Senior Design Manager

Michael Page (UK); England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction, development, and property services company is seeking a Senior Design Manager. In this role, you will lead high-profile projects, manage design programmes and closely collaborate with project teams. The position offers competitive salary, flexible working, and extensive corporate benefits, set in a dynamic team environment to foster innovation and career growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary & profit share scheme

Flexible working

Car Allowance / Company Car

Travel covered to sites

Extensive corporate benefits

Excellent learning and development activities

Industry leading family leave benefits

Qualifications

• Proven technical skills in design management.
• Experience with high-profile, technically complex projects.
• Access to a car and ability to travel to Berkshire.

Responsibilities

• Review current project designs and conduct risk appraisals.
• Collaborate with project teams to manage design programmes.
• Ensure design deliverables are coordinated and within budget.

Skills

Design Management

Risk Assessment

Team Collaboration

Job description

• To take the lead and focus on high profile & technical complex projects
• Working across multiple sectors and reviewing design and risk appraisals

About Our Client

My client are a large construction, development and property services company based across the UK, but for this role based in Berkshire.

Job Description

The key responsibilities as the Senior Design Manager are:

• Review the current design of all projects and undertake detailed risk and opportunities appraisal to mitigating risk, enhance buildability and add value prior to construction phase

• In collaboration with the project team, Lead Designer and Consultant Team, produce and manage a realistic design programme and information required schedule, to satisfy design, procurement, and construction requirements.

• Work closely with the Commercial and Operations Teams to ensure all design deliverables are fully coordinated, buildable and within budget. Contribute to technical workshops, value management exercises as required to align expectations in this respect

The Successful Applicant

The successful Senior Design Manager will need to be passionate about design, working within a team environment and with proven technical skills looking for an opportunity to challenge and bring fresh new ideas and elevate yourself within the industry then join us and help to create tomorrow together.

You will need to be able to travel to Berkshire on a regular basis, have access to a car / be able to drive and also need to have worked on high profile, technically complex projects across multiple sectors. Ideally having worked with large contractors in the past too.

Also, you will be expected to be able to have sign-off responsibility on Health & Safety for projects too.

What's on Offer

The successful Senior Design Manager will receive:

• Competitive salary & profit share scheme

• Flexible working

• Car Allowance / Company Car

• Travel covered to sites

• Extensive corporate benefits

• Excellent range of learning and development activity to support career progression

• Industry leading family leave benefits