Christopher Akinrodoye

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ABOUT CHRISTOPHER AKINRODOYE

As a forward-thinking Senior Design Manager with over 24 years of technical expertise, I lead high-profile projects across Commercial Interiors, Laboratories, Hospitality, and Infrastructure within the fit-out and retrofit sector. I serve as the technical design lead, driving quality outcomes from concept to completion. My deep technical insight ensures every detail aligns with project goals and standards. I work closely with clients to understand their vision, consistently delivering functional, inspiring projects and spaces that exceed expectations.Key Skills:I bring excellent technical design capabilities and i am fully conversant with current industry delivery technologies. Combined with strong management, problem-solving, and creative thinking skills, I ensure seamless project delivery. My meticulous attention to detail, organization, and time management enables early project de-risking, resulting in fully coordinated design information delivered efficiently within the pre-construction phase. I am commercially astute, with a collaborative approach that emphasizes team-working, client relationship-building, and influencing to drive successful outcomes.Responsibilities include:Contributing extensively to Tenders and work winningLeading the design team through the scheme / production design stage and the delivery team through into implementation and handover.Working closely with the project commercial manager to produce the project specific designer agreements, ensuring the designer’s scope of works and design responsibilities are clearly defined and understood.Liaising with the project planner to produce, agree and manage a realistic design programme to satisfy procurement and construction requirements.Representing the project team at client review meetings.Developing a detailed design programme with all relevant parties to satisfy design, procurement and construction requirements.Chairing regular internal design meetings at which all new drawings and design from sub-contractors, are reviewed and marked up with members of the project team.Actioning comments generated at internal design meeting including list of instructions for sub-contractors.Assisting the construction managers in all design issues as and when required.Ensuring design is compliant with statutory requirements and applicable standards.Collating Samples for approval either for value or Green engineering purposes