Head of Design

Pinnacle Recruitment Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Job summary

Pinnacle Recruitment Ltd in SE London is seeking a Head of Design to lead a busy design department for a high‑profile building contractor.

You will manage a team of 8, including Design Managers, Coordinators, Architectural Technicians and CAD staff, overseeing the planning, design and discharge processes and delivery of residential schemes.

The company offers an excellent working environment, a strong team culture, energetic colleagues, and a highly competitive package with a bonus.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a design department in a construction or housing environment.
• Strong knowledge of planning, design processes and discharge conditions.
• Familiarity with residential schemes up to multiple storeys and RC framing.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a busy design team of 8 including managers, coordinators and technicians.
• Oversee planning, design processes, discharge conditions and delivery of residential schemes.
• Collaborate with clients and JV partners to ensure successful project outcomes.

Job description

Head of Design

Salary: £100,000 - £110,000 plus package

Location: SE London

Regions: Kent, London, South East

High profile building Contractor urgently require a Head of Design to lead their busy design department. The team consists of 8 people that include Design Managers, Coordinators, Architectural Technicians and CAD persons.

The company themselves have been established over 15 years and have an excellent reputation in the industry, they predominantly build Residential Apartment blocks in central London for a number of clients that include RP’s, HA’s and Developers. Projects will be a mixture of JV’s and competitively won work. Apartment schemes will be from 10 – 22 storey and will generally be RC frame.

The ideal candidate will be familiar with running a design team, understand basic principles that include the planning process, design process, discharge conditions and delivering the design on a residential scheme.

In return you can expect an excellent working environment, a good team atmosphere, energetic colleagues, an excellent financial package and add-ons including a bonus.