ESD Recruitment
Design Coordinator
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Location: Head Office, South East London
Salary: £45-£50k
The Design Coordinator is responsible for managing design delivery across planned works projects, coordinating consultants and ensuring drawings, specifications, and technical information are delivered on time, compliant, and suitable for construction.
The role supports project teams by managing design risks, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring approved design information is available throughout the project lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
Design Management
- Manage design activities from tender through to completion and handover.
- Maintain design trackers, drawing registers, RFI logs, and design programmes.
- Ensure design information is reviewed, approved, and issued through the CDE process.
- Monitor design progress and escalate risks, delays, or information gaps.
Consultant & Project Coordination
- Coordinate external consultants and specialist designers.
- Manage design meetings, actions, deliverables, and technical queries.
- Ensure consultant responsibilities are clearly defined and information is delivered on time.
- Work collaboratively with Commercial, Operations, Quality, and site teams to support successful project delivery.
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Programme, Risk & Compliance
- Coordinate design releases, procurement requirements, and construction information to support project programmes.
- Maintain design risk registers and identify issues that may impact cost, quality, or programme.
- Ensure compliance information is managed, including Building Regulations, Building Safety Act requirements, and handover documentation where applicable.
- Support quality processes, inspections, and project assurance requirements.
Requirements
Experience & Skills
- Experience managing design delivery within construction, refurbishment, planned works, or Design & Build projects.
- Experience coordinating consultants, technical information, drawings, and design approvals.
- Good understanding of construction processes, design management, and document control.
- Ability to identify design, compliance, buildability, and programme risks.
- Strong communication, organization, and coordination skills.
- Experience using CDE platforms and managing design records.
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Qualifications
- HNC, NVQ Level 4, or equivalent construction-related qualification, or relevant industry experience.
Desirable Experience
- Experience within planned maintenance, retrofit, refurbishment, or social housing projects.
- Knowledge of Building Safety Act requirements and quality management processes.
What Our Client Offers
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Full training and ongoing professional development.
- A supportive and collaborative working environment.
- Career progression opportunities within a growing and successful business.
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