Design Manager

Talk Recruitment Ltd; London; Hybrid; NOK 893,000 - 1,276,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Pension

Car Allowance

Job summary

Talk Recruitment Ltd is recruiting for a Design Manager/Senior Design Manager in Middlesbrough and the North East. The role covers preconstruction and construction stages, with responsibility for managing consultants, design reviews and risk/opportunity identification.

You will oversee design activities, ensure alignment with development and delivery teams, and lead a mix of office, site and remote working arrangements across projects.

Qualifications

• Experience leading design teams on building projects.
• Ability to manage consultant interfaces and design reviews.
• Strong communication with clients, constructors and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead design coordination across preconstruction and construction stages.
• Manage consultants, sub-contractors and design budgets.
• Identify design risks and opportunities to support delivery and new work.

Skills

Design management

Stakeholder communication

Preconstruction planning

Team leadership

Education

Degree in Engineering/Architecture

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

MS Project

Job description

Design Manager / Senior Design Manager - Building / Construction - Middlesbrough/ North East / Remote

What Makes It GREAT?

• Long term local North East projects.
• Stable pipeline of work (Public & Private sector)
• Mix of office, site and remote working.

COMPANY:

We are recruiting for a Senior Design Manager to join a reputable tier 1 building contractor working ongeneral build constructionsector projects.

Considering both Senior Design Manager or Design Manager looking for promotion now or in the near future.

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:

• 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, 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 (very competitive)