Design Manager

Bimplus; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car / Allowance

Healthcare

Pension

Job summary

Bimplus in Ipswich is seeking a Design Manager to lead design coordination on Education Projects within the Building/Construction sector. The role covers preconstruction and construction stages, managing consultants, design reviews, and transitioning designs to delivery teams.

The candidate will oversee design solutions, design risk, and opportunities to support the existing pipeline and secure new work on regional projects in Suffolk / East Anglia.

Qualifications

• Experience managing design across preconstruction and construction stages.
• Experience appointing and managing consultants in a design discipline.
• Ability to identify design solutions and manage design risk.

Responsibilities

• Manage all design activities with development and delivery teams.
• Coordinate consultants and specialist sub-contractors with commercial teams.
• Negotiate appointments and manage design review processes to support delivery.

Skills

Knowledge of Building Sector

Strong communication skills

Design coordination experience

Main Contractor experience

Education

Degree / HND / HNC in relevant field

Job description

Design Manager (DFE / Education Projects) – Building / Construction – Ipswich – Local regional projects

What Makes it Great?

• Opportunity to join a leading tier 1 building main contractor
• Long term local regional projects
• Diverse range of building sector projects to keep things interesting (including Education, Commercial, Health, Apartments, Student Accommodation, PRS and Hotels).
• Multi-Million Pound Construction Projects.
• Very stable business, ideal employer for long term job security going through an exciting period of organic growth.

COMPANY:

A leading tier 1 building main contractor, operating on a regional basis.

This employer is a very stable company with a good mix of public and private sector projects.

Long term work pipeline in the Suffolk / East Anglia region.

Role:

The role will be responsible for the management of design related issues across multiple sectors on both preconstruction and the Construction Stages of individual projects.

The function requires experience in the appointment and management of consultants, monitoring the production of detailed design and managing the design appraisal review process for projects in delivery.

Must be experienced in managing the design process, identifying design solutions, design risk and opportunities to support the business in delivering existing pipeline and securing new work.

Responsible for all design activities in conjunction with the development team and transition to the delivery teams.

Manage all aspects of the consultants and specialist sub-contractors activities working with commercial teams to negotiate their appointments.

Requirements:

To be considered for this Design Manager role you must meet the following criteria:

• Knowledge of Building Sector.
• Previous employment as a Design Co-ordinator, D&B Coordinator, D&B Manager or Design Manager.
• Previous experience in building sector projects such as Commercial, Mixed Use, Residential, Apartment Blocks, Student Accommodation, Hotels, Extra Care Housing, MOJ, Industrial, Education or Healthcare.
• Previous Main Contractor employment.
• High level of communication skills.
• Relevant industry qualification (Degree / HND / HNC etc).

Remuneration:

The successful Design Manager will receive:

• Competitive Basic (Dependent on experience)
• Car / Allowance
• Healthcare
• Pension