Design Manager (site management or site engineering background)

Lambeth, London
Skilled Careers

• 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