Design Manager

Overview

Design Manager or Senior Design Manager (Hybrid) - Construction – Retirement Living Projects

What makes it Great?

• Reputable building main contractor
• Very strong forward order book in busy project sectors, a leader in their field.
• Great company culture, part of a close knit team
• Exciting time to join a growing company and positioned well for future career progression.
• Excellent Staff bonus track record.

My client is a reputable building main contractor going through an exciting period of organic growth and off the back of another successful year are looking to recruit a Design Manager to deliver retirement living projects.

Role will be a mix of office (Northamptonshire), site visits and remote home working. As a national main contractor, there is a requirement to be flexible to travel to visit sites, in particular they get a lot of projects around the M25 Corridor.

• The role will be responsible for the management of design related issues across multiple sectors on both preconstruction and the Construction Stages of individual projects.
• The function requires experience in the appointment and management of consultants, monitoring the production of detailed design and managing the design appraisal review process for projects in delivery.
• Must be experienced in managing the design process, identifying design solutions, design risk and opportunities to support the business in delivering existing pipeline and securing new work.
• Responsible for all design activities in conjunction with the development team and transition to the delivery teams.
• Manage all aspects of the consultants and specialist sub-contractors activities working with commercial teams to negotiate their appointments.

• Knowledge of Building Sector.
• Previous employment as a Design Co-ordinator, D&B Coordinator, D&B Manager or Design Manager. Also potentially open to consider Architects / Architectural Technicians or Civil / Structural Design Engineers with a view of transferring experience over to a full time design manager role.
• Ideally previous experience working on retirement living / care home / extra care projects or other multiroom / residential sectors schemes.
• May also be open to consider candidates with experience in other building sector projects with a view to transfer skills over, such as Commercial, Mixed Use, Residential, Apartment Blocks, Student Accommodation, Hotels, Extra Care Housing, MOJ, Industrial, Education or Healthcare.
• Previous Main Contractor employment.
• High level of communication skills.
• Relevant industry qualification (Degree / HND / HNC etc).

• Competitive Basic (Dependent on experience)
• Car / Allowance
• Healthcare
• Pension
• Bonus

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