Senior Design Manager

Building a sustainable tomorrow
BAM Construction is recruiting a Senior Design Manager to join their team in the Scotland Region based in the Stepps office in Glasgow.
Working 42.5 hours per week Monday - Friday. You will be directly reporting to the Regional Design Manager, you will be involved in all aspects of pre-construction and construction phases of projects executed within the region, mainly in the central belt of Scotland.
Your mission
Responsibilities Include:
• Design management of live projects under construction.
• Participate in tender process.
• Design management of successful tenders from preferred bidder stage to financial close.
• Ensure technical compliance, quality and appropriateness of solutions delivered.
• Minimise design contingency spend and manage design risk across all stages.
• Ensure lessons learned are incorporated into design solutions.
Who are we looking for?
• A proven record of managing all design aspects of a project from tender through to completion, you will be expected to work effectively as an integral member of the bid and construction delivery team.
• Good knowledge of design and construction management, construction standards, regulations, legislation, and construction processes.
• Ability to manage the team in a clear and concise way and demonstrate effective decision making to ensure the successful management of all design information.
• Ability to prioritise both your own workload to meet required deadlines.
• Ability to communicate and engage with clients and stakeholders across both pre-construction and construction.
• Previous experience working in a similar role.
• Good time management and able to commit and work to deadlines.
• An eye for detail and an unwillingness to compromise on quality.
• Ability to work well in within a team and good interpersonal skills.
• Effective and persuasive internal and external communication skills.
• Good understanding of current regulations and requirements.
• Proficient in Microsoft applications – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
• Proficient in use of CDE / digital information portals
What’s in it for you?
In addition to an attractive salary we offer a significant benefits package including an electric car or car allowance, contributory pension, BUPA, life assurance, 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), gym subsidy, BAM social club membership and many more exciting benefits.
Your work environment
People are at the heart of what we do at BAM. We recognise that creating a diverse and inclusive environment that nurtures our employees and encourages them to bring their best and whole self to work is crucial. We’re on an exciting journey to get us there by recruiting the very best talent to join us regardless of race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.
Be you! Join us today, so we can achieve amazing things together and build a sustainable tomorrow.
Who are we?
The art of building is about building for communities; it’s about building for life.
Where others stop, we go further, leading the way towards a sustainable tomorrow for us and future generations. As an industry leader, we raise the bar.
Our values: sustainable, inclusive, collaborative, reliable and ownership, enable us to achieve our ambitions. Today, tomorrow and every day.
Our recruitment process, what you need to know?
BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at any time you feel we need to do something to make it more accessible to you, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you