
Technical/Design Coordinator
- Gravesend, Kent
- £55,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Manage the external design team and specialist consultants to ensure that all construction documents are provided within the agreed development programme and budget.
- Arrange, co-ordinate and manage Design-Technical Meetings with other departments in a timely and efficient manner, ensuring all relevant action points are noted and recorded.
- Review design drawings, specifications and details for compliance, buildability, VE options throughout all stages of the design process.
- Receive, co-ordinate and check specialist subcontractor and supplier information.
- Attend specialist supplier and subcontract meetings.
- Manage the distribution of preliminary, construction and as-built information internally with the Document Controller where applicable, addressing department feedback, and producing a high quality, fully coordinated design package.
- Ensure Building Regulations and Warranty conditions are cleared to the project and without risk to the business.
- Ensure statutory approvals are obtained in a timely manner.
- Manage enquiries and applications to statutory service companies and local authorities.
- Resolve design and building problems, contacting relevant personnel and consultants, as appropriate.
- Attend and report at monthly site Project Review Meetings if required.
- Liaise with Planning, Commercial, Health & Safety and Sales Departments.
- Provide site support and manage responses to technical requests for information.
- Manage changes to the technical project information through the Company's discounted cash flow process.
- Prepare and check brochure plans.
- Assist in the preparation of operations and maintenance manuals.
- Comply with Company contracts, regulations and administration systems in force at the time.
- Keep up to date with correct building products and techniques, current building regulations and relevant supplementary legislation that may impact the performance of the required duties.
- Good operating knowledge of the development / technical design process.
- Proven knowledge of detailed design for high-rise schemes utilising different forms of construction - including reinforced concrete frame, steel frame and timber frame.
- Be able to question and query design information across all disciplines
- Architectural or Engineering background with the ability to use AutoCAD being beneficial.
- Sound understanding of statutory requirements, including Building Regulations and NHBC Standards, and Sustainability, with an ability to interpret and negotiate compliance.
- Be able to understand and interrogate design and project programmes, in particular identifying Critical Paths.
- Educated to degree level or in possession of a relevant professional qualification.
- Communicate with all disciplines at all levels.
- Well organised and capable of organising others.
- High level of attention to detail
- Able to manage people, processes and time.
- Strong team player who can communicate effectively.