Senior Design Manager

MTRP Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A rapidly growing building contractor in Manchester seeks a Senior Design Manager to manage multiple multi-million projects, providing design risk advice, ensuring adherence to specifications, and working with teams. Ideal candidates have significant experience in similar roles, good construction knowledge, and strong communication skills. The contractor offers a competitive salary and benefits including a car or car allowance.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Car or car allowance

Bonus

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Design Manager for a building or housing contractor.
• Ability to work on multiple schemes simultaneously.
• Excellent construction knowledge and communication skills.
• IT literate and capable of managing design programs.

Responsibilities

• Oversee multiple multi-million projects in the North West.
• Advise on design risks and value engineering.
• Manage realistic design programs and attend design meetings.
• Ensure delivery team adheres to required specifications.

Job description

Overview

The Company: We are working with a rapidly growing Regional Building Contractor who have successfully delivered new build & refurbishment projects for a varied client base mainly in and around Greater Manchester and Lancashire. They typically take on industrial, commercial, care and residential projects (apartments and housing) which are valued up to £15 million. They secure projects through key public sector Frameworks and via private clients often through negotiation.

The Role

They would like to recruit a Senior Design Manager to oversee a few £multi-million projects in the North West.

Typical duties include:

• Providing advice on design risk and explore opportunities for value engineering with the commercial, planning, delivery and client teams.
• You will produce, agree and manage realistic design programs.
• Attend design meetings with the client, their representatives, consultants and supply chain.
• Once projects are on site you will ensure the delivery team are working to the required specifications.

You

They would like to recruit an experienced Senior Design Manager who has worked within a similar role for a building or housing contractor.

• You will be working on multiple schemes at once.
• You will be based in or be able to commute to Lancashire daily.
• IT literate.
• Good construction knowledge.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Rewards

They will pay you a good salary and associated benefits package including a car or car allowance and bonus.

You will be working with a successful, growing, cash-rich contractor who can provide a challenging and supportive working environment.