Job Purpose
- Undertake the lead role on design & build projects throughout the Pre-Construction stage.
- Ensure that the pre-construction elements of the projects are delivered to the highest quality, on schedule and within budget.
- Understand and advise on potential local authority requirements, such as Planning permissions, Fire regulations, DAC and BCaR, etc.
- Support and guide the Design Team on the project including any immediate escalations or technical issues.
- Manage the successful completion of the design, planning, commercial and procurement related deliverables during the pre-construction phase, ensuring all allocated resources are working effectively.
- Identify value-engineering opportunities for consideration and inclusion.
- Communicate the design progress to the wider project team and actively remove roadblocks for the Design Team.
- Ensure a smooth handover from the pre-construction phase onto the construction phase.
Duties and Responsibilities
Responsible for:
- Act as the project lead and represent Ardmac as our point of contact during the pre-construction phase of the project.
- Review Project(s) specification and scope and support the design team in the development of the project deliverables.
- In conjunction with the design managers, develop, agree and manage project(s) design budgets and programme.
- Report output and productivity against agreed targets on a weekly basis.
- Assist the design team in generating and managing the technical aspects of sub-contractor packages.
- Ensure QAQC checks are in place for the project design deliverables and ensure that Ardmac standards and Quality levels are being achieved.
- Arranging and managing the design review workshops as the design develops from BOD through to IFC.
- Managing the close out of all comments generated during the design reviews via a comment tracker.
- Ensure that project RFIs are being closed out as quickly as required so as not to impact on programme.
- Track all items on the project through the Procurement Schedule identifying Long-Lead items and flagging any program related concerns.
- Ensuring that buyers/QS are procuring materials/sub-cons in line with the programme.
- Oversee the development of the project programme/schedule to ensure this is being developed properly by the planner and to the required level of detail ahead of construction commencement.
- Escalating any items which have not been resolved and which will impact on cost or programme in a timely manner.
- Lead relevant design coordination and progress meetings.
- Assistance in preparation of tender proposals.
- Protect company contractual position at design stage with surveyor.
- Protecting the company's interest via correspondence to the Design Team and sub-contractors.
- Support in the development and improvement of the processes to maximize efficiency and lean working practices.
- Ultimately ensuring the pre-construction process is completed efficiently and effectively and so providing all necessary information to the construction team to ensure a successful delivery of the project on site.
Qualifications and Experience
Qualifications:
- Engineering or Architectural qualification.
Ability and Knowledge of:
- Problem solving.
- Effective Leadership.
- Lean Practices.
- People Management.
- BIM – Autodesk Revit, Navisworks & AutoCAD.
- Client facing.
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