Design Standards Manager - National/London

Royal Mail Group
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Design Standards Manager - National/London

Job reference 323221
Design Standards Manager - National/London

Competitive salary, £4,200 car allowance / £3,700 cash equivalent per annum, healthcare, 18% annual bonus potential.
27.5 days annual leave plus bank holidays and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates.
Permanent, Full time 41 hours per week
National/London

With c1750 properties and 33 million sqft of space spread across the UK, Royal Mail’s portfolio is one of the largest corporate estates in Europe. With a diverse property portfolio from local delivery offices, corporate offices, vehicle garages, rail hubs, and our new state-of-the-art fully automated parcel superhubs. The size, reach and complexity of the estate is vast alongside the potential for you to develop your career within one of the UKs largest industrial and logistics operators.

As Royal Mail continues an ambitious transformation, be at the forefront of the construction strategy as Royal Mail modernises, defines its future network and investment to best serve our customers. The Construction team is an integral part of the transformation and provides expertise, and drives change to achieve maximum commercial value, ensuring our property portfolio is fit for purpose to support the operation.

To support the construction strategy, we have a vacancy for aDesign Standards Managerto play a pivotal role in standardising processes and driving improvement opportunities.

The role
As the Design Standards Manager, you’ll develop, implement, and manage a Corporate Design Standard governance process enabling the delivery of consistent fit-for-purpose properties, which will provide the opportunity for standardised Facilities Management and bulk procurement. A key focus of the role will be to identify and implement improvements to the built environment across Royal Mail, through multiple capital, transformation and business as usual programmes and projects.

Accountabilities

  • Lead the cross-functional senior stakeholder process to approve the proposed Design Standard governance methodology.
  • Critical review of all proposed standards (new and amendments), ensuring they are fit-for-purpose, consistent with other related standards, and supported by a viable business case.
  • Articulating to the Governance Group complex concepts, technical information and risks/issues in a concise, engaging and convincing written and verbal style.
  • Ensure an effective and timely derogation process, managing variations from approved design standards as required on individual projects.
  • The analysis of derogation trends for potential future adaptation to the standards, making recommendations for future revisions to the standards.
  • Manage the Design Standards Group, ensuring the required levels of governance.
  • Manage the response to capital project and FM team queries, providing a formal interpretation of design standards in projects.

Location:Nationwide with UK travel, frequent/weekly attendance at 185 Farringdon Road, London.

About you

You need to demonstrate the following skills and experience on your CV:
• An experienced professional with an understanding of the entire construction process and a depth understanding of the Whole Life Cycle process.
• Experience of working in the warehouse and logistics sector, with transferable design knowledge.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to influence and engage others.
• Ability to form and build on strategic partnerships and collaborations across teams, directorates and with external stakeholders.
• Ability to translate strategic objectives into operational plans that can effectively brief experts and non-experts on design requirements.
• Excellent negotiation, influencing, facilitation and inter-personal skills.
• Commercially minded, with an ability to look outside of normal practices.
• Familiar with BIM and 3D modelling tools.
• A degree in Construction Management, Engineering or Architectural-based course that is accredited by the RIBA, RICS, ICE or CIOB.
• Qualified or working towards Chartership in a relevant field (e.g. RIBA Part III, ICE, RICS, CIOB, etc).
• CSCS (Construction Skills Certification Scheme) card, or as a minimum Construction Skill H&S test pass.

Closing Date:Wednesday 9th April. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.

Extra Benefits
Family friendly support- enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave.
Discounts and offers- there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills.
• Supportive and generous companysick pay.
Your Wellbeing- you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone.
Available only to perm employees

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