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Senior Design Manager - Workplace Design

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Mace

7d ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Expert Level
  • Engineering
    Design
  • London

AI generated summary

  • You need a relevant degree, extensive design management experience, stakeholder relationship skills, and knowledge of regulations. Leadership and digital design proficiency are essential.
  • You will provide design assistance, ensure compliance with standards, track progress, manage deviations, guide local design developments, liaise with stakeholders, and share design insights.

Requirements

  • A degree in engineering, building surveying or architecture, or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent.
  • Extensive professional design management experience.
  • Ideally commercial/private sector experience, working with clients in the banking/finance sector would be highly valued.
  • Membership of, CIBSE, CIOB, ARB, RIBA, MICE RICS, CIAT or equivalent demonstrable professional or personal development.
  • Depth of experience of managing relationships with many key senior stakeholders.
  • Extensive experience in the successful delivery phase of projects and programmes through all stages.
  • Extensive knowledge of statutory regulations, in particular building regulations, fire regulations, planning and listed building consent.
  • Extensive experience working with statutory utility bodies.
  • Leadership and management and experience of large, diverse teams.
  • Knowledge of how carbon and sustainability considerations will shape the outlook of the projects you are working on.
  • You are confident working with digital design and management programmes.

Responsibilities

  • Providing project level design assistance and guidance to project delivery teams where required.
  • Providing design governance to agreed projects, assessing compliance with the bank’s global standards.
  • Tracking design governance progress and compliance status through reporting mechanisms.
  • Identifying deviations from bank’s designs standards and manage review with required stakeholders. Manage and track deviations through agreed mechanisms.
  • Providing guidance in the development of local variants of design standards or specific elements including documenting any local design standards.
  • Liaising with all necessary global stakeholders, to ensure approval of local variants to designs.
  • Feeding into the design comms plan by sharing design successes, key learnings and market knowledge/insights.

FAQs

What is the primary responsibility of the Senior Design Manager - Workplace Design at Mace?

The Senior Design Manager is responsible for providing design assurance for the client's capital projects in the region, overseeing and assuring workspace design delivered within their respective regions, and ensuring compliance with the bank’s global design standards.

What qualifications are required for this role?

A degree in engineering, building surveying, or architecture, or a combination of education, training, and experience considered equivalent is required.

What type of experience is preferred for candidates applying for this position?

Extensive professional design management experience is required, with preferred experience in the commercial/private sector, especially in the banking/finance sector.

Are there particular professional memberships that are valued for this role?

Yes, memberships of CIBSE, CIOB, ARB, RIBA, MICE, RICS, CIAT, or equivalent demonstrable professional or personal development are valued.

Will the Senior Design Manager need to manage relationships with stakeholders?

Yes, depth of experience in managing relationships with key senior stakeholders is required for this role.

What is the role's stance on diversity and inclusion in hiring?

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates, encouraging all interested individuals to apply even if they do not meet all criteria.

Does Mace offer flexible working options for this position?

Yes, Mace is open to discussing part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.

What is the importance of sustainability in this role?

Knowledge of how carbon and sustainability considerations will shape the outlook of the projects is necessary, emphasizing the importance of responsible design practices.

What types of design knowledge are essential for this position?

Extensive experience and knowledge in statutory regulations, including building regulations, fire regulations, planning, and listed building consent, are essential for the role.

Will the design manager need to provide training to project teams?

Yes, the role involves working closely with delivery teams to provide targeted training, ongoing guidance, and governance related to design standards.

Shaping the built environment. Leading the way to a more connected, resilient and sustainable world.

Real Estate
Industry
5001-10,000
Employees
1990
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

At Mace, we are global experts in shaping the built environment. From development and consultancy, to construction and operations, we connect expertise across the entire property lifecycle to help our clients, people, communities and society achieve more than they believe is possible. You can see our impact everywhere: from skylines that form cities around the world to the infrastructure that communities depend on to live, work and play. Over 30 years, our growth has been fuelled by an adventurous spirit and the relentless pursuit of a better way. Today, we employ over 6,300 talented and passionate people across five global hubs in Europe, Middle East and North Africa, the Americas, Sub Saharan Africa and Asia Pacific. Every day we’re moving closer towards our vision: leading the way to a more connected, resilient and sustainable world. The built environment holds many of the keys to this future. In an industry that’s too often been part of the problems, we’re determined to create solutions. That’s why, at the heart of everything we do, there’s a purpose that drives us: to redefine the boundaries of ambition. On behalf of our people, communities and society, we see every challenge as an opportunity to dream bigger and bring ambitions to life. Together, we find a way to unleash the potential within every place, project and person – inspiring the stories that shape our lives and change our world.