Design Manager - Civil Works

As Design Coordinator:

• You keep the global overview over the design of a large construction/civil projects;
• You make use of your technical knowledge on the different aspects of construction design (architectural, mechanical, …) in order to design the project at the clients demands;
• You coordinate the studies to be carried out (stability, geotechnical engineering, special techniques, BIM) and decide which studies can be carried out internally or externally;
• You conduct design meetings with the clients to hear about their specific demands for the project. In addition, you conduct internal design meetings and get all parties to work together to produce a winning design
• You are the SPOC for the bringing together of all info from different disciplines in the tender (Estimating, BED, Methods & Planning, ..)
• You’re also responsible for the coordination of ad hoc questions of sites in execution (temporary structures for example).
• You are also responsible for the two design Coordinators.
• You follow up closely on the complete project when started, especially on the constructability of the project
• You have knowledge of the evolution of different technologies (drones, BIM, document management, ..)

Requirements

• You have a master’s degree in architecture or construction
• You have a minimum of 5 to 10 years relevant experience with the design of construction projects
• You have sound technical and organizational insight.
• You are an enthusiastic manager who is able to steer and motivate a multidisciplinary team.
• You are an outstanding communicator and have the ability to convince others of your ideas.
• You have a result-oriented and problem-solving attitude.
• You perform well under pressure and like to work to deadlines.
• You can easily evaluate different ideas and make decisions quickly.
• You are fluent in Dutch, and you have a good level of English.