Technical Manager

Talk Recruitment; Corby; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Basic Salary

Car / Allowance

Healthcare

Pension

Bonus

Job summary

A reputable building contractor is seeking a Design Manager or Senior Design Manager to oversee retirement living projects in Corby. The role combines office work, site visits, and remote work, requiring flexibility. Responsibilities include managing design issues, overseeing consultants, and ensuring effective project delivery. Candidates should have relevant building sector experience and communication skills, with a competitive remuneration package including a bonus and benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing design processes and solutions.
• Former roles could include Design Co-ordinator, D&B Manager, or Design Manager.
• Experience with retirement living or commercial projects preferred.
• Strong communication skills and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Manage design-related issues across multiple sectors.
• Oversee the appointment and management of consultants.
• Identify design risks and opportunities for project delivery.
• Lead design process, identify design solutions, and manage design risks and opportunities.
• Coordinate with development and delivery teams to transition design to construction.

Skills

Knowledge of Building Sector

High level of communication skills

Education

Relevant industry qualification (Degree / HND / HNC)

Job description

Overview

Design Manager or Senior Design Manager (Hybrid) - Construction – Retirement Living Projects

What makes it Great?

• Reputable building main contractor
• Very strong forward order book in busy project sectors, a leader in their field.
• Great company culture, part of a close knit team
• Exciting time to join a growing company and positioned well for future career progression.
• Excellent Staff bonus track record.

Company

My client is a reputable building main contractor going through an exciting period of organic growth and off the back of another successful year are looking to recruit a Design Manager to deliver retirement living projects.

Role will be a mix of office (Northamptonshire), site visits and remote home working. As a national main contractor, there is a requirement to be flexible to travel to visit sites, in particular they get a lot of projects around the M25 Corridor.

Responsibilities

• 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

• Knowledge of Building Sector.
• Previous employment as a Design Co-ordinator, D&B Coordinator, D&B Manager or Design Manager. Also potentially open to consider Architects / Architectural Technicians or Civil / Structural Design Engineers with a view of transferring experience over to a full time design manager role.
• Ideally previous experience working on retirement living / care home / extra care projects or other multiroom / residential sectors schemes.
• May also be open to consider candidates with experience in other building sector projects with a view to transfer skills over, such as Commercial, Mixed Use, Residential, Apartment Blocks, Student Accommodation, Hotels, Extra Care Housing, MOJ, Industrial, Education or Healthcare.
• Previous Main Contractor employment.
• High level of communication skills.
• Relevant industry qualification (Degree / HND / HNC etc).

Remuneration

• Competitive Basic (Dependent on experience)
• Car / Allowance
• Healthcare
• Pension
• Bonus

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

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