Experienced Design Manager

Read Construction Ltd; East Ham, West Midlands; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

26 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

Employer pension contributions

Private Health

Cycle to work scheme

Recognition Awards

Job summary

Read Construction Ltd is seeking an experienced Design Manager to lead and shape our growing Design Management team across education, commercial, industrial and public-sector projects. You will drive design development from concept through to completion, collaborating with clients, consultants and subcontractors to deliver buildable, sustainable solutions.

You will work with senior leadership to ensure design aligns with programme, budget and regulatory requirements, while helping to build

Qualifications

• Experience in design management or construction contracts
• UK driving licence required
• Degree or higher in a design/construction discipline advantageous but not essential
• Ability to lead design teams and liaise with clients and stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Plan and program pre-construction activities with the design team.
• Coordinate the design process with clients, stakeholders and subcontractors.
• Submit and discharge statutory approvals with Planning and Building Control.
• Develop value engineering to save cost and improve sustainability.
• Use CDE platforms to manage information.
• Support project delivery teams with technical assistance.
• Maintain deadlines and manage workload across teams.
• Strengthen client and supply chain relationships.

Skills

Design management

Team leadership

Communication skills

Revit

Education

Degree or HND in design/construction

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Navisworks

MS Office

CDE platforms

Job description

Vacancy Details

Job Title: Experienced Design Manager Job type: Permanent, Full-time Salary: Competitive salary

Overview

Design management at Read Construction, is central to how we deliver successful projects. As our Design & Build portfolio continues to expand across North Wales, the Northwest and the Midlands, we are seeking an experienced Design Manager to help lead and shape the next stage of our growth.

Leading the design development on projects ranging from £1m to £25m, you’ll have the opportunity to influence schemes from early concept design through to successful completion, collaborating closely with clients, consultants, subcontractors and project teams to deliver high-quality, buildable and sustainable solutions.

Unlike larger corporate contractors, you’ll enjoy real responsibility, direct access to senior leadership and the opportunity to make a genuine impact within a business that values collaboration, innovation and long-term relationships.

What We offer

• Genuine opportunity for career development within a growing business, with an opportunity to shape and grow our expanding Design Management team.
• Work on diverse projects across education, commercial, industrial, leisure and other public sectors. Be involved from pre-construction through to project completion.
• Enhanced sick pay and family leave schemes
• Enhanced Annual Leave (26 days paid holiday plus 8 bank holidays)
• Employer Pension contributions to help you save for the future
• Recognition Awards (awards for long service and annual employee awards)
• Various other benefits such as cycle2work scheme, death in service cover, Private Health, employee volunteering days, enhanced benefits to support your well-being and work-life balance.

Core Duties

• In collaboration with the wider project team, support the planning and programming of pre-construction activities. Motivating and driving design teams to deliver information in accordance with the design programme.
• Co-ordination of the design process – liaising with clients and stakeholder teams to establish requirements, effectively coordinating designers, legislative bodies, and key subcontractors to manage the design development process. The management of change, and ensuring all designs comply fully with the brief and regulations.
• Liaison with Planning and Building Control to submit and discharge statutory approvals.
• Working closely with project teams to develop best value design solutions, assist with identifying opportunities to amend the design to achieve cost savings, improve sustainability and reduction in on-site timeframes. Provide technical assistance to project delivery teams, liaising with site teams to solve issues in collaboration with our designers.
• The use of CDE platforms to manage information in accordance with the business systems and processes (supported by the business document controller).
• Ideally experienced in design management or experienced Construction Contracts team members looking for a transition into design management.
• Strong technical knowledge, understanding of a broad understanding of construction project types and associated methods of construction. The ability to challenge design information to improve from a buildability, commercial and value engineering standpoint.
• Forward thinking with positive approach to problem prevention and solving.
• A solid understanding of current Building Regulations, relevant British Standards, and the Planning process.
• Experience of delivering BREEAM projects beneficial. Enthusiasm for zero carbon design and MMC would be beneficial.
• Strong ICT skills and ability to use multiple software packages, such as MS Office, Revit, AutoCAD, Navisworks and/or other design tools. Experience in using common data environments (CDE's).
• The candidate should be self-motivated with excellent time management, and the ability prioritise their workload based upon planned and unplanned demands of the business.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to create and strengthen existing client and supply chain relationships will be required, whilst bringing together a coordinated design.
• A Degree or Higher National Qualification in relevant design/construction discipline would be advantageous but not essential.
• Must hold a UK driving licence