Head of Design

Hughie's Event Production Services; Chelmsford; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in Chelmsford is seeking a Head of Design to lead and innovate within the design function. The role offers a salary of up to £130,000 and involves team leadership, commercial design management, and strategic direction. Candidates should have experience in relevant fields and a Master's degree in Engineering. This position is critical for shaping landmark projects and driving excellence in facade solutions.

Benefits

Salary up to £130,000

25 days holiday

Health Cash Plan

Free lunches at Head Office

Profit share scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in facade, modular construction, or structural engineering.
• Proven experience of recruiting and leading design teams.
• Experience delivering complex projects (£10m+) on time.

Responsibilities

• Enhancing design capability and building the Design Department.
• Driving operational processes and ensuring timely project delivery.
• Establishing frameworks that set new industry standards.

Skills

Leadership in design

Project management

Team building

Technical oversight

Education

Masters degree in Engineering

Job description

Overview

Colorminium is seeking a Head of Design to lead and develop our design function, driving innovation and team performance across landmark construction projects. Offering up to £130,000 per annum, this role is based at our Chelmsford HQ, with time at our Liverpool Street office and flexible remote working. To succeed, you’ll need to be a leader from a design background with an outstanding grasp of engineering.

Responsibilities

As the Head of Design, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing our design capability, building the Design Department, and creating a competitive edge in the faade sector. In this leadership position, you will directly shape both team performance and organisational growth, delivering commercial excellence through innovative faade solutions, inspiring the Design Department and supporting exceptional client outcomes. From overseeing the handover of new projects and driving operational processes, to ensuring on-time delivery and optimising design efficiency, you will establish the framework that sets new industry standards.

Your role will be made up of 40% team leadership and development, 30% commercial design management, 20% strategic design direction, and 10% technical oversight.

What does success look like?

• Delivery of strategic goals relating to the Design Department
• Design cost optimisation savings of 5-10%
• Design delivery on-time rate >95%
• eNPS for Design Department maintained at over agreed score
• The agreed number of candidates interviewed per quarter

What will you get in return?

• Salary up to £130,000 per annum, depending on experience
• 25 days holiday including Bank Holidays
• Health Cash Plan, Accident & Life Cover
• Retail discount platform
• Free lunches at Head Office
• Growth by Sharing profit share scheme (post probation)

What will you need?

To be considered for the role of Head of Design, you will need:

• Experience gained from faade, modular construction, structural or M&E, aerospace, or automotive backgrounds
• Proven experience of recruiting, building and leading design teams and technical talent of at least five staff members
• Experience delivering complex project solutions (£10m+) on time, with and through a team, with a focus on buildability and cost
• Experience working closely with senior figures, such as heads of department and project directors, and with main contractors and especially sub-contractors / suppliers
• A Masters degree in Engineering

Why us?

Taking on this rare opportunity to take ownership of a design function and shape it into an industry-leading department, you will have the real chance to make an impact and define your career. You’ll discover a high-profile leadership role where you can influence major landmark projects, and drive innovation and excellence with one of the UKs leading faade specialists. You’ll have the chance to grow your own expertise, taking your development to the highest levels and ensuring your portfolio of experience is truly second-to-none.

Who are we?

For nearly 50 years, Colorminium has been shaping skylines throughout the country as one of the UKs leading building faade specialists. From complex glazed faades for premium offices and hotels to large-scale cladding remediation projects, we provide strategic solutions that deliver certainty, quality and design excellence.

Our mission is to challenge convention, drive innovation and create faades that stand the test of time. Guided by our Explore, Create, Sustain methodology, we foster collaboration, engineer exceptional solutions and build more sustainable futures. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, caring, committed and creative, working tirelessly to deliver outstanding results and lasting value for our clients.

Other organisations may call this role Design Director, Design Lead, Head of Construction Design, Senior Design Manager, Head of Engineering Design, or Faade Design Manager.

Equal opportunities

Colorminium and Webrecruit are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business, and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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