CAD Design Manager

Macildowie Recruitment and Retention; Stafford; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus scheme

25 days holiday entitlement

Job summary

Macildowie Procurement, Supply Chain & Logistics is partnering with a Stafford-based manufacturing business to recruit a CAD Design Manager.

You will lead an established in-house design team, drive standardisation and automation, review design packs, and ensure compliance and timely delivery to clients.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and mentoring a design team.
• Ability to manage workload, performance, and standards across multiple projects.
• Strong technical knowledge to review and value-engineer design solutions.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Design Team, prioritising workload and delivery of project outputs.
• Drive design function development through improved processes, standardisation and automation.
• Act as escalation point for technical queries and provide guidance to the team.
• Drive design automation and standardisation across the function.
• Review and approve design packs prior to client submission.
• Develop practical solutions for non-standard applications with internal and external partners.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external specialists for compliance documentation.
• Provide technical support and problem-solving to internal teams.

Skills

AutoCAD

BIM

Team leadership

Design review

Job description

Macildowie Procurement, Supply Chain & Logistics

CAD Design Manager - Up to £65,000 Per Annum + Car Allowance

Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:30pm

Macildowie has exclusively partnered with a manufacturing business in Stafford to recruit a CAD Design Manager.

The key objective is to lead an established in-house design team responsible for developing and mentoring team members, improving design processes, driving standardisation and automation.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Design Team, overseeing priorities, workload, performance, development, resource planning and delivery of project outputs.
• Drive the continuous development of the Design function through improved processes, new technologies, standardised solutions and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Act as the primary point of escalation for technical queries, providing guidance and support to the Design Team.
• Drive design automation and standardisation across the function.
• Review and approve design packs prior to submission to clients.
• Develop practical solutions for non-standard applications, working collaboratively with internal departments and external partners.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external specialists to ensure structural calculations, wind load assessments and other compliance documentation are completed where required.
• Provide technical support and problem-solving expertise to internal teams, resolving design queries and updating documentation as necessary.
• Own and maintain design standards, templates and best-practice processes.
• Ensure effective document control and revision management procedures are followed.
• Balance technical compliance with commercial viability, identifying opportunities to minimise design-related project costs.
• Conduct occasional site surveys and meet with customer representatives to maintain an understanding of site challenges and ensure the Design Team remains closely connected to project requirements.
• Produce site-specific designs where required.
• Manage the design handover to the Projects Team, ensuring all documentation, design revisions and variations are accurately communicated.
• Lead root-cause analysis of design issues and implement appropriate corrective and preventative actions.

The Candidate

• Previous experience in a similar role with experience of leading and managing a design team.
• Proficient user of AutoCAD
• Awareness and understanding of BIM.
• Demonstrable experience leading, mentoring and developing a design team, including workload management, performance management and maintaining technical standards.
• Strong technical knowledge, with the ability to review, approve and value-engineer design solutions.
• Experience working collaboratively with cross-functional teams, customers and installation teams to achieve successful project delivery.
• The ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities while maintaining quality, accuracy and programme deadlines.

Benefits

• Company bonus scheme.
• 25 days holiday entitlement plus Bank Holidays.