Design Manager

SISK Group; St Albans; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in St Albans is seeking a Design Manager to oversee design processes on a public realm and highways scheme in Birmingham. The role involves managing design consultants, mentoring team members, and ensuring timely delivery of project information. Candidates should have a degree in a construction-related field and at least six years of industry experience. Competitive salary and flexible working options are offered.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Company Car or Car Allowance

26 days holiday

Healthcare

Employer pension

Competitive mileage rate

Travel expenses

Flexible and remote working

Enhanced parental leave

Professional and Educational development

Qualifications

• Minimum six years’ construction industry experience
• Experience of working at pre-construction stage
• Understanding of D&B contracts

Responsibilities

• Manage design consultants and sub consultants for timely delivery of design information
• Act as mentor to design co-ordinators for their projects
• Chair and minute Design meetings to ensure production of information

Skills

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Commercial awareness

Education

Degree in construction related discipline

Tools

View Point for Projects (4Projects)

Job description

Overview

We are recruiting for a Design Manager to join our Sisk Infrastructure business on our upcoming public realm and highways scheme in Birmingham. Reporting into the project team you will understand and manage the design requirements of the tender/project and provide assistance and guidance to design co-ordinators where appropriate.

John Sisk & Son have been building excellence as a family-owned international construction company by offering trust, certainty and value to our clients whilst being at the heart of change.

Responsibilities

• Manage design consultants and sub consultants along with design sub-contractors to ensure correct and timely delivery of all design related information for the execution of the works on site
• Manage design co-ordinators and act as mentor to them for the projects they are involved in
• Input into the Employers Requirement/Contractor Proposal Compatibility
• Manage and assist the Design Co-ordinator during the construction phase
• Chair and minute Design meetings and ensure production of information in line with the design
• Understand the different Client procurement routes
• Experience of working at pre-construction stage
• Understanding of D&B contracts
• Commercial awareness
• Be able to use Microsoft Word / Excel / PowerPoint
• Be able to use View Point for Projects (4Projects)
• Degree in construction related discipline
• Minimum six years’ construction industry experience

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Company Car or Car Allowance
• 26 days holiday (option to purchase 5 more)
• Healthcare
• Employer pension
• Competitive mileage rate
• Travel expenses
• Flexible and remote working
• Enhanced parental leave
• Professional and Educational development

Notes

Our people are at the heart of our success and our proposition to them is work with purpose, have time for life, build a career with no limits and surround yourself with great people.

The full job specification is available on request.

At Sisk we are committed to attracting and hiring diverse talent into our organisation. We know the confidence gap and imposter phenomenon can get in the way of meeting remarkable candidates. We also know that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don’t apply for roles if they don’t feel they meet all the criteria. Give your transferable skills the chance to tell the full story. It’s not all about your technical expertise. Don’t hold back, we’d love to hear from you.