic and social value with innovative and sustainable solutions.
The role
We are currently recruiting for a Senior Design Manager to join our construction business on a major project located in Gateshead. The role of the Senior Design Manager is to ensure that an effective and productive liaison is established between the external design team, the construction and commercial team and Statutory Authorities whilst interfacing with the client team.
What will you do?
Belong at Lendlease
We offer workplaces that unite diverse minds; where respect, equal treatment and equal opportunity are just the norm.
We are a disability inclusive employer. Click here to see our standard recruitment process. If you need any adjustment or changes to the process, email us to let us know if you have a preferred communication method.
We build careers, develop skills, and invest in people. Imagine what more you can do here.
Lendlease is committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer of choice by engaging, enabling and empowering our people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. Inclusion sets us all up for success and we particularly encourage applications from currently under-represented groups in our industry including those who self-identify as women, black, Asian, minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/ or disabled.
Lendlease are a globally integrated real estate group, we draw on decades of experience and the latest thinking in development, design, placemaking, construction and investments to deliver iconic and enormously successful places.
With UK roots going back over 100 years, Lendlease’s Construction business brings deep knowledge and capability to all that we do. We are a trusted construction partner to many of the most respected private and public sector organisations in the UK.
Whether a new build, a repurposed or reconstructed property, a heritage restoration or a multi-phased development, our clients trust us to drive delivery, deal with complexity, and provide strategic and long-term economic and social value with innovative and sustainable solutions.
The role
We are currently recruiting for a Senior Design Manager to join our construction business on a major project located in Gateshead. The role of the Senior Design Manager is to ensure that an effective and productive liaison is established between the external design team, the construction and commercial team and Statutory Authorities whilst interfacing with the client team.
What will you do?
- Ensure all design information is delivered to the project team to meet the project programme and project cost plan.
- Ensure all design information is buildable in a safe manner and is of a quality matching the project design stage,
- Ensure the design information meets the Contractor’s Proposals, Employer’s Requirements or brief. Identify and schedule any deviations.
- Add value to the project through sensible and practical Value Engineering, seeking alternative options in design whilst maintaining the essence and quality of the design through all stages of the design process.
- Drive the supply chain management of the finished product through leading, motivating and managing the external consultants.
- Define the scope of services of each Design Team consultant through the use of a Design Responsibility Matrix.
- Establish and maintain design information release programme to ensure the timely development of the design, client approvals are achieved and subsequent release of robust design information to the project team.
- Experience and ability to work autonomously as the Design Lead on a major construction project
- Registered and construction industry professional, eg: Registered Architect or Chartered Engineer
- Extensive experience within the construction industry post qualification
- A minimum of 10 years working experience within the construction industry post
- Ability to lead an external design team
- Ability to become a trusted and valued member of a site-based team
- Car allowance
- Flexible and hybrid work options
- Industry leading pension scheme
- Private medical health benefit and dental plan options
- Enhanced parental leave
- Life assurance
- 25 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell additional days
- Wellbeing leave
- Health and wellbeing support and initiatives
- 24/7 confidential Employee assistance programme
- Discounted gym membership to over 2,500 gym’s nation wide
Belong at Lendlease
We offer workplaces that unite diverse minds; where respect, equal treatment and equal opportunity are just the norm.
We are a disability inclusive employer. Click here to see our standard recruitment process. If you need any adjustment or changes to the process, email us to let us know if you have a preferred communication method.
We build careers, develop skills, and invest in people. Imagine what more you can do here.
Lendlease is committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer of choice by engaging, enabling and empowering our people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. Inclusion sets us all up for success and we particularly encourage applications from currently under-represented groups in our industry including those who self-identify as women, black, Asian, minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/ or disabled.
