Design Manager

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About us

At Fulkers Bailey Russell, we take great pride in being a forward thinking construction consultancy that not only offers exceptional expertise, but also genuinely cares about our employees - our 'Fulkers people'!

Our 'Fulkers People' embody a culture of complete transparency, integrity, and honesty. These values are the driving force behind everything we do. When it comes to our clients, we always take a forward-thinking, fresh, and imaginative approach to meet their needs.

In the past few years, we have experienced impressive growth and accomplishments, including a remarkable 20% increase in our workforce in just the past 12 months! We are now expanding our team and are looking for a Technical Manager to join us, working on a hybrid basis from our London office.

About you

You are ready to take on a pivotal new role, delivering technical advice on all matters relating to Building Regulations and Safety, whilst contributing to a fast growing team of experts!

The Design Technical Manager role focuses on advising clients on the Building Safety Act (and associated secondary legislation) and delivering Building Regulations Principal Designer services.

What does the role involve:

• Advising our clients on the Building Safety Act to help them navigate the ever-changing regulations/laws.
• Undertaking the building Regulations Principal Designer role as described in the building regulations 2010.
• Monitoring design process for compliance with the Building Regulations.
• Reviewing technical documents for compliance with the Building Regulations.
• Review Mandatory Occurrence reports and taking prompt actions where required.
• Reviewing competence of designers.
• Recording findings in the compliance issues tracker.
• Coordinating the design team to produce applications to the BSR.
• Engaging with external design team to build productive relationships.
• Working with Management Lead to undertake project governance tasks. Such as updating the Project Calendar and preparing Monthly Reports
• Assisting in the provision of other services in relation to building safety.
• Always take personal responsibility for the health and safety of self and others by working within the Health and Safety policy and procedures.
• Endeavour to improve our social and environmental impact
• Any other duties as reasonably required of the role.

Requirements

• Experienced in providing technical knowledge, adding value to a construction project.
• You do not need to have knowledge of the Building Safety Act, however you must have experience of becoming expert in new regulations/laws and forming a strategy to meet new requirements.
• A broad knowledge of the Building Regulations.
• Ideally chartered with RICS (MRICS), RIBA, RIAS, MCIAT or equivalent.
• Longstanding experience working within the construction / real estate industry.
• A client-centric outlook with a focus on providing friendly, timely, concise, and accurate advice that helps clients meet their goals.
• Ability to hold your own in discussions and meetings with designers, contractors, senior clients and other stakeholders.
• Understanding of business, the other disciplines and their services offered.
• Working knowledge of CDM and construction Health & Safety.
• The role will be advisory, but there may be the possibility of being involved in the architectural design of remediation or small-scale projects. To do this you will need: CAD / Revit Skill and Specification writing skills.

Benefits

Joining us at Fulkers Bailey Russell isn't just about being part of a great team-it's a thrilling journey packed with fantastic perks! We believe we are a great place to work and for people to develop their careers - we strive to satisfy the career aspirations of our people in a friendly, professional, environmentally and socially positive way. Here's what's on offer;

• Enjoy 33 days of holiday (including bank holidays), growing with an extra day after five years of service.
• An additional day off on your birthday.
• Health cover and benefits from day one and x 2 salary death in service coverage.
• Annual company bonus and salary review.
• A company pension.
• We cover membership fees for relevant professional bodies.
• Career development, chartership learning support and training opportunities to support your continuous growth

Fulkers Bailey Russell is now a Certified B Corporation, meeting high standards of social and environmental performance. We're dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace - diversity in our team leads to creativity, innovation, and better business outcomes, and we promote equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants, regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status. Join us and be part of a team that values and celebrates diversity.

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