Senior Design Manager

Talk Recruitment; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading building main contractor is seeking a Senior Design Manager for multi-million pound projects in Birmingham, offering a blend of remote and on-site work. Responsibilities include overseeing design across various sectors, managing consultants and ensuring project delivery. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in the building sector and relevant industry qualifications.

Benefits

Car Allowance

Healthcare

Pension

Qualifications

• Previous employment as Design Co-ordinator, D&B Coordinator, or similar role.
• Experience in various building sector projects including Commercial and Residential.
• Previous Main Contractor employment is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Manage design-related issues across multiple sectors during projects.
• Oversee detailed design production and appraisal review processes.
• Identify design solutions and risks to support project delivery.

Skills

Knowledge of Building Sector

High level of communication skills

Education

Relevant industry qualification (Degree / HND / HNC)

Job description

Senior Design Manager - Building / Construction – Birmingham+ some remote work

Multi-million pound MOJ project to start.

COMPANY:

Opportunity to join a leading building main contractor working on multi-million pound projects local in the west midlands.

Growing business with local long-term projects, ideal for long term job security & local work.

Projects predominately on long term public sector frameworks, Education, Health, MOJ, MOD and also some private sector such as PRS and Student Accommodation.

Role:

The role will be responsible for the management of design related issues across multiple sectors on both preconstruction and the Construction Stages of individual projects.

The function requires experience in the appointment and management of consultants, monitoring the production of detailed design and managing the design appraisal review process for projects in delivery.

Must be experienced in managing the design process, identifying design solutions, design risk and opportunities to support the business in delivering existing pipeline and securing new work.

Responsible for all design activities in conjunction with the development team and transition to the delivery teams.

Manage all aspects of the consultants and specialist sub-contractors activities working with commercial teams to negotiate their appointments.

Requirements:

To be considered for this Design Manager role you must meet the following criteria:

- Knowledge of Building Sector.
- Previous employment as a Design Co-ordinator, D&B Coordinator, D&B Manager or Design Manager.
- Previous experience in building sector projects such as Commercial, Mixed Use, Residential, Apartment Blocks, Student Accommodation, Hotels, Extra Care Housing, MOJ, MOD, Industrial, Education or Healthcare.
- Previous Main Contractor employment ideally.
- High level of communication skills.
- Relevant industry qualification (Degree / HND / HNC etc).

Remuneration:

The successful Design Manager will receive:

*Competitive Basic (Dependent on experience)
*Car Allowance
*Healthcare
*Pension

To be considered for this vacancy or to find out more information please apply now.

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