Design Manager

Maidstone, Kent
Skilled Careers

Skilled Careers are recruiting for a Design Manager with one of Kent’s leading contractors. Are you a Design Manager looking for that next role

• Position: Design Manager
• Location: Central Kent
• Contract type: Permanent
• Salary: £ competitive
• Package: Car allowance, private healthcare and company pension
• Skilled Careers contact: Mark Dixon (Maidstone branch)
• Job posted date: September 2025

The company:

One of Kent’s leading main contractors delivering new build and refurbishment construction projects valued between £2.5 – £16 million across the county.

The role:

Due to ongoing successful awards and a strong flow tenders, this is a new position joining an established design team. As a Design Manager you will be based in the Kent office supporting them in tendering and delivering a variety or Design & Build along with Traditional contracts which feature large contractors designer portions Your day to day role will include:

• Analyse enquiry documents
• Management and delivery of design information and design process during pre-construction and throughout the construction phase.
• Production of design programmes, design scopes, design responsibility matrices, appointments and schedules.
• Management and coordination of external consultants.
• Drive innovation and Value Engineering to maximise value to clients and ensuring profit targets are achieved.
• Progress and monitor design issues to ensure contractors & consultants achieve information delivery dates.
• Attend tender reviews, pre-start meetings and ongoing project performance reviews.

About you:

This role is for you if you have:

• A proven track record of delivering new build and refurbishment schemes for a Principal/Main Contractor.
• Ability to plan, organise, programme and manage workloads.
• Have experience of site/contract procedures.
• Understanding of Building Regulations and Planning Permission procedures.
• Commercial aware.
• Understanding of client procurement routes
• This contractor values people with transferable skills so if you have a background in site operations prior to moving into design it would be an advantage but isn’t essential.

Whats in it for you:

• A competitive salary based on experience.
• Car allowance based on salary banding.
• Private healthcare.
• Company pension.
• Opportunity to join a growing team and further your career with a forward thinking agile business

If the above interest you please click ‘apply now’