Design Manager

Wates; Newport; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in the United Kingdom seeks a Design Manager to drive quality outcomes and foster innovation on various projects. This role involves collaborating with industry specialists to ensure design compliance and facilitate construction activities. Competitive salary, flexible working, and extensive benefits including private medical and generous family leave policies are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary & profit share scheme

Flexible working

Car Allowance / Company Car

Travel covered to sites

Health and Wellness programme

26 days holidays + bank holidays

Learning and development activities

26 weeks fully paid maternity leave

12 weeks fully paid paternity leave

Responsibilities

• Produce and manage a realistic design programme.
• Support Continuous Improvement initiatives and innovation.
• Ensure design compliance and mitigate issues prior to construction.
• Identify key risks and opportunities at each design stage.

Job description

Overview

Our Design Managers are a valuable part of our business, driving quality outcomes, enhancing buildability and fostering innovation. Design Managers work collaboratively with our industry specialists and in-house technical experts to ensure that the design develops in accordance with the brief with a firm focus on added value, compliance, commercial viability, and best practice.

Responsibilities

• Work with all relevant parties, to produce and manage a realistic design programme and information required schedule to facilitate design, procurement and construction activities
• Support the implementation of Continuous Improvement initiatives and innovation
• Ensure the design has been reviewed and verified to achieve compliance and mitigate Health and Safety, design and buildability issues prior to construction and identify key risks and opportunities at each stage of the design and delivery process
• Wates Construction are looking for a Design Manager to join our South team focussing on a DfE project

Opportunity & Culture

If you are passionate about design, working within a team environment and with proven technical skills looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh new ideas and elevate yourself within the industry then join us and help to create tomorrow together.

Benefits

• Competitive salary & profit share scheme
• Flexible working
• Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade)
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers' contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
• Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.
• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.