The company and position
Reporting to the National Head of Design Development, this highly respected and ever growing building / development company require a Senior Design Manager to join them on a permanent basis in Auckland. Their projects range in value from $5-150m and they have never been busier. Salary range is $140-180k depending on experience plus an excellent range of benefits.
It is responsible for all design projects and programme management through site master planning, concept and preliminary design phases and required design management processes through consents into construction onsite. The position will have architect and technicians reporting to it, the continued coaching, mentoring and supervision of staff is a key element of the role.
The job, in effect, is a design delivery role, there is little to no actual design but a design background is certainly required to be successful. Internal relationships for the job reach right across and out of the organisation: senior leadership, senior development, commercial, construction, external consultants and regulatory bodies.
The person and experience required
A minimum of 10 years experience in a design position, working for main contractors or developers in New Zealand on large scale projects - $40m as a minimum
Relevant tertiary qualification in design, architecture, project or construction management
Working knowledge of the NZ Building Code and relevant large residential standards including NZS 3604, and Masterspec experience
Conceptual Design and Resource Consent documentation experience
Previous project experience must be on large multi-use developments e.g. large residential, multilevel, complex builds
Strong experience of running design teams, including mentoring and supervising
Value engineering on design and build projects
Highly desirable: LBP, Revit, Sketch Up, 3D Studiomax presentation skills
An inclusive, participative and engaging, yet decisive, leadership style with a positive can-do attitude
What’s in it for you?
A senior level role with visibility across the whole company on high value projects
Long term permanent role with job security, strong forward workload
Supportive, diverse, inclusive and positive culture
Benefits include health insurance, retailer discounts, kiwi saver etc
If the above details match your background and you want to apply, send your CV to jobs@roblawmax.co.nz quoting reference SP70474 or click on apply.
