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Alireza Taghdir

Manchester,UK

Summary

A highly skilled Design manager with extensive expertise in planning, executing, and managing projects from initiation to completion. Demonstrates proficiency in creating and managing project schedules, resource allocation, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Certified in ISO 9001, ISO 45001, and ISO 31000 standards, with a strong background in construction processes and site management. Adept at identifying potential risks and implementing mitigation strategies to maintain project timelines and quality standards. Proficient in AutoCAD, Tekla, Revit, Navisworks and Microsoft Office Suite. A professional site auditor with comprehensive knowledge of state construction laws. Career goals include advancing expertise in digital blueprint design while fostering collaborative team environments.

Driven professional with keen eye for design and strong leadership capabilities. Possesses robust blend of project management and creative problem-solving skills, coupled with excellent communication and team collaboration. Ready to deliver innovative design solutions that enhance productivity and drive success.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work history

Design manager

Adana Construction
Deeside, Flintshire
2024.01 - 2026.02
  • Design Manager for the £600m Shotton Mill project in Deeside, responsible for managing the design process for the CHP factory while supporting project engineering and site delivery activities.
  • Led and coordinated the design process, ensuring alignment between client requirements, engineering standards, and construction constraints.
  • Acted as the main interface between designers, client, and main contractor to resolve design, programme, and technical issues.
  • Reviewed drawings, identified design inconsistencies, and raised RFIs to ensure timely clarification.
  • Managed design reviews, approvals, and stakeholder decision-making processes.
  • Provided technical guidance to engineers and supervised junior staff.
  • Coordinated material approvals and submitted MAFs to the client.
  • Worked closely with quality teams to ensure design intent was correctly implemented on site.
  • Monitored project budgets and managed material procurement, ensuring orders were aligned with programme requirements and cost controls.
  • Acted as Temporary Works Supervisor, coordinating with RMD to review and approve formwork designs and ensure safe, compliant temporary works solutions.
  • Coordinated design meetings between client, subcontractors and design team for effective communication.

Senior Site Engineer (Design & Technical Focus)

PJ Carey’s
Manchester
2022.08 - 2024.01
  • Senior Site Engineer with a strong design and technical coordination focus on the £300m Co-op Live project, one of the largest and most complex construction developments in the North West. Responsible for managing design interfaces related to concrete works, coordinating structural details, and ensuring design intent was accurately delivered on site.
  • Reviewed and coordinated complex concrete, slab, and reinforcement designs, ensuring constructability and compliance with specifications and engineering standards.
  • Identified design clashes, inconsistencies, and issues within drawings and raised RFIs to achieve timely technical clarification.
  • Led pre-pour and post-pour design compliance checks, verifying that site works aligned with approved drawings and design intent.
  • Managed and reviewed concrete testing regimes, ensuring results satisfied design requirements and quality benchmarks.
  • Coordinated QA documentation, inspection and test plans (ITPs), and design-related quality records prior to concrete pours.
  • Carried out dimensional and as-built surveys of slabs and walls to confirm alignment with design tolerances and support design sign-off.
  • Worked closely with design teams, section engineers, and supervisors to resolve technical issues and implement design changes effectively.
  • Supported the preparation and review of as-built documentation, identifying potential NCRs arising from design deviations and assisting in corrective actions.
  • Participated in regular technical coordination meetings to ensure design, quality, and programme requirements were fully integrated.
  • Provided technical support across groundworks, deep drainage, and waterproofing packages, ensuring works were delivered in accordance with approved designs and specifications.
  • Ordered materials based on budget and project specifications.

Quality Manager

Dandara
Manchester
2022.01 - 2022.08
  • Working for a large-scale company in Manchester building many residential projects all over the UK.
  • Experienced in making new forms for the company such as QA sheets, checking the ITPs, and quality management plans for each site.
  • Traveling to Birmingham, Bristol, and Glasgow to find the procedures and issues in the site and make an audit report, manage the meeting at sites, investigate health and safety, and build procedures.
  • Maintaining and improving the company’s existing Quality Management System.
  • Promoting a ‘right-first-time culture by ensuring all processes include mistake-proofing procedures.
  • Monitoring processes and measurements in order to gain compliance to the aforementioned standards with independent bodies.
  • Driving process improvement activities with the aim of hitting QA targets.
  • Giving advice and support on a range of quality issues as required.
  • Communicating and ensuring that the Project QA plans are understood and operated by all employees and subcontractors.
  • Ensuring that all work is carried out in line with the company’s standards and external regulations.
  • Implement and monitor policies and controls in accordance with recognized best practices and in line with ISO 9001
  • Experienced in fit-out procedures and standards such as plasterboards, SFS, ceilings, void closures, Tiling, M&E and etc.
  • Carry out Audits, and provide written audit reports
  • Manage the meeting with site teams to discuss the issues and assurance trades to deliver all problems to completion
  • Experienced in audit Groundwork and Structure
  • Making Quality templates
  • Investigate each trade QA sheet and ITPs, and change them by new standards
  • Monitor, record NCR, and ensure remedial actions for improvements and carried out
  • Experienced working with Asite, Bim360, and 4projects

