Design Management – Associate to Technical Director

A little more about your role…

Key Responsibilities

• Acting as Senior design manager on major projects across different industry sectors (cultural, healthcare, and mission critical, among others), coordinating WSP’s engineering, architecture, and specialist teams.
• Represent the Major Project Services team to develop the Design Management discipline within WSP, delivering future-facing solutions for a range of projects.
• Collaborate with WSP’s engineers, architects and specialists on projects and in the delivery of new design management solutions.
• Oversee the design aspects of projects, ensuring design objectives are met and deliverables are produced to the highest standards.
• Provide leadership, direction, and coordination to the design team, guiding projects from inception.
• Lead the development of design strategies, ensuring alignment with project goals and client requirements.
• Develop and manage the design programme, ensuring coordination with all stakeholders.
• Track, evaluate, and report project progress against the programme, and represent the design team at high-level progress review meetings.
• Coordinate the resolution of risks and issues at the project and design level across all stakeholders.
• Define, organise, and implement project set-up and mobilisation.
• Coordinate with design consultants and other project stakeholders.
• Manage the development of project briefs, scopes of work, and design schedules.
• Facilitate interdisciplinary design workshops to explore design concepts and options.
• Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements, industry standards, and best practices to maintain quality and safety throughout the design process.
• Oversee the preparation of design and construction documentation, including drawings, specifications, and schedules.
• Assist in the completion and handover of the project to the client, ensuring all design deliverables are provided.
• Support bids and opportunities.

Qualifications

• An Engineering, Architectural or Design Management degree.
• Chartership, professional accreditation or are close to achieving either.
• Experience acting as a client-facing design manager or technical lead coordinator in large or complex projects.
• Familiarity of all RIBA design stages with experience in Stages 1 to 3, including planning submissions.
• A highly organised individual who is proactive in nature.
• Collaborative attitude and able to communicate effectively with all stakeholders and character types.
• An interest in innovation and developing new design management solutions.
• Deep experience as a designer in a consultancy environment prior to entering design management.
• Experience in acting as the multi-disciplinary design lead on large or complex projects.
• Experience in highly technically complex sectors (healthcare, mission critical, data centres).
• Experience in working in or running international design teams across multiple geographies.
• Ability to gain Security Clearance

Apply today if you are passionate about design management and eager to contribute to and influence innovative projects within a supportive and rapidly growing team!

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