Facade Manager – £80 million, 18 storey Residential Permanent

Position:                                              Façade Manager

Location:                                             East London

Salary:                                                  £75k + Benefits

Company Overview: Our client, a Tier One Main Contractor undertake high profile, prestigious projects in London and currently have an immediate requirement for a Facades Manager on a Permanent basis.                               

Project: £80 million, 18 storey mixed use residential scheme providing 234 apartments with a basement car park.

This project is the first phase of a development which will in total deliver a new town centre with 1,000 new homes, 150,000 sq ft of retail and commercial space including cinema, bars, restaurants, office space as well and community sports facilities and health centre.

Position:                                             

The Façade Manager will be responsible for the overall technical co-ordination of the façade construction process (in conjunction with the senior management team), through the co-ordination and documentation of design and program requirements. The role provides a link between design, building trades and sub-contracts to ensure project objectives are met;

• Assist Project Management throughout the value management process to maximise the financial benefit of the design

• Develop the façade supply chain
• Support the preconstruction and construction teams in all aspects of facade engineering including design development, procurement and construction.
• Manage changes to engineering design whilst being mindful of budgetary requirements.
• Maintain awareness of contractual obligations of both the head contract and sub contract.
• Act as a conduit of communicating relevant information as appropriate to consultants, authorities, site supervisors, construction workers and sub-contractors.
• Monitor and review the performance of direct reports and provide leadership, mentoring and coaching.
• Drive performance by setting standards, objectives and holding people accountable for meeting them.

You will have

• Skills and knowledge of the façade construction industry
• Knowledge and experience of managing precast cladding and curtain walling (panels and stick systems)
• Technical competence in façade design and ability to carry out due diligence studies of drawings and specifications
• Personal leadership, integrity and creativity on technical cutting edge projects

This is a great opportunity to get onboard with a leading contractor undertaking some of London most prestigious projects.