Quality and Design Manager Visa Sponsorship Uk

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Organisation: Places for London

Job: Building Management

Position Type: Full Time

Design & Quality Manager

Salary: £53,000 to £63,000 (depending on skills, knowledge, and experience).

Band: 3

Location: Victoria Station House, City of Westminster.

Contract Type: Permanent

Sponsorship – UK Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship is possible; more information on the process will be given during the application process.”

Hybrid working in this profession allows for a 50/50 split between the workplace and home during a four-week period. Hybrid working arrangements might evolve based on corporate needs.

Overview of Project/Role

Places in London The Property Development (PD) division of Transport for London is in charge of developing TfL’s land throughout the city, including housing, mixed-use, commercial, and town centre developments.

We are hiring for the Design and Quality Manager position.

You’ll work on the Planning & Design team, assisting Places for London PD and Asset Management (AM) with design and sustainability issues, and ensuring that PD’s Sustainable Development Framework (SDF), Design Principles, and the GLA’s Good Growth by Design pillars are integrated into a variety of projects.

You will be a PD champion for sustainability and design quality, assisting the Residential, Build to Rent, Commercial, and Major Project delivery teams across PD and AM on a variety of sites.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure that Property Development’s Sustainable Development Framework (SDF), Design Principles, the GLA’s Good Growth by Design pillars, and other briefing documents are followed and embedded in relevant projects.

• Working with project design teams and development partners to ensure that essential sustainability, design, and quality objectives for each scheme are met, and that design teams are challenged to innovate and improve on these objectives.

• Working with Places for London Development Managers and Planners to agree on the main sustainability, quality, and design objectives for each scheme, including site-specific design principles;

• Contributing to a capacity-development programme for Development Managers that focuses on urban design, sustainability, design processes, procurement, and construction (e.g., building visits, seminars, workshops, etc.).

• Organising design reviews with Mayoral Design Advocates (MDAs), which includes scheduling, design team briefing, presentation preparation, and communication with MDAs.

• Contributing to the creation of sustainability and design quality management strategies, project-level objectives, and innovative projects that showcase high-quality design, sustainability, and place-making across TfL’s portfolio;

• Collaborating with other TfL teams, notably Places for London and Spatial Planning, to bring together appropriate sustainability, design, and urban design skills.

• Managing SDF Analysts in the creation of SDF scorecards and reports for PD initiatives.

• SDF standards should be reviewed on a regular basis to ensure they are in line with industry best practices.

Skills, Knowledge, and Experience

Skills

• Strong writing abilities and the ability to generate high-quality reports and presentations.
• Ability to deliver results through collaboration, consultative in nature, and a team player.
• Ability to work across disparate groups, influencing and encouraging unity
• Excellent organising and planning skills.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to explain and promote sustainability and design in an understandable and tangible manner.

Knowledge

• Qualified architect with proven expertise incorporating high sustainability requirements in projects.
• Excellent awareness of national, GLA, and London borough planning and environmental policy
• Excellent understanding of environmental measuring technologies such as BREEAM, HQM, Passivhaus, WELL, and LEED.

Experience

• Experience working with a variety of stakeholders to achieve a mission.
• Excellent written and presentation abilities, with expertise delivering reports and outputs to fulfil company objectives.
• Proven ability to comprehend and apply information from many sources, as well as effectively communicate it to decision makers.
• Capability to operate under tight deadlines in a setting with high expectations and pressure.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We are dedicated to equality, diversity, and inclusivity. We want to represent the city we serve, which will allow us to become a more innovative and efficient company. Our goal is to make our recruitment process as inclusive as possible. We are a disability-confident employer who guarantees an interview to any impaired candidate who meets all of the required criteria. To ensure fairness, we also utilise anonymising software to remove identifying information from CVs and cover letters.

Application Process

Please note that all applications for this position must be made through our online recruitment system. We do not take CVs alone for this position.

Please apply with your CV and a two-page cover letter. Consider the abilities, knowledge, and experience specified in the advertisement and include them in your CV and cover letter.

Word or PDF format is preferred, and your submission should not include any photographs or illustrations. Please save your CV and covering letter as distinct documents with the job reference number as part of the naming convention (e.g., “CV – applicant name – 012345”) and keep the file size to a maximum of 1MB.

The closing date for applications is April 10, 2024 at 23:59.

We will make every attempt to give you as much notice as possible; but, certain interviews/assessments may be scheduled on short notice.

Benefits

In exchange for your dedication and competence, you will receive outstanding perks and opportunities to advance. Rewards vary depending on the company field, but they typically include:

• Final Salary Pension Scheme
• Free travel on the TfL network
• 75% of the cost of a standard class ticket for national rail travel from home, or 75% reimbursement on a 28-day flexi ticket.
• 30 days of yearly leave, including public and bank holidays
• TfL is committed to work-life balance and uses a hybrid working strategy where business and role needs allow.
• Private healthcare discount scheme (optional)
• Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
• Retail, health, leisure, and travel deals
• Discounted Eurostar trip