Estate Development: Assistant Design Manager

The All England Lawn Tennis Club, the home of The Championships, Wimbledon needs to recruit an Assistant Design Manager reporting to the Design Manager of the Estate Development team.

The main purpose of the job is to support the design process for the delivery of capital projects. 

The successful applicant will have the necessary design, technical and management experience for major and complex building projects and will be capable of setting standards and checking designs to meet design and regulatory compliance.   

How to apply

To apply, send your CV / application form with a covering letter, including your current salary details, to:  Virginia Rimmington, HR Department, The All England Lawn Tennis Club (Championships) Limited, Church Road, London SW19 5AE.  Applications to be received by 7 August 2015.

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The All England Lawn Tennis Club (Championships) Limited is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.  Appointments are made on merit.

Job specification

JOB TITLE: Assistant Design Manager, Estate Development

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB:  To  support the design process for the delivery of capital projects. 

RESPONSIBLE TO: Design Manager, Estate Development

Background

The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) organises and stages The Championships, Wimbledon.  Our objective is for The Championships to continue to be recognised as the world’s premier tennis tournament and as one of the world’s greatest sporting events.

The Club intends to maintain its position as a leading global sporting venue, and, in April 2013 announced the Wimbledon Master Plan for the development of the Grounds.  It is an evolving process and plans will change, but it is set to include:

Northern area

• The remodelling of No.1 Court to include a new retractable roof, additional seating, enhanced facilities underneath the stands and a new landscaped entrance plaza (planned to be completed for The Championships, 2019).
• Three new Championships courts with state-of-the-art players’ facilities and accommodation below, a new public walkway and fully landscaped surrounding area.

Central area

• New Media Restaurant and facilities for BBG’s and Photographers completed for 2015 Championships.  

Millennium Building

• Total comprehensive refurbishment of this building which was opened in 2000 and provides accommodation and facilities for players, Club members and the press.

Somerset Road

• The redevelopment of the Somerset Road site, including demolition of existing covered courts and construction of a new complex of covered and clay courts integrated into the topography. 

Southern area

• The repositioning of several courts in the Southern Area and widening of public walkways,  together with a new plaza and potential for a greater number of unreserved seats on No. 2 and No. 3 Courts.
• A new Southern Entrance to the Grounds with landscaping to reinforce and enhance the image of playing tennis in an English country garden.

Main Responsibilities:

• Assist in the management of design teams and the design process
• Assist in reviewing and monitoring technical and design information
• Work towards and within brand and specification guidelines and budgets within the context of the master plan and individual projects
• Assist the management of the contractual process/contracts with consultants
• Assist with planning applications and smaller design works
• Assist in preparing reports and delivering presentations to update internal stakeholders
• Interaction with other departments and their projects, advising as necessary in a professional capacity

Person specification

Essential

• Qualified to degree level in a building design or construction related field
• Design Management/Revit Model
• Experience with document collaboration tools
• Site experience
• Experience on JCT Design and Build form of contract or similar
• Experience of budget and change control processes
• Experience of completion and handover of project
• Experience of design management for a contractor
• Able to provide technical design
• Strong knowledge of current building regulations
• Strong IT skills: MS Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Excellent planning, organisational and delivery sills and comfortable with periods of pressure
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to work successfully across a broad spectrum of stakeholders including consultants, contractors, the public and staff
• Experience of managing multi-disciplinary teams in order to manage contractors, sub-contractors and consultants to meet tight deadlines

Desirable

• Registered Architect
• AutoCAD or similar, BIM experience advantageous
• Stakeholder engagement and approvals