Design Manager

Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure firm in the UK is looking for a Design Manager to oversee design processes and project management across various projects. The ideal candidate will have an architectural background and experience in design management. Key benefits include a competitive salary, company car, and private healthcare. This position offers growth opportunities within the pre-construction team.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company car or allowance

Pension scheme matched up to 6%

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private healthcare cover

Qualifications

• Experience managing design for commercial building projects.
• Familiarity with healthcare, MOD, or MOJ projects is advantageous.
• Willingness to transition from design to design management.

Responsibilities

• Lead design process in line with project time-frames.
• Facilitate communication between stakeholders and design teams.
• Oversee design management responsibilities during project delivery.

Skills

Design management experience

Exceptional communication skills

Understanding of CDM regulations

Ability to influence teams

Education

Degree in Architecture or Civil Engineering

Job description

Your new company
Our client is the leader in their space with a fantastic track record of high-end infrastructure projects across the country. They now have a requirement for a Design Manager to join their team.


Your new role
As Design Manager for this business, you will sit in the pre-construction team but work across the project lifecycle. Your role will be to support their project management and operations team in the design management elements of a range of projects across the central belt. You will take the lead in ensuring the design process proceeds in line with the project time-frame through effective communication with stakeholders such as architects and other consultancies. From holding design team meetings to supporting your Project Managers on-site with any design issues, you will be a fundamental part of the success of their projects.

What you'll need to succeed
Our client is looking for a candidate with an architectural background who has design management experience or is seeking to move their career into design management. Your experience in design will have covered commercial building projects for schools, offices, healthcare, MOD or MOJ. You love design but are now more interested in the process and project management of a design than the design itself. The ideal candidate will have exceptional communication skills and a willingness to learn and grow in that role. Technical skills include:

• Be able to implement CDM and Safe by Design with design teams and stakeholders to ensure safety in all aspects of design is incorporated.
• Influence and drive pre-construction and delivery teams to integrate design management responsibilities more effectively amongst the team.
• Manage developing design within design cost requirements.
• You will have a qualification or the skills and experience at SCQF Level 10 (e.g., Degree level), preferably in an Architecture or Civil Engineering discipline, and hold a relevant professional accreditation or ability to obtain them.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary
• Company car or allowance
• Pension scheme matched up to 6%
• 26 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Private healthcare cover

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