Design Manager

Fawkes and Reece; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Fawkes and Reece is recruiting a Civils biased Design Manager to be based at our offices near Maidstone in Kent. You will lead the design and delivery of Southern Region projects within a major civil engineering contractor.

Working with Pre-Construction and project teams, you will challenge designers, drive value engineering, and ensure buildability across disciplines while maintaining strong stakeholder engagement and delivering value to clients.

Qualifications

• Degree in civil engineering or related field is required or preferred.
• Chartered status or working towards ICE chartership is desirable.
• UK driving licence is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of civil projects within the Southern Region.
• Collaborate with Pre-Construction and project teams to drive design outcomes.
• Challenge designers and pursue value engineering for best value and buildability.

Skills

Design management

Civil engineering

Stakeholder engagement

Value engineering

Project delivery

Team collaboration

Driving licence

Education

Degree in civil engineering

Chartered or working towards ICE chartership

Job description

My client is a leading National Contractor that specialises in Civil Engineering.

They are currently searching for a Civils biased Design Manager to be based out of their offices near Maidstone in Kent.

The company specialises in the following sectors

• Highways & Bridges
• EA Works
• Public Realm Works
• Earthworks
• And much more

Responsibilities include;

Collaborate with the Pre-Construction team to lead the design and delivery of projects within the Southern Region.

The company are looking for someone proactive to engage with project teams and their suppliers to challenge designers, looking for value engineering solutions to provide the company and their customers best value whilst ensuring buildability is considered at all stages.

They are looking for someone who has an civil engineering background with a degree, chartered or working towards chartership with Institution of Civil engineers.

Site experience or from a design consultancy background with a similar level of experience.

A degree or equivalent in a related engineering subject (e.g. civil, electrical, mechanical) and/or equivalent experience.

Clear understanding of the commercial requirements of delivering complex multidisciplinary design and build projects and an appreciation of delivery risk.

A full UK Driving Licence Desirable Experience of undertaking feasibility studies, options appraisal and concept design, and/or outline and detailed design for clients and design and build contractors.