Principal Design Manager – London – Permanent - Mission Critical - Up to £85k
Great opportunity has become available for an experienced Principal Design Manager to join an International multi-disciplined consultancy in Central London.
They are extremely well-respected within the building services industry and win a lot of exciting projects on the back of this – competing with the best engineering companies in their field.
We are looking for fully experienced Principal Design Managers to be based in their London office with the ability to inspire others. You will have the ability to provide and maintain high quality client facing relationships and internal management, team leadership and project delivery whilst acting with integrity and high professional standards.
The role:
You will be tasked with being responsible for the successful delivery of multi-disciplinary projects. This involves managing the design teams, acting as the point of contact for all parties involved in the project (e.g. client, contractors, sub-consultants), and ensuring communication and project collaboration between the various channels is managed effectively.
This is a role which is central to the project success with a stimulating level of exposure to the wider project teams and stakeholders. It’s a challenging opportunity with great potential to develop your career and expand experience in the sector.
You will manage the design delivery, submissions, risk management, planning and progress monitoring whilst also ensuring the client objectives are understood and met. You will also be responsible for the management and control of all design management tools used on the projects such as programmes, schedules and trackers of client requirements and comments, multidisciplinary design meeting trackers, outstanding actions trackers, deliverable schedules, project filing systems and protocols, change control tools etc.
Ideal candidates will be:
Educated to degree level in Building Services Engineering or equivalent and having gained significant experience within a fast-paced and complex consultancy environment, you will have developed a strong understanding of the technical aspects of design and construction matters, systems and processes and have substantial experience in leading building services design.
Your most recent position you have consistently demonstrated your ability to manage multiple large-scale projects to deliver to, and exceed, client expectations.
You will possess excellent organisational, planning and time management skills in order to manage projects simultaneously without compromising on standards and quality. You will have a proactive approach when it comes managing your own workload and that of others in your team.
Critical Systems/Data Centre experience is not essential however you will be expected to develop and maintain technical knowledge of the projects to competently lead discussions on project issues between various internal and external parties involved.
Given the collaborative and client focused nature of this role, excellent communication and project management skills are essential.
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