Senior Design Manager

JR United Kingdom; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious tier 1 client in the UK seeks an experienced Senior Design Manager for high-profile projects. This position involves leading design management from pre-qualification to project completion, ensuring alignment between design, procurement, and construction. Candidates must have advanced design skills and relevant qualifications such as MCIOB membership.

Benefits

Private Medical

Health and Wellness programme

26 days holidays + bank holidays

Pension 8% employers’ contribution

Excellent learning and development opportunities

Industry leading family leave benefits

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Design Manager on complex projects.
• Strong knowledge of planning techniques and procurement management systems.
• Advanced design skills with a focus on buildability and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Provide functional leadership of design management on major projects.
• Review designs and assess risks to enhance buildability before construction.
• Collaborate with project teams to ensure all deliverables are coordinated and within budget.

Skills

Design management

Risk management

Value creation

Advanced knowledge of construction materials

Education

Chartered Architect or Engineer

MCIOB membership

Job description

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SENIOR DESIGN MANAGER - NEWBURY (TIER 1 OPPORTUNITY!)

We are looking for an experienced Senior Design Manager to join our prestigious tier 1 client working on a number of high profile and technically complex projects across multiple sectors.

If you are passionate about design, working within a team environment and with proven technical skills looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh new ideas and elevate yourself within the industry then this could be the opportunity for you

ABOUT THE ROLE

Reporting to the Project Director, you will provide functional leadership of design management resource on a major project or a smaller cluster of projects within a region or product stream from pre-qualification to completion.

Key Responsibilities:

• 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
• Manage the production of the contractor proposals, ensuring they are complete, unambiguous, have been reviewed by the bid team and have been updated to include all post tender negotiations
• Manage the design on site with the assistance of other site-based resource by implementing the design management procedure
• Ensure the project team are working to agreed contractors’ proposals
• Maintain close relationships with the customer and design organisations

To be considered you must have:

• MCIOB membership
• Chartered architect or Engineer
• Advanced Design skills
• Advanced Knowledge of contracts and contract documentation
• Advanced knowledge of construction materials, methods and technologies
• Strong knowledge of planning techniques, procurement, management systems
• Strong knowledge of risk management, life cycle cost and value creation
• Knowledge of Fire Safety Improvement systems
• Knowledge of temporary works
• Competitive Salary (DOE)
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
• Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.
• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.