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About the Role

Design Executive with proven experience delivering complex cut-and-carve refurbishment and redevelopment projects. The role involves coordinating multidisciplinary design teams through technically challenging schemes with significant structural alterations, retention, and integration of existing buildings.

Responsibilities

• Understand and support Client’s aims and objectives in accordance with CWCL objectives.
• Oversee design delivery across the refurbishment portfolio, explain rational for early design decisions and impart knowledge to project teams to ensure smooth transition from development to delivery.
• Work closely with CWG development team and all external stakeholders including LBTH, London Fire Brigade and the Insurance team.
• Discharge responsibilities for Health and Safety as set out in the Canary Wharf Group Health Safety and Welfare manual also the Canary Wharf Group Construction Health and Safety Plan both in respect of the package and integration of the overall project.
• Identify with the overall design concept.
• Manage design process – design stages, workshops, deliverables and explore alternative options.
• Compare and benchmark design against other Canary Wharf Group and external projects.
• Ensure lessons learned from other projects are understood and taken into account.
• Interrogate the quality and compliance of consultant design drops throughout the various RIBA stages.
• Lead on fire protection measures to ensure solutions are legally compliant specifically in relation to existing building conditions.
• Ensure design consultants comply with their BIM deliverables.
• Lead scoping, programming, and procuring all surveys required by the design team to meet their delivery programmes for refurbishment projects.
• Assist with setting-up and implementing project systems and procedures.
• Assist other team members in dealing with queries and providing information on design matters.
• Identify and define design criteria.
• Assist in development of project brief and outline specification.
• Assist with defining design scopes and interfaces.
• Assist with negotiation of fees and agreements.
• Assist with development of design programme.
• Agree consultants’ deliverables and issue dates.
• Obtain consultants’ quality plans.
• Monitor design team progress against programme.
• Chair and record design team meetings.
• Chair design team workshops.
• Review design against brief and buildability requirements.
• Check information for co-ordination and completeness.
• Identify need for samples and mock-ups.
• Manage design changes.
• Obtain design risk assessments.
• Assist in development of procurement strategy.
• Assist in defining package scopes and key interfaces.
• Assist with preparation of trade contract documentation.
• Review design capabilities of tenderers.
• Assist in evaluation of tenders.
• Assist in contractual negotiations - Construction Phase.
• Verify contractor design and submittal programmes.
• Monitor information flow to and from trade contractors.
• Assist with review of contractor design proposals, method statements and technical submittals.
• Assist with processing of technical queries and requests for information raised by contractors.
• Assist with co-ordination of interfaces between packages.
• Assist with inspection of works to check compliance with design intent.
• Assist with processing of interim valuations.
• Assist with agreement of contractual variations.
• Manage collating of information control.
• Assist with final inspections.
• Assist with obtaining and recording as-built information.
• Assist with agreement of final accounts and design fee payments.
• Obtain feedback from client and professional team.
• Produce or update lessons learned reports for use on future projects.
• Assemble and handover documentation for building control.
• Carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by the Project Executive.

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience in the design and delivery of complex cut-and-carve developments, including major structural interventions, refurbishment, and building retention projects.
• Proven abilities in architectural design.
• Likely to have design experience within fast-track construction.
• Background in architecture together with experience in dealing with Architects and other Design Consultants is preferable.
• Fully familiar with the integration of all design disciplines in order to assist with coordination of interfaces between packages, and assist with processing of technical queries and requests for information raised by contractors.
• Able to demonstrate self-management initiative.
• Ability to think analytically.
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written).
• Excellent organisation skills.
• Intermediate IT skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office Packages, particularly Word, Excel, Power Point.
• Good numeric skills are essential.
• Experienced in Document management software – experience of Asite software is highly desirable.
• Excellent inter-personal skills.
• Ability to build relationships and influence decision-making is essential.
• Fully conversant in CDM regulations, as they apply to fast-track high rise construction.
• Competent in assessing and commenting on the adequacy of Method Statements and Risk Assessments.
• Commitment to continuing professional development within Architectural Design discipline is essential.
• All staff are required to fulfil their legal duty to take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others.
• All staff must follow all guidance and instructions given in respect of Health & Safety.
• All staff members must understand and adopt the comprehensive ESG Strategy into their respective roles.
• All staff are mandated to comply with system requirements as detailed within the Company Quality Manual & Policies.
• Ensure the effective implementation of all Procedures, Plans, and Forms within our Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS) to meet the ISO 9001: Quality Management Standard.

Skills

• Architectural design
• Design coordination
• Microsoft Office Packages (Word, Excel, Power Point)
• Document management software (Asite desirable)
• CDM regulations
• Method Statements assessment
• Risk Assessments assessment
• BIM deliverables compliance
• Fire protection measures
• Survey procurement
• Project systems implementation
• Design criteria identification
• Project brief development
• Outline specification development
• Design scope definition
• Interface coordination
• Fee negotiation
• Design programme development
• Consultant deliverable agreement
• Quality plan acquisition
• Design team progress monitoring
• Design team meeting facilitation
• Design team workshop facilitation
• Design review against brief
• Buildability assessment
• Information co-ordination
• Information completeness checking
• Sample and mock-up identification
• Design change management
• Design risk assessment acquisition
• Procurement strategy development
• Package scope definition
• Key interface definition
• Trade contract documentation preparation
• Tenderer capability review
• Tender evaluation
• Contractual negotiation (Construction Phase)
• Contractor design and submittal programme verification
• Information flow monitoring
• Contractor design proposal review
• Method statement review
• Technical submittal review
• Technical query processing
• Request for information processing
• Interface co-ordination between packages
• Work inspection for design compliance
• Interim valuation processing
• Contractual variation agreement
• Information control collation
• Final inspection assistance
• As-built information recording
• Final account agreement
• Design fee payment agreement
• Client feedback acquisition
• Professional team feedback acquisition
• Lessons learned report production
• Documentation handover for building control

Location

• Canary Wharf

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Dependent on experience

Education Level

• Architecture background preferable
• Commitment to continuing professional development within Architectural Design discipline is essential

Salary/Compensations

• £100,000 - £120,000

Benefits

• Generous pension and insurance plans
• Health benefits
• Subsidised gym membership
• Store discounts
• Family leave
• Flexible working arrangements considered
• Development opportunities through classroom and e-learning training
• Mentoring
• Cross department experience
• On the job learning
• Support for attaining accreditations
• Support for chartered status
• Sponsorships
• Further educational opportunities

About the Company

• Canary Wharf Contractors Limited (CWCL) is a company focused on delivering complex cut-and-carve refurbishment and redevelopment projects.
• CWCL is committed to Excellence, Integrity, High Performance, Customer Focus, Quality Solutions, Collaboration, Inclusion, Respect, Fairness, Engagement, Decision Making, Learning, Ownership, Innovation, and embracing change.

Equal Opportunity

• We recognise the importance of embracing diverse experience, skills and perspectives at all levels and operating in an inclusive working environment, in order for everyone to reach their full potential.
• We also recognise that it makes business sense, since being an inclusive employer leads to better business performance and higher levels of employee engagement and satisfaction.
• We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds, perspectives and skills and are committed to fostering a culture whereby everyone can reach their full potential.