Job Salary
£78,000 - £84,000 + benefits, pension and 30 days annual leave entitlementClosing Date
March 17, 2025Job Description
We are looking for an Associate Director (Design Lead) to support our growing Consultancy team. The individual will:
• Lead a consistent approach to all Design Team work areas, including design management and technical assurance, urban design studio, planning and strategy;
• Influence and ensure quality and sustainability ambitions through partnership delivery;
• Liaise with internal colleagues, public and private partners, external stakeholders, consultants and contractors to take decisions, providing a single point of contact for relevant design clarifications, technical reviews and recommendations;
• Lead on design management processes through partnership working and align technical reviews to project programmes and internal QA measures;
• Ensure design changes are captured and assist in project costing and value management;
• Manage the design review offer for Statutory Planning Service;
• Proactively respond to policy and regulatory changes that cross disciplines and ensure representation at internal working groups, e.g. Building Safety Act and Sustainability
• Collaborate on pitches for new business, ultimately winning new and/ or repeat work;
• Contribute to thought leadership including representing Be First at events which contribute to business development;
• Manage and report on Design Team Finance and Resourcing to the Head of Consultancy to meet financial targets and;
• Contribute to the development of the Consultancy Team Vision and Objectives.
Person Specification
We are looking for an individual with the following skills:
• Engaging and driven personality wanting to join a highly successful and ambitious team.
• Results-orientated and devises strategies that are simple and effective;
• Ability to cut through the noise and get to the nub of an issue with commercial acumen, to ensure problems are resolved, competing objectives balanced, and projects delivered efficiently;
• Confident and professional, with excellent communication skills that adapt to different audiences;
• Proactive self-starter who takes the initiative and can prioritise and show great dexterity adapting to changing requirements;
• Strong ability to get the best out of people with the ability to inspire and motivate;
• Demonstrable experience of:
- Leadership and management;
- Public and private sector working at a senior level (Joint Ventures);
- Relevant design expertise;
- Ensuring quality through public-public and public-private partnership delivery;
• Understands:
- RIBA scheme of works design process and the outputs required
- BIM
- CDM and Building Safety Act regulations
- UK construction best practice
- Relevant policy, legislation and guidance
- Supply chain opportunities and limitations including cost and viability
• IT literate
In order to apply, please submit a CV, portfolio and a covering letter outlining your motivation for applying and highlighting how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role.
lauren.tipple@befirst.london
