About The Service
Due to a service area restructure an exciting opportunity has arisen within the new Design, Construction and Maintenance (DCM) Team for a qualified Design Manager to lead, manage and develop a technical team comprising Architects, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, Structural Engineers and Principal Designer.
The newly established DCM Team is responsible for designing and delivering a wide range of building related projects across the Council’s school and corporate building estates. The Team adopts a multi discipline approach to ensure that the Council’s broad range of policy objectives are fully considered. In this regard, the Council’s sustainability, energy, health and safety, waste, carbon reduction goals along with its social inclusion, community benefits, wellbeing and accessibility objectives are all considered and applied to deliver projects on time, within cost and to the required quality.
About the job
The primary purpose of the role is to ensure the effective undertaking and completion of technical feasibility, assessment and design services, and thereafter proactively assist with the delivery of a range of building related projects to a consistently high standard in accordance with the customer’s requirements.
The post-holder will lead an internal multi-disciplined technical team to deliver the required outcomes, and also where required for capacity or technical reasons, lead on the external commissioning of professional services to external organisations. The post-holder will also assist with the external commissioning of building/construction contracts.
The Council offers a generous benefits package including:
- 27 days annual leave rising to 32 after 5 years service;
- generous contributory pension;
- salary sacrifice shared AVC scheme (through partnership with AVC Wise);
- discounted access to some Council Leisure Centres;
- discounted annual bus tickets;
- support for continual professional development, and
- a range of staff support networks
What We Are Looking For From You
We are looking for a qualified Architect or Engineer (Chartered or equivalent) with good experience in the line management of multi-disciplined technical teams responsible for delivering professional services in relation to building related projects across a variety of building types including schools
The successful candidate will also have:
- good knowledge of policy and regulatory frameworks applicable to building construction and management;
- practical experience on the commissioning and management of professional services and construction/building contracts;
- practical experience of risk identification and management, particularly those of a health and safety nature;
- excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and
- strong personal organisational skills with an ability to manage a diverse and demanding workload within a constantly changing environment.
Additional information
For an informal discussion and further information on this role, please contact:
- David Lowe, Operational Manager on Tel: 07879 483422 or by email: lowe@cardiff.gov.uk or
- Mian Saleem, Operational Manager, Capital Delivery, Operations on Tel. 029 22330197 or by e-mail: MSaleem@cardiff.gov.uk
We welcome applications both in English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Check.
This vacancy is suitable for post share.
Due to the current interim working arrangements, we are unable to provide recruitment packs or accept application forms via the post.
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- Application Guidance
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