Assistant Design Manager

Aylin White; Slough; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Central London is the base for a role assisting the Design Manager on large-scale data centre projects within a leading multidisciplinary engineering consultancy.

The role requires a degree in Building Services or related engineering discipline, excellent communication, and strong project coordination skills to manage multiple projects against tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in Building Services or mechanical/electrical engineering.
• Strong communication and management abilities with process-driven focus.
• Experience coordinating design teams and meeting tight project deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support the Design Manager in delivering mission-critical projects and liaising between multi-disciplinary teams.
• Run project trackers and ensure milestones are met across all workstreams.
• Coordinate design stage issues and track actions from client meetings.

Skills

Communication

Management

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Building Services or mechanical/electrical engineering

Tools

Project trackers

Design management tools

Job description

Assistant Design Manager

Central London

Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 dependant on experience.

Due to continued success and project wins we are looking for an Assistant Design Manager with a background in building services engineering to join the Mission Critical team of a very well-established Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Consultancy and provide support on the management of large-scale data centre projects.

THE COMPANY

• Global, multiple award winning multi-disciplinary Engineering Design Consultancy with offices throughout UK, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
• Impressive Central London office close to numerous major transport links.
• Very well-established mission-critical division that are winning some of the leading projects in the market.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assisting the Design Manager in the delivery and overall management of mission-critical projects by being a vital link between the multi-disciplinary design teams involved.
• The Assistant Design Manager will be running project trackers and ensuring project milestones are hit.
• Coordination of design stage issues
• The Assistant Design Manager will be reviewing contract documents and contractual obligations.
• The Assistant Design Manager will be involved in leading client and design team meetings, taking notes and tracking actions.

SKILLS AND BACKGROUND

• The Assistant Design Manager will be degree-qualified in Building Services, mechanical or electrical engineering.
• The Assistant Design Manager will have excellent communication and management skills.
• The Assistant Design Manager will have a strong understanding of construction project design processes and will have experience working on multiple projects to tight deadlines.
• Experience of design management tools such as trackers for actions, information requested, deliverables, client comments and variations.