Design Co-ordinator (Traditional Build Houses) | Permanent | Hertfordshire / London

I have an excellent opportunity for a Design Co-ordinator to join on of the South East’s leading Main Contractors on a permanent basis, working on traditional build housing projects.

The company have been operating for over 40 years and have earned a great reputation in the industry for delivering quality housing projects across the South East. They carry out new build, refurbishment and regeneration schemes; they are community focused and believe in building safely and delivering environmentally sustainable buildings for their clients.

They are looking for a Design Co-ordinator with experience working for a housing developer on traditional build housing schemes of 50+ units to provide technical support, and ensure the delivery of high quality cost-effective design information. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team and to support the private development area of the business, to work on distinctive architecturally designed residential new build schemes in the Northern Home Counties. This role reports to the Senior Design Co-ordinator.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the design process and collation of design information
• Coordinate consultant and subcontractor designs, chair design meetings and workshops and report progress to line managers as required
• Provide and coordinate all areas of detailed design information for the construction and commercial teams, enabling projects to be completed within programme, budget and specification requirements
• Check and ensure that the design complies with the Employer’s Requirements and all requisite bodies or obtain the approval of the Client to any variances that may arise
• Manage the process of statutory and technical approvals from local authorities, statutory providers, warranty providers and the like
• Negotiate fees and appoint all Design Consultants scheduling the information they are to provide, the programme within which their design is to be achieved and obtain the Warranties to be provided under the terms of the contract
• Promote and maintain good and professional relations with the Client, Consultants, sub-contractors, suppliers and statutory authorities.

Experience:

• Track record working for a developer or main contractor on traditional build houses
• Proven experience of the pre-construction process and land appraisals is advantageous
• Good communicator, with the ability to manage and coordinate effectively a multidisciplinary team of consultants and be confident chairing meetings and leading the design process
• Experience using AutoCAD (essential), ASTA Powerproject (desirable) and using Microsoft Office – PowerPoint, word and excel (essential)
• A design or construction focused degree or equivalent is desirable
• Travel to different site locations in the Northern Home Counties will be required.

If you are a Design Co-ordinator with the right experience and you are interested in this role, please apply with an updated CV or call Rob on: 07733 529 573