Design Manager

Skilled Careers; Birmingham; Presencial; GBP 65.000 - 101.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Skilled Careers in Birmingham is seeking a Design Manager for a freelance/temporary assignment based in our Midlands office.

You will plan and programme design projects, coordinate resources across disciplines, manage commercial aspects, and ensure quality controls with project directors. Strong knowledge of Microsoft Project and Excel is preferred, and experience with procurement and contract documentation is a plus.

Formación

• Experience in the building design process and project management/ commercial issues.
• Strong communication and people skills with the ability to work well within the dynamics of design and client teams.
• Commercial awareness and comfortable with interpreting and applying contractual documentation.
• Strong mathematical and data analysis skills.
• Awareness of challenges and opportunities of working within a creative environment.
• Knowledge of project planning techniques and Microsoft Project.
• Strong organisational skills with ability to juggle projects with differing deadlines.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft applications including Excel.

Responsabilidades

• Plan and programme design projects.
• Internal and external commercial management.
• Resource coordination across design disciplines, projects and sectors.
• Supply chain procurement and management.
• Scope and deliverables definition and progress monitoring and reporting.
• Work with project directors to manage quality assurance and project controls.
• Appointment and fee negotiation.

Conocimientos

Design management

Project coordination

Commercial awareness

Data analysis

Herramientas

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Excel

Descripción del empleo

Design Manager

Location: Birmingham

Salary: Competitive

Vacancy Type: Freelance/Temporary

We are looking to recruit a design manager on a temp basis. The role would be based in our Midlands office and applications welcomed from those with project and design management backgrounds.

Key responsibilities

• Planning and programming of design projects
• Internal and external commercial management
• Resource co-ordination across design disciplines, projects and sectors.
• Supply chain procurement and management
• Scope and deliverables definition and progress monitoring and reporting
• Working closely with project directors to manage quality assurance and project controls
• Appointment and fee negotiation

This is a contractual, full-time role and we are seeking a pro-active and motivated individual with the ambition

THE CLIENT

My client is Main Tier NO1 contractor, who have a dedicated design division, they are heavily involved within construction and refurbishment works, from designing homes, workplaces or public spaces, they are a forwrad thinking and dynamic business.

THE INDIVIDUAL:

The ideal candidate will have experience of the building design process and project management/ commercial issues, or work in a related design/project management role already.

In addition, the ideal candidate will:

• Have strong communication and people skills with the ability to work well within the dynamics of
• design and client teams.
• Be commercially aware and comfortable with interpreting and applying contractual
• documentation.
• Have strong mathematical and data analysis skills.
• Be aware of the challenges and opportunities of working within a creative environment.
• Have knowledge of project management software such as Microsoft Project and an awareness
• of project planning techniques.
• Have strong organisation skills, with the ability to juggle projects with differing deadlines.
• Have good knowledge of Microsoft applications including Excel