Site Engineer

Beaumont Morgan
Manchester
2021.04 - 2021.12
  • Undertook 2 huge residential projects and surveyed various works on existing residential buildings and prepared drawings and information for building permission.
  • Always successful working and detailed drawings for building control drafted and amended drawings as directed by the architect.
  • Prepared 3D visualization using Revit architecture and Photoshop.
  • Working as a professional Setout surveyor and control projects build as drawings.
  • Working with Leica ts16.
  • Bridge Water Wharf residential Project with 280 Flats
  • Survey all the concretes as a pre-pour or post-pour
  • Make an as-built of all the slabs, walls, drainage and …
  • Check subcontractor surveys and sign QA documents off
  • Check SFS panels ( Levels, Position )
  • Monitor all drawing and make sure subcontractor drawing is up to date

Site Engineer

Bam Co
Tehran, Iran
2019.02 - 2021.03

West Nikan Hospital

  • Setting out Pile cap, ground beam, slab and drainage.
  • Setting out RC Frame: wall, slab, and column.
  • Setting out precast stairs, landings and column.
  • Carrying out surveys and generating as built drawings.
  • Setting out and surveying by using Topcon Robotic Total station.

Site Engineer

Bam Co
Tehran, Iran
2018.02 - 2019.03

Sepid Hospital

  • Site surveying and setting out by using Leica EDMs (Ts 06 & 07 Plus) and auto Levels and lasers
  • Testing and calibrating the surveying equipment on a weekly basis for accurate measurements.
  • Setting out pile cap, ground beams and slab
  • Setting out duties for R.C. structure, fire columns and slab edge, casting channels (Halfen)
  • Carrying out foundations movement monitoring (Pro vertical Inclinometer system) setting out duties for R.C. structure
  • Ordering the daily need of concrete
  • Completing health and safety checks as part of the site health and safety monthly monitoring regiment
  • Carrying out assessment assign by Project Manager and Project engineer, reporting back results and producing high quality reports, later presented during external reviews
  • Responsible for carryover Pre-pour inspection for each structural member
  • Performing ‘As Built’ surveys.

Education

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering -

Qom University of Technology
Qom, Iran

Skills

  • Ability to plan, execute, and manage projects from initiation to completion, ensuring timelines, budgets, and quality standards are met
  • Proficient in creating and managing project schedules, allocating resources efficiently, and ensuring smooth workflow
  • Expertise in identifying potential project risks, implementing mitigation strategies, and resolving issues to keep projects on track
  • Extensive understanding of construction processes, materials, and techniques (if relevant), including site management and safety compliance
  • Familiar with health and safety regulations, ensuring safe working environments and compliance with legal standards
  • Familiar with Quality Forms and plans such as audit forms, QMP, ITPs, and …
  • Professional site auditor
  • Proficient in Fire stopping standards, NHBC standards, and finishing standards
  • Certified ISO 9001, ISO 45001, and ISO 31000
  • Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft including Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint
  • Proficient in AutoCAD, Tekla, Revit, Navisworks, 3Dmax, Lumion
  • CSCS card
  • First aid at work
  • Temporary work supervisor
  • Comprehensive knowledge of state construction laws and general engineering principles
  • Understanding of development environment software and map creation software to assist in designing digital Blueprints
  • Friendly and outgoing with a great sense of humor being able to get on well with others whilst being highly approachable
  • High progress in enumeration and computer expertness

Timeline

Design manager

Adana Construction
2024.01 - 2026.02

Senior Site Engineer (Design & Technical Focus)

PJ Carey’s
2022.08 - 2024.01

Quality Manager

Dandara
2022.01 - 2022.08

Site Engineer

Beaumont Morgan
2021.04 - 2021.12

Site Engineer

Bam Co
2019.02 - 2021.03

Site Engineer

Bam Co
2018.02 - 2019.03

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering -

Qom University of Technology
Alireza Taghdir