Design Manager

Skilled Careers; Horsham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Pension 8% matched

Medical cover

Life assurance

26 days holiday

Job summary

Skilled Careers plans to appoint a Design Manager for a major education sector project in West Sussex. The role involves leading the design process, ensuring compliance, and coordinating with clients, consultants, and subcontractors to deliver technically robust design packages.

You will manage design information release, chair meetings, and drive digital construction improvements while aligning with Building Regulations and project timelines in a collaborative project team environment.

Qualifications

• Experience managing design in education sector.
• Knowledge of BIM Level 2 requirements.
• Ability to liaise with clients and design teams.
• Experience with Revit and AutoCAD.

Responsibilities

• Manage design process to deliver compliant, cost-efficient packages.
• Engage with digital and sustainability requirements.
• Liaise with subcontractors, design teams and consultants.
• Coordinate design packages and approve drawings.
• Chair Client Engagement Meetings and design workshops.
• Identify risks and ensure statutory compliance.
• Report internally and externally on progress.

Skills

Education sector exp

Collaborative approach

Decision making

Digital construction

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

BIM Level 2

EDMS

Job description

• Office location: Pulborough, West Sussex
• Salary/Package: £ competitive + car allowance and comprehensive package

The company:

A multi-disciplinary Tier 1 main contractor delivering new build and refurbishment schemes across a wide range of sectors of the construction industry (building, civil engineering and facilities management).

The Design Manager role:

• You will be required to manage the design process to deliver technically compliant, cost-efficient and coordinated design packages, during both the pre-construction and project delivery stages.
• Engage and manage the digital and sustainability requirements of the project.
• Liaise with subcontractors, design team members and external consultants, creating a collaborative environment to deliver design information that meets all the relevant requirements and conforms to Building Regulations.
• You will manage the design information release, production and approval of technical drawings, chair Client Engagement Meetings (CEM’s) and design workshops, coordinate complex design packages, and validate design details, adding value to the construction process.
• Providing expert guidance and technical support, you will work closely with the client, Technical Advisors (TA’s) and project teams to identify and mitigate risks, as well as ensure compliance with all statutory, legal, and planning requirements.
• Demonstrate level of technical competence across Arch, Structures and MEPH
• Assisting with the selection and scope of suitable subcontractors for Contractor Design Portions and working drawings.
• Ensure the design programme is developed and managed with all parties to inform the TIDP and MIDP.
• Regular reporting both internally and externally.

About you and the skills you possess:

• Design Manager experience specifically the education sector and working knowledge of frameworks.
• A collaborative approach that can gel with site operations teams as you will be an intrinsic part of the project team.
• Able to engage and motivate and with confidence to make decisions when required.
• An understanding of both the design and construction processes within the education sector, and the interface between their representatives them with an understanding of Revit and AutoCAD and BIM Level 2 requirements.
• Driver of improvements and benefits through digital construction.
• Confident in reviewing designs for technical completeness and buildability
• Develop Consultant scopes of service and the Design Responsibility Matrix, Develop VE proposals with wider team, Lead design programme.
• An understanding of EDMS.

Why apply for this role:

This is a rare opportunity to join a great business that delivers major projects in the Sussex region. For undertaking this role you will receive:

• A very competitive salary and comprehensive package (car or allowance, 8% matched pension, medical cover, life assurance and 26 days holiday amongst a host of other benefits).
• Work on one of Sussex's largest schemes for a number of years.
• The chance to work within a business where you can make an impact and your talents can be demonstrated.