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Senior Design Manager - Education Sector
Location: Canterbury, Kent
Salary: 80,000 - 90,000
Are you an experienced Senior Design Manager looking to take the lead on high-profile education projects? A leading Tier 1 main contractor with a strong presence in Kent is seeking a skilled professional to join their dynamic team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on major projects in the education sector, shaping the future of learning environments.
About the Role:
As a Senior Design Manager, you will oversee the design aspects of tenders and projects, ensuring seamless coordination from conception to delivery. Your key responsibilities will include:
Leading and managing design processes across all project stages, ensuring compliance with project requirements and industry standards.
Establishing and maintaining an effective design resource and team profile at bid and delivery stages.
Managing and coordinating the overall design process through RIBA design stages, challenging briefs, and driving innovation.
Ensuring adherence to design briefs and developing comprehensive scopes of service.
Overseeing design strategy and ensuring a fully coordinated design approach.
Conducting design reviews and coordination meetings to maintain alignment with commercial and construction requirements.
Ensuring designs are developed within budget and in line with cost plan allowances.
The Ideal Candidate:
To be successful in this role, you should have:
Extensive experience in the main contracting sector, particularly within education projects.
Strong knowledge of JCT and NEC contracts.
Experience working on Department for Education (DfE) projects.
A solid understanding of BIM methodologies (advantageous).
A HNC/HND (or equivalent) in Design Management, Architecture, or a related discipline.
Membership of CIOB or other relevant professional body (desirable).
Experience managing both single-stage and two-stage tenders.
Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
Why Join Them?
Competitive salary of 80,000 - 90,000.
The opportunity to lead exciting, large-scale education projects.
A collaborative and supportive working environment within a Tier 1 contractor.
Career progression opportunities with ongoing training and development.
A company culture that values teamwork, innovation, and excellence.
This is an outstanding opportunity for a driven Senior Design Manager to play a key role in delivering exceptional education projects in Kent. If you are ready to take on a new challenge and work with a company that champions innovation and career development, apply today!
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.
