Senior Design Manager

Saxton Recruitment; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or allowance

Pension & Healthcare

Job summary

Saxton Recruitment is hiring a Senior Design Manager in Birmingham for a Top 10 building contractor. The role covers pre-construction through handover on D&B projects across education, healthcare, leisure and MoD frameworks, with negotiated and tendered developments.

The successful candidate will review technical details, lead the design team and liaise with clients and consultants to deliver value, quality and on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of architectural, M&E, structural, civil design solutions.
• Experience delivering D&B projects as a Design Manager.
• Strong knowledge of CDM and Building Regulations.
• Experience working for a Tier 1 or Tier 2 contractor.

Responsibilities

• Review the technical aspects of details put forward by architects and engineers.
• Coordinate changes with the Design team to ensure best value.
• Lead design team meetings and coordinate build process.
• Liaise with client and consultant throughout the project.

Skills

Architectural design knowledge

M&E design knowledge

Structural design knowledge

Civil design knowledge

CDM & Building Regulations

D&B project delivery

Design management experience

Job description

Senior Design Manager - Birmingham

Senior Design Manager - a Top 10 building contractor is searching for a Senior Design Manager to join the growing technical team delivering prestigious D&B projects across the West Midlands.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Design Manager to work with a leading contractor operating across education, healthcare, leisure, and MoD frameworks alongside delivering negotiated and competitively tendered developments with the commercial and mixed-use sectors.

Why Apply:

Are you a Design Management professional with a passion for managing projects which make a REAL difference to the communities we live and work in?

Do you love taking hold of a project and managing from pre-construction phase through to handover?

Our client is one of the UK's leading construction groups, they have developed an excellent reputation for delivering quality buildings to programme, to budget and to the satisfaction of their clients which secures them a high level of repeat business.

They are a 'people friendly' business which is focussed on investment into the team's continued professional development, training. They champion progression, offer great packages - and flexible working too!

Requirements:

• Strong knowledge of architectural, M&E, structural, civil design solutions
• Experience delivering D&B projects as a Design Manager
• Strong knowledge of CDM and Building Regulations
• Experience working for Tier 1 or Tier 2 contractor

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Review the technical aspects of details put forward by architects and engineers
• Coordinate changes with the Design team to ensure best value
• Lead design team meetings and coordinate build process
• Liaise with client and consultant throughout the project

Key Benefits:

• Top 10 Building Contractor with excellent reputation
• Genuine progression and career opportunities
• Full order book for 2027 / 2028 / 2029
• Great training and development

Salary & Package:

• Great basic salary of £70,000 - £75,000
• Company car or allowance
• Performance related bonus
• Pension & Healthcare

To qualify for the higher rate of pay you must be able to demonstrate a track record as a Senior Design Manager delivering construction projects for a Tier 1 or Tier 2 building contractor ranging from £5m+.

Key Roles - Senior Design Manager / Senior Design & Build Manager / Design Manager

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