Lead Design Manager — Regeneration Projects

Wates Group; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Wates Residential is seeking a Senior Design Manager to provide technical leadership across major regeneration projects from pre-construction to completion. You will coordinate design teams, consultants and internal units to produce buildable, compliant designs.

You will drive design programmes, approvals and changes, support BIM and Building Safety requirements, and develop the design team. Strong leadership and MCIOB/Chartered status is preferred for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Significant design management experience within construction.
• Strong knowledge of CDM requirements, Building Safety Gateways and health and safety legislation.
• Experience managing consultants, design programmes, technical approvals and design change.
• Understanding of BIM, digital information management and the Golden Thread.
• Ability to identify design risks and develop practical, commercially considered solutions.
• Strong leadership, negotiation, presentation and stakeholder-management skills.
• MCIOB status and/or Chartered Engineer or Architect status, or relevant equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design process from pre-construction through to project completion.
• Coordinate consultants, subcontractors and internal teams to deliver compliant, buildable and commercially considered designs.
• Manage design programmes, technical approvals, risks and changes.
• Support BIM, digital information management and Building Safety requirements.
• Build strong relationships with clients and project stakeholders.
• Lead and develop Design Managers and wider design team colleagues.

Job description

Wates Residential is seeking a Senior Design Manager to provide technical leadership across major regeneration projects from pre-construction to completion. You will coordinate design teams, consultants and internal units to produce buildable, compliant designs.

You will drive design programmes, approvals and changes, support BIM and Building Safety requirements, and develop the design team. Strong leadership and MCIOB/Chartered status is preferred for success in this role.