Ipswich, Suffolk Saffron Vantage Ltd

Responsibilities:

• Ability to lead or assist and manage multi-disciplinary external design teams.
• Attending client meetings, site meetings and subcontractor meetings where required.
• Basic experience in the leisure, commercial, education and mixed-use markets, designing to both traditional and modern methods of construction.
• Review all design deliverables, including specialist supplier elements and interfaces to established that they are within budget, are fully coordinated and are buildable.
• Coordinate project team comments and resolve any design related construction queries with the design team.
• Knowledge of Building Regulations and the planning process.
• Basic understanding of the Building Safety Act.
• Ability to interpret Employers Requirements and other documents and assisting with the development of Contractors Proposal.
• An understanding of the design and risk management processes.
• Produce or assist with design programmes/controls for timely information release to procurement and construction delivery teams.
• Commercial awareness and value engineering to increase value to clients and drive down capital costs.
• Abide by and help ensure conformity to all business policies and processes.
• Assist and contribute to assigned/delegated tasks in a professional manner.

The Successful Candidate Will:

• Have a Degree, HND or similar qualification in a construction discipline or currently working through a qualification.
• Have construction experience; design experience is desirable.
• Be articulate and with the skills to produce clear and concise proposals.
• Have good IT skills.
• Work independently and manage own workload.
• Be a good team player working with internal and external teams.
• Have excellent inter-personal skills are essential.

The benefits
The Company actively encourages continued training and offers realistic long-term career opportunities throughout the business.