Design Manager

Design/Internal Project Manager Role. 

Birmingham 

Overview.

Hoare Lea is a market-leading built environment consultancy; we’ve got a history as long as your arm – longer probably as we’re 162 years old and it all started in Birmingham.

Today we’re focussed on how we can help our clients by providing leading consultancy on the things that matter to them. We’re looking for people who want to help us shape the future, who love a challenge and want their work to have a real impact on real people in the city they live in. 

Are you ready to get stuck in? 

A fantastic career opportunity has arisen for a creative and driven Design/Internal Project Manager to join a leading MEP Consultancy based in Birmingham. 

Guided by our vision, we are passionate about our purpose to positively influence the balance between people and planet. We deliver high-performing buildings which respond to the challenges of climate change whilst creating spaces which meet the needs of modern living.

This is an exciting time to join Hoare Lea as we are focused on growth, both in the UK and overseas. We are large enough to provide stability and opportunity, and small enough to recognise our people as individuals; this has led to a culture of flexibility, individualism and organic growth.

About us

Hoare Lea is an award-winning engineering consultancy with a creative team of engineers, designers and technical specialists. We provide innovative solutions to complex engineering and design challenges for buildings. 

Irrespective of the scale or complexity of a project, we provide a full range of MEP, environmental and sustainability services, bringing buildings to life and ensuring that they perform in operation as well as they look. 

Hoare Lea has joined Tetra Tech’s High Performance Buildings Group, a global alliance of MEP firms.

Why work for us?

You’ll collaborate with the industry’s best, working with a wide range of built-environment specialists.

You’ll be part of progressive and exciting projects, able to experience innovative schemes across all sectors. 

You’ll advance your career, your way, thanks to our structured Career Paths framework.

Role Profile.

The successful candidate will integrate themselves into the Hoare Lea project delivery space and support the project leads, engineers and specialists in the structured delivery of our projects. They will be personable and able to influence in this space as this is a new role for Birmingham and therefore will need to be able to immediately demonstrate the value they bring to the team to aid this integration.

The successful candidates’ responsibilities will include:

• Take ownership for the design and project management duties on multiple medium and large scale projects across the MEP and Specialist disciplines.
• Arrange and facilitate project briefings, with the right cultural mindset to achieve the project outcomes.
• Arrange and facilitate internal project communications (huddles, workshops, meeting, social media etc.)
• Arrange and facilitate internal design reviews ensuring compliance with internal QM procedures and processes.
• Undertake internal design programming, agree this with the internal Hoare Lea team and external client/Project lead teams.
• Ensure projects are operating in the digital space appropriately and champion the use of digital tools internally and externally.
• Ensure the internal teams are working within the scope of the appointment.
• Monitor project costs, invoicing against programme/earned value and provide cost predictions to completion. Report to the Directors.
• Implement and manage the change process with associated fees.
• Attend the project team meetings and workshops as appropriate with the project lead and facilitate the HL actions in a timely manner.
• Technically review projects as appropriate and incorporate any necessary comments.
• Collate monthly client reports at a project level for issue.
• Monitor and report on the Hoare Lea design progress against programme through to issue.
• Manage the internal and external design risks assessments in accordance with all QM procedures.
• Ensure projects are audited and technically reviewed to manage our risk

Role Outcomes.

In order for the role to be a success it is important to define the outcomes of what success looks like. The objectives for this are:

• To provide professionalism in our approach to design and project management and our clients’ experience in this space.
• Manage our internal processes and design in-line with our appointments.
• All projects issued on time, through the DC, to the right level of quality.
• Have zero non-compliances at project audits.
• Free up time from our current project engineers/leaders.

Candidate Profile.

The candidate will have:

• Experience in construction and the MEP space with an understanding of what Hoare Lea do.
• Have experience in Design and Project Management in Construction with a preference to consultancy.
• Be proficient in IT systems to engage with the tools that Hoare Lea use.
• Be able to work using your own initiative as well as being able to follow direction from the Senior leadership team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be confident and assertive in communicating with people at all levels to enable you to build good working relationships with all those around you – both internally and externally.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to multi-task are essential, with a good team spirit.

Our benefits

To reward your hard work and commitment we offer both core and flexible benefits, a competitive salary and industry leading training and development to support you throughout your career. 

Core benefits

• Private medical scheme
• Life Assurance
• Income protection
• Electric Car salary sacrifice scheme
• 25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 with length of service
• Contributory pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced Paternity, Maternity & Shared Parental Leave
• Season Ticket Loans
• Professional membership subscription
• Flexitime

Flexible benefits

• 9-day fortnight – the firm offers all employees the option to work a 9-day fortnight
• Hybrid Working – activity-based approach
• Employee stock purchase plan – a voluntary program which allows eligible employees to purchase Tetra Tech common stock at a 15% discount
• Holiday buy & sell up to 5 days
• Study Assistance 
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Sabbatical Leave
• Other flexible benefits include gym and retail discounts, travel & dental insurance and GAYE (Give as you Earn)
• Flexible working – We’re happy to discuss flexible working. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage

How to apply

To apply simply complete a CV profile and submit your application, or for further information please contact [email protected]

Our commitment to data privacy

We have updated our terms and conditions for candidates, to find out more please click on the link below:

https://hoarelea.com/app/uploads/2018/05/Candidate-Privacy-Notice.pdf

Equal opportunities statement

Hoare Lea is committed to ensuring that the most suitably qualified and experienced candidates are appointed to positions within the firm on the basis of job-related criteria.

Positive action statement

We know that to be the best at what we do we need a diverse workforce underpinned by an inclusive culture. That’s why we particularly welcome applications from women, global ethnic majority, neurodiverse and disabled candidates, as they are under-represented within leadership roles at Hoare Lea

Reasonable adjustments statement

“We’re proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunities employer, and we’re committed to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process. If you have a disability that might affect your performance at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know about any help or reasonable adjustments as soon possible before any interview or assessment. We’ll work with you to make sure any appropriate support is in place.”

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