Design Manager​/Assistant Deisgn Manager

Position: Design Manager / Assistant Deisgn Manager
Design Manager / Assistant Design Manager | Residential | Guildford / Basingstoke | Permanent

Join a nationally recognised Tier One contractor delivering major housing and regeneration schemes across the South East.

This is a well-funded, secure business with record turnover and long-term public sector partnerships.

Regionally, they are delivering significant housing schemes - including a £90m, 300-home partnership in Guilford whilst having multiple projects to look forward to.

The Role

Work across traditional housing schemes (non-HRB) in Guildford and surrounding areas

• Manage design from Stage 3/4 through delivery

• Coordinate architects, structural engineers and M&E consultants

• Review technical information for buildability and compliance

• Drive pragmatic problem solving on live schemes

• Lead design meetings, manage RFIs and protect programme
4 days site / head office, 1 day WFH - You must be able to comfortably reach both Guildford and Basingstoke.

What they’re looking for

Assistant Design Manager stepping up or established Design Manager

• Technically strong - not overly process-driven

• Housing or traditional construction background

• Tier 2 backgrounds welcomed

• Ambitious and keen to grow within a structured Tier One environment

• Engineering background would be a real advantage but not essential
They are specifically looking for someone technically capable who can add depth - not just manage paperwork.

The Company
A nationally recognised Tier One main contractor, consistently ranked within the UK’s top five privately owned construction groups.

They deliver large-scale construction, engineering and residential partnership schemes across the UK, with a particularly strong presence in housing and regeneration across the South East.

Financially secure, framework-backed and actively winning work, the regional business has multiple housing schemes moving into delivery - creating the need to strengthen the Design team permanently rather than rely on freelance support.

This offers the stability and progression of a major contractor, with the feel of a strong regional team.

Interested?
Michael Ogunyankin | (phone number removed) | michael @ (url removed)

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