Build the Future with Comer Group Ireland!
We're expanding our team and looking for an experienced Design Coordinator to support and manage the design process on a major construction project in Sandyford.
If you're a strategic, detail-driven professional with strong technical insight and excellent coordination skills, this is your opportunity to make a real impact.
The purpose of the Design Coordinator is to coordinate with the Comer Group design team for the project build, ensuring all design consultancy teams, on-site trades, and specialist subcontractor designers are fully aligned, while guiding the evolving design toward the optimum solution in terms of client brief, quality, robustness, and cost.
Benefits Competitive hourly rate based on your experience A robust pension scheme and free parking Discounted meals at our head office 20 annual leave days plus 2 extra company days for that perfect work-life balance Exclusive access to the award-winning Palmerstown House Estate Golf Club and Trackman driving range Special friends and family rates at Comer Group Hotels Responsibilities Coordinate the design teams and external design consultants ensuring the Pre-construction stage design development, tender packs and relevant FSC / DAC applications etc is on program to allow construction to progress Plan and lead design engineering workshops with in house and external discipline engineers to resolve any issues and ensure progressed ahead of site activities Manage the Technical submittal (TS) process ensuring the specification is adhered too and TS are submitted in a timely manner to allow the Design team review, comment and follow up Work closely with the cost management team to agree the priority of tendering packages where long lead and complex submittals process might arise this will push the procurement to take place earlier over other packages Manage the design query process raising issues in weekly workshops with follow up RFI's raised Manage IFC releases and updates ensuring coordination with the design team and Winthrop engineers ensuring they are fully up to date with current designs, changes to be raised to change management as required Lead weekly Design/Engineering meetings with internal and external teams to review engineering plan/progress, expedite/escalate any urgent items Populate a design risk register ensuring senior management are aware of all potential upcoming risk to the program Manage the design and submittal process for the FFE packages Report design engineering progress in weekly client meetings highlighting any concerns/risks to the project Coordinate contractor construction drawing and models ensuring drawings are cooked and approved in time for construction to proceed on program Manage contractors as built drawing ensuring timely submissions as per the project requirements and planned handover Ensure contractors are submitting all required documentation, O M manuals and uploading to the approved client platforms Manage and coordinate any sustainability requirements such as Home Performance Index for the project as per the Comer Groups requirements, liaise with the client's design team and external sustainability consultants in weekly / monthly meetings and issue reports/ minutes, generate monthly reports on progress and design to achieve the clients sustainability requirements Develop further detail into the Comer Group Design Guide document which we use as a template across all developments which details our client requirements in various areas such as design principles, material selection, design team level of detail expectations etc.
Assist with early stage planning of pre-planning sites to test outputs in terms of density, height, massing etc.
Qualifications A Bachelor Degree or equivalent in a related subject (e.g. Architecture, Engineering, Construction) You must have a proven level of experience in apartment construction in Ireland You must be aware of the technical submittal and design submittal process You must have experience of Procore or similar construction / design software You must be proficient in AutoCAD and Revit software Excellent organisational skills with an ability to produce quality work and achieve project deadlines within budget You must be self-driven, results-oriented with a positive outlook, and a clear focus on high quality and business services A forward planner, who identifies and resolves project challenges effectively Have an in-depth knowledge base and experience across all work stages Display excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Have thorough knowledge of EU building regulations and construction technology Possess strong technical and construction detailing ability.
A working knowledge of Revit would be beneficial, but is not essential Apply today and be part of something exceptional!