John Sisk & Son have an opportunity for Senior Design Manager to join our Team working on an exciting project in Cherry Orchard, Dublin. This role will be office based in our Head Office in Citywest.

As Senior Design Manager you will lead the delivery of effective design across a single large-scale project. You will provide a focus for, and lead the pre-construction and construction design processes, liaising with the client, client vendors, the design team, in-house bid team, operations team and other supporting digital / information functions within the John Sisk & Son.

• Manage design consultants and sub consultants along with design sub-contractors to ensure correct and timely delivery of all design related information for the execution of the works on site
• Manage design co-ordinators and act as mentor to them for the projects they are involved in
• Input into the Employers Requirement/Contractor Proposal Compatibility
• Manage and assist the Design Co-ordinator during the construction phase
• Chair and minute Design meetings and ensure production of information in line with the design

• The ideal candidate will be diploma/degree qualified with a minimum of 8/10 years’ experience.
• They will give support to both the pre-construction and construction processes, and play a leading role in the review, research, understanding and implementation of innovative design solution to every stage of the design process, and be responsible for leading the tasks and processes of the design team.
• Experience of working at pre-construction stage
• Understanding of D&B contracts
• Commercial awareness
• Be able to use Microsoft Word / Excel / PowerPoint
• Be able to use View Point for Projects (4Projects)
• The Ideal candidate  will liaise between the client, design consultants and the project staff for design matters, as well as liaising with the Site Management for the development of design package and procurement strategies.

• Degree in construction related discipline

• Competitive salary
• 26+ days annual leave
• Excellent Benefits Package
• And much more!

Our people are at the heart of our success and our proposition to them is work with purpose, have time for life, build a career with no limits and surround yourself with great people.  
 
Our Internal Recruitment Team fulfil all vacancies on a direct basis. Unsolicited contact by unapproved agencies (sharing speculative CVs) will not be accepted and introductory fees will not apply. 
 

At Sisk we are committed to attracting and hiring diverse talent into our organisation. We know the confidence gap and imposter phenomenon can get in the way of meeting remarkable candidates. We also know that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't feel they meet all the criteria. Give your transferable skills the chance to tell the full story. It’s not all about your technical expertise. Don’t hold back, we’d love to hear from you.