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Your new company is a specialist in all aspects of facade remediation and replacement systems with full engineering, design and installation. With many years of experience, including the replacement of glazing and curtain wall, cladding panels, EPS render, combustible insulation, brick and terracotta and timber cladding and decks. Operating as a principal contractor, they have a long-established reputation for the effective co-ordination and management of suppliers, whilst resolving technical and installation issues on time and on budget. They cover a portfolio of customers across the whole of the UK from their base in Surrey and are enjoying an uptick in tender enquiries and so are planning to expand their commercial team in the re-cladding market. The value of their projects range from £0.5 million to £10 million.Your new role as a Design Manager, you will be part of the design team, reporting to the Directors to support the company in producing and amending designs based on the brief provided by customers. You will be processing jobs from tender stage, through pre-construction, construction and finally, the post-construction phase as design variations present themselves and evolve. You will be trained on their internal software systems and given an opportunity to influence the whole life cycle of a project from a principal contractor's perspective. Duties and responsibilities are as follows: producing designs from a brief at tender stage, helping prepare subcontractor packages and quotes for tender costings based on the design decisions. Adapt the designs based on the technical specifications that relate to the existing building design and provide the best engineering method to re-clad the building that is in situ.What you'll need to succeed is previous experience in the UK construction industry as a Design Manager or Technical Manager with a main building contractor or specialist Cladding subcontractor. You will hold some form of UK-based education at college or university level, ideally in a construction or engineering related discipline, have the right to work in the UK, have a full driving licence, have a high level of communication, numeracy, IT & digital skills and a good understanding of the construction process. Attention to detail is vital due to the high level of compliance and governance required in the retro-clad sector. You will be required to work from home with visits to sites across the UK to survey and manage the design process. Candidates with previous experience in facades, cladding or retrofitting of existing buildings would have an advantage as well as the ability to read and amend drawings plus understand AutoCAD at a high level.What you'll get in return is a permanent offer of employment with a competitive salary of up between £50,000 to £70,000 plus 28 days per annum paid holidays (including bank holidays) and a contributory pension scheme. Training would be given and the opportunity for promotion based on performance, as the organisation aims to increase its turnover over the next financial year. You will be employed on a remote working agreement consisting of working from home combined with visits to the sites as and when required to attend meetings. Working hours are 07:30-16:30. Travel and accommodation costs will be paid.What you need to do now if you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now at Hays Crawley . If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Job Ref 4655647.
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