Design Manager

Frontline Construction Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction recruitment agency is seeking a Design Manager for a permanent position in the Greater London area. The role involves managing design processes, ensuring compliance, and providing support to project teams. The ideal candidate will have experience in design integration and a strong collaborative spirit. The company offers benefits including a car allowance, bonus scheme, and opportunities for career advancement.

Benefits

Company car allowance or company car

Company bonus scheme

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Private medical care

Pension contribution

Annual Christmas socials

Regular social/team building events

Qualifications

• Experience in managing design processes and integrating feedback.
• Strong understanding of compliance standards and contract specifications.
• Ability to collaborate with teams and stakeholders effectively.

Responsibilities

• Carry out drawings review to identify clashes and errors.
• Ensure design compliance with contract specifications.
• Provide design support to Project Management teams.
• Coordinate meetings and track design progress.

Skills

Design coordination

Compliance review

Project management support

Value engineering

Job description

Our client has an opportunity for a Design Manager to join their established team on a permanent basis.

Based in the MK office, you will be working alongside the existing design team reporting to the Technical Director.

Our client specializes in the industrial and commercial sector with project ranging from GBP1M - GBP20M.

The nature of the projects will generally be industrial units comprising of steel frame, metal cladding, Cat-A fitout and external works including civils & drainage.

You will enjoy working for a progressive company who has an excellent client bases and a contact pipeline of work.

For the right candidate, a progression pathway to Director level can be offered.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Carrying out drawings reviewed to identifying clashes, errors, omission and issuing comments
• Ensuring all comments are accurately integrated into the design, ensuring all trades and specialists are fully co-ordinated
• Reviewing design information to ensure compliance with the contract specifications, drawings and relevant documents
• Providing design support to PM teams
• Review and implement value engineering opportunities
• Attend design team meetings to coordinate architects, engineers and sub-contractor information
• Assist the Contracts Manager in producing and coordinating meeting minutes
• Utilizing specialist consultants to coordinate information and design to ensure BREEAM and Part L (SBEM) compliance are attained as required
• Coordinate the submission of information to satisfy Building Control compliance
• Submit design information to the client team, recording, tracking and closing out any comments and queries that arise
• Ensure all drawings are distributed to the design team and sub-contractors
• Track design progress against programs to ensure all deadlines are met

Benefits

• Company car allowance or company car
• Company bonus scheme
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Private medical care
• Pension contribution
• Annual Christmas socials
• Regular social/team building events