Assistant Design Manager

Reinforced Recruitment; Chigwell; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in Chigwell is looking for an Assistant Design Manager to oversee high-rise re-cladding projects, focusing on quality and compliance. Candidates should have design coordination experience and strong organizational skills. This role offers excellent salary, career progression, and a flexible working pattern of 4 days in office and 1 day remote.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working hours

Career progression

Mentorship from experts

Qualifications

• Prior design coordination or technical support experience in building safety or façade works.
• Communicative and commercially minded with a strong organizational ability.
• Eager to learn and work in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of high-rise re-cladding projects.
• Prepare and manage design programmes for timely delivery.
• Coordinate with engineers for planning and approvals.

Skills

Design coordination

Technical support

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Tools

Excel

Word

Project-related software

Job description

Assistant Design Manager – High Rise Re Cladding

Location: Loughton, Essex (4 days in office, 1 day remote)

Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 + Benefits, Flexible Hours

The Headlines

• Join a specialist construction business delivering high‑rise re‑cladding and façade remediation projects across London and the Southeast.
• Work on technically challenging projects improving safety and compliance on residential buildings.
• Key focus on coordinating design, procurement, and consultant management.
• Excellent salary with clear progression to Senior and Principal Design Manager roles.

What You'll Be Doing

• Support delivery of high‑rise re‑cladding and façade remediation projects working closely with technical managers, consultants, and contractors.
• Help prepare and manage design programmes to ensure high quality design information is delivered on time and on budget.
• Coordinate with structural engineers, façade specialists, and local authorities to secure planning and Building Regulation approvals.
• Assist in tendering: gather quotes, negotiate with specialist subcontractors, and feed into cost control.
• Liaise with site and pre‑construction teams to respond to design queries and ensure design is buildable.
• Track and manage consultant fees, maintain documentation, and produce regular reports.
• Contribute to ensuring compliance, safety, and quality in all design deliverables.

Why This Company Is a Great Place to Work

• Join a family‑owned, technically excellent business with over 60 years' heritage, deeply rooted in its values: collaborative, responsible, committed, and respectful.
• Work for a recognised leader in safety critical remediation – their specialist works division handles fire safety, façade remediation, and building safety upgrade projects.
• Be part of major, high‑impact frameworks – including a £1.35 billion building & fire safety framework for public sector partners plus a £300 million remediation programme.
• You’ll be supported by a business that invests in people and development; they run a degree apprentice management trainee programme to help people grow their careers.
• Stability & resilience: the company has returned to profit recently and maintains a strong order book and pipeline.

Who You Are

• Someone with prior design coordination or technical support experience ideally in façade, remediation, or building safety works or working on high rise RC frame projects for main contractors.
• A strong organiser, communicative, and commercially minded.
• Eager to learn, take on responsibility, and work within a collaborative environment.
• Technically competent (Excel, Word, project‑related software).
• Friendly, reliable, and process‑driven.

What You'll Get

• A competitive salary of £40,000-£50,000 plus benefits.
• Flexible working pattern: 4 days in the Loughton office, 1 day working from home.
• A clear career path into Senior and Principal Design Manager roles.
• Exposure to challenging, socially significant projects that improve building safety.
• Mentorship from expert design and technical managers.
• Work within a values‑led business with a long‑term focus on people, quality, and social value.

How to Apply

• Click "Apply" on this job board.
• Email your CV to: . co . uk (just remove the spaces).
• Call Alex Wallace for a chat or more info.
• Or connect on LinkedIn (Alex Wallace) and send me a message.

Even if you're not 100% ready to make a move, feel free to reach out; I'd love to talk through the role and your career ambitions.