Design Manager (site management or site engineering background)

Position:  Design Manager (Site Management or Engineering background)

Office location:  Central London

Contract type:  Permanent

Salary:  £65,000 - £75,000 (DOE) + package

Skilled Careers contact:  Mark Dixon (Maidstone branch)

Vacancy reference:  85409

The company:

This main contractor delivers Design & Build contracts for a host of clients nationally and are primarily focused envelope refurbishments.  An excellent work winner and thefuture pipeline of work is excellent with new contracts flowing through constantly.

The role:

As a Design Manager within this business you will be responsible for:

Typically managing gateway, PCSA and construction of 4-5 schemes at a time (dependant upon size)

Analyse enquiry and tender documents to support bid preparation

Lead and coordinate the design process throughout RIBA stages 2-7

Produce and manage design programmes, scopes, responsibility matrices, and schedules

Procure, coordinate and manage external design consultants

Drive innovation and value engineering to optimise project performance

Monitor design progress to ensure timely information delivery

Attend tender reviews, pre-start meetings and ongoing project performance reviews

What are they looking for

The ideal candidate will of come through the site operations route into design i.e. Site Engineer, Site Manager or Project Manager

A construction professional with extensive experience of delivering projects for a main contractors.

Solid understanding of site procedures, Building Regulations, and planning processes (gateway and BSR)

Strong leadership and communication skills.

Attention to detail and the ability to manage multi-disciplinary teams.

Experience in developing and managing design programmes.

Knowledge of statutory and regulatory requirements relevant to construction design.

The ability to produce cost-effective and creative technical solutions.

Preconstruction experience highly desirable

Degree qualified or chartered is an advantage but not essential.

Why apply for this role

A competitive starting salary + package.

Working in a supportive, professional team environment.

Working within a well resourced business that is focused on quality execution of projects.

Working with a company that is consistently winning profitable work and has a very strong pipeline of projects for the coming years.

Career mobility and opportunity
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed