Senior Design Manager

Fawkes & Reece Group; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to £90,000 DOE

26 days holiday + bank holidays

Company benefits & perks

Job summary

Fawkes & Reece Group in Leeds is seeking a Senior Design Manager to lead design management on a £150m high-rise student accommodation and commercial offices project in the city centre.

You will report to the Design Director, work in a hybrid role, and guide delivery teams to meet strict programmes while maintaining high quality standards.

The position offers the chance to progress with a well-established main contractor and contribute to landmark developments.

Qualifications

• Experience in design management for large main contractor projects.
• Strong people management and leadership skills to drive design delivery.
• Excellent planning and time management to meet tight build programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead design management on the project and report to the Design Director.
• Coordinate and lead multi-disciplinary design teams to deliver documentation on time.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality, compliant design outputs in line with client expectations.

Skills

Design management

People management

Planning

Time management

Deadline adherence

Job description

Are you a Senior Design Manager looking for an opportunity to join a UK leading main contractor working on exciting and high profile projects?

Due to continued growth, you will be joining a UK leading main contractor working on a high profile £150m high-rise development in the heart of Leeds City Centre.

The role of a Senior Design Manager

You will be working on £150m RC frame 45 storey BtR high rise accommodation block and two 15 storey commercial office blocks located in the heart of Leeds. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Design Manager to take the technical and design lead. You will be working alongside knowledgeable, professional, and supportive construction professionals who will provide you with the environment in which you can thrive and progress your career.

The company are a multi-disciplinary main contractor with a solid track record of delivering high quality sustainable builds across commercial, leisure, industrial, retail, mixed tenure and student accommodation / high-rise residential.

My clients take great pride in exceeding client expectations and value honesty & trust with their clients, subcontractors and internal team members which have allowed them to go above and beyond and consistently deliver high quality projects time and time again.

About the role of a Senior Design Manager:

• Reporting directly to the Design Director
• Hybrid role.
• Working on a £150m High Rise Student Accommodation and commercial offices project.

Experience / Qualifications Required for a Senior Design Manager:

• The successful candidate must have a career history and track record of Design Management and a Senior Design roles within a similar size main contractor environment and have worked on large sizeable construction projects.
• Excellent people management skills with the ability to motivate and work to strict build programmes and deadlines & exceed client expectations.
• Track record of the delivery of high standards.
• Excellent planning & time management skills.

Benefits for a Senior Design Manager:

• Salary up to £90,000 DOE
• 26 days holiday + bank holidays.
• Good additional company benefits & perks.