Defence Design Manager: Preconstruction to On-Site Delivery

Fawkes & Reece London

Chichester

On-site

GBP 70,000 - 90,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

Fawkes & Reece London is seeking an ambitious Design Manager to lead the design process for a £20m defence scheme near Portsmouth. You will head detailed design development during tail-end preconstruction and then oversee on-site delivery for approximately 18 months.

Based in the Southampton office with potential regional responsibilities, you will manage design teams, coordinate with clients and end users, and drive value engineering while ensuring buildability, compliance, and timely

Qualifications

Experience in design management across preconstruction and construction phases.
Understanding of defence project delivery and building regulations.
Ability to coordinate multi-disciplinary design teams and manage consultants.

Responsibilities

Lead design development for projects and packages, ensuring design intent and budget alignment.
Chair design team meetings and liaise with clients and end users regularly.
Coordinate with specialist sub-contractors design teams and ensure timely information for procurement.
Oversee planning permission processes and discharge conditions with local authorities.
Identify opportunities for value engineering and drive issue resolution.