Design Manager

A.D.S Construction Personnel Ltd; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A tier 1 contractor seeks an experienced Design Manager to oversee design processes in the UK construction and infrastructure sectors. You will lead project design, liaise with clients and teams, and ensure compliance with standards across various projects in education, healthcare, and leisure. The role offers an attractive salary, flexible working, and opportunities for progression in a challenging environment.

Benefits

Car or allowance

Pension

Healthcare

25 days holiday

Qualifications

• Significant experience in the main contracting market, particularly with Education, Leisure, and Healthcare projects worth £10-40 million.
• Ability to lead and provide a comprehensive design service.
• Main contractor experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage overall design process through RIBA stages, ensuring compliance and innovation.
• Coordinate design team activities with contractors and statutory bodies.
• Maintain design within cost restraints while addressing project requirements.

Skills

Construction techniques

Design management

BIM

3D Models

Digital Construction

Job description

Design Manager

• Based from their head office in Welwyn,
• 1 day per week from home.
• £55-85,000
• Car or allowance
• Pension
• Healthcare
• 25 days holiday

Due to growth, we are partnering with a Tier 1 contractor in their search for an experienced Design Manager to join their construction business.

The Company

Our client is a progressive and ambitious company and is also one of the most successful within the UK construction and infrastructure industry?

Are you looking for an employer who can offer you job security, progression, and a fun, challenging environment?

Primary sectors: education, residential, public sector frameworks, civic buildings, investment linked opportunities and healthcare.

The role Design Manager / Senior Design Manager

About the role:

You will be working within the Construction London & Home Counties business, where you will:

Establish, maintain and manage effective project design resource and team profile at bid and delivery stages

Lead and provide a professional, comprehensive, and sustainable design service for the customer and key partners / suppliers at bid and delivery stages

Manage and co-ordinate safely the overall design process through the RIBA design stages challenging the brief and bringing innovation and continuous improvements benefits to the projects at bid and delivery stages

Ensure completion and compliance of design management departmental procedures at bid and delivery stages

Involvement with design strategy and approach

Ensure adherence to the design brief/scope of service and develop a comprehensive scope of service for key stages of project

Co-ordinate the activities of the design team, contractors and statutory bodies (e.g. Local Authority planners & Building Control/HSE) in line with programme critical dates

Ensure the design process recognises compliancy issues, current legislation, standards and codes of practice

Maintain design within cost restraints fully incorporating customers requirements

Coordinate change control system and ensure changes are accounted for, authorised and implemented, as necessary, with the project manager and client

Ideally you will have:

Significant experience in the main contracting market with experience of working on Education, Leisure and Healthcare schemes between £10 and £40 million.

Experience in Pre-construction (PSCA), BIM, 3D Models, Digital Construction,

What are we looking for?

As an experienced Design Manager, you will have a good understanding of construction techniques

Ability to lead and provide a professional, comprehensive and sustainable design service for the Client at Bid/Delivery stage.

Main contractor experience is preferred.

Ideally, you will have experience in one or more of the following sectors: Education, Healthcare, Commercial, and Leisure.