Christopher O'Hagan

Communicate with clients efficiently and collaboratively to understand key project aspirations and goals in order to build good relationships and deliver successful projects.

Lead design teams efficiently ensuring our expectations are clear and concise ensuring coherent coordination among design members.

Understand organisational goals and objectives at both project and organisational levels to allow this to become a part of my own personal objectives and beliefs.

Projects

Alexander Stadium Commonwealth Games Stadium Birmingham (Design Coordinator) (£85m)

Key roles:

• Management of all CDP design packages
• Report to senior design manager and design director
• Manage the design programme and information release schedule
• Review all commercial scoping documents and quotes to ensure no scope gaps
• Liaise with Local Authorities to ensure requirements and conditions are met (including compliance with Sports England and Green Guide for Stadia)
• Lead Principal Designer risk review meetings and assist in collation and review of O&M information and H&S file
• Manage design process through common data environment Viewpoint 4 projects
• Manage whole design process leading into 3 projects at the stadium following completion including fit out works for Birmingham City University
• Assist in administration of the JCT contract

Woodland View School (ASN) Kirkintilloch (Design Manager) - £35m

Key Roles:

• Management of whole design process reporting to design director
• Liaison with East Dumbartonshire Council and all teaching staff to ensure collaborative project was delivered in line with client expectations
• Chair of all design meetings recording all minutes and actions
• Control RFI process, client RDD and contractor submissions
• Liaison with all local authorities to achieve sign off at relevant stages in the project (Highways, Planning, Environmental Health, Building control, SEPA)
• Manage design process through common data environment Viewpoint 4 projects.
• Manage BIM requirements including use of E-Documents platform for COBie & asset information requirements
• Management of all CDP design packages and coordinate with main design disciplines including specialist swimming pool package
• Manage coordination of design CDM risks, H&S file & O&M's.
• Manage design programme and liaise with project principals on any programme challenges
• Assist in administration of the NEC4 contract

DG One Leisure Centre Refurbishment Dumfries (Trainee Site Manager) - £25m

Key Roles;

• Management of H&S processes (inductions, permits, RAMS review etc)
• Chair H&S meetings & deliver site wide toolbox talks regularly
• Produce 2 week lookahead programme on weekly basis
• Management of demolition, swimming pool, screed, waterproofing and changing area packages primarily including all quality documentation (inspection & test plans, check sheets, non-conformances etc.)
• Carry out level surveys and produce setting out datums for subcontractors

Control Centre Project Birmingham (under NDA) (Design Manager) - circa £100m

Key Roles:

• Management of multidiscipline RIBA 3 design validation for clients design
• Management of RIBA 3 redesign works and programme prolongation further to client instruction
• Management of changes to incorporate blast loading to whole building and programme prolongation
• Incorporation BIM requirements including asset tagging incorporation into the scheme
• Control design process through common data environment Viewpoint 4 projects.
• Assist in change control process & works including coordinating circa £2m of additional design fees during RIBA 3 redesign works.
• Lead client aspirations for BREEAM Outstanding, WELL Platinum and Uptime Institute Tier III certification
• Liaison in relation to Building Safety Act principal designer role
• Lead project specific security requirements
• Liaise with estimating to advise on tender queries
• Manage Local Authority Consultations (Building Control, LLFA, Planning, EA, Highways etc.)
• Assist in administration of the NEC4 contract.