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Job Title: Design Manager
Location: Catterick
Salary: £60,000 - £70,000
Type: Hybrid
Start Date: Immediatley (Flexible with notice periods)
We are hiring for a design manager who has had experience working on regional build projects such as schools, hospitals, universities and also MOD sites.
Duties of the Design Manager
In this role the main duties you will be required to do are:
- Assisting in the management relating to the development and implementation of design proposals ensuring they meet customer / employers' requirements including being aware of budget and programme constraints. The design should deliver:
- Assist in the implementation of the TD digital protocols and any client BIM deliverables, including.
- Monitor responsibilities for the scheme against the project design responsibilities matrix.
- Assist in the effective management of the Design Team including M&E elements. This includes, where necessary, the management of any 3rd parties or novated design teams to ensure that they meet all customer specifications, and where necessary, checking the competence and resources of any incumbent design teams or 3rd parties.
- Facilitate forums and processes that engage with the commercial and operational teams to ensure input in the design process.
- Conduct QA / Initial design reviews of information received to assist in design quality management.
- Assist in the record approval processes.
- Assist in the management of the design deliverables programme:
- Assist in the management and facilitation of meetings relating to design delivery - including but not limited to:
- Be aware and assist in the management of sustainability deliverables for the scheme including external and internal targets.
- Liaise with document project document control and assist in the management of this resource
Skills and experience of a Design Manager
As a Design Manager, you need have experience with;
- This role requires an individual with awareness of the principles of construction who can work effectively in a project team.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills are required, coupled with an ability to form effective relationships with partners under time pressure.
- Excellent IT Skills relevant to the Business Stream are desirable and Microsoft Office is essential. CAD knowledge is preferable but not essential.
- Strong willingness to learn on the job and seek to extend yourself beyond the role.
- Detailed construction knowledge is desirable but not essential
- The role requires a diligent and organised person who can manage various interfaces in a calm manner.
- Strong time management and structured approach to work is required.
Benefits:
This clients offers:
- Competitive salary
- Car Allowance
- 26 days annual leave (with the opportunity to buy or sell up to 3 days holiday)
- Private medical insurance for yourself (with the option to buy family cover)
- Life Assurance
- Defined contribution pension scheme matched up to 8%
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and parental leave
- 2 days volunteering opportunities
- Flexible and Agile working (dependent on your role)
- Employee Assistance Programme – including financial advice and guidance.
- Professional membership fees
- Flexible Benefits scheme which includes the opportunity to purchase benefits such as:
- Critical illness insurance (with option to purchase for your partner)
- Dental Insurance
- Travel insurance
- Cycle to work scheme
- Retail vouchers/payroll giving/activity pass for top leisure attractions
About the Client
Our client is a Tier 1 contractor that are looking for a Design Manager to work on their project in the Catterick area.
Next Steps:
Please apply to this role through this advert.
If successful, you will need to digitally register with our agency (if you haven't already done so). If you have not been contacted regarding your application within 7 days please assume that you have not been successful. We will however retain your application for any future roles for which you may be suitable.
About Regional Recruitment Services – A Recruitment Agency in Leicester
This position is advertised by Regional Recruitment Services Ltd, an award-winning independent recruitment agency that has been operating since 2008. We offer permanent, temporary and contract jobs within the Commercial, Construction, Industrial and Engineering sectors. To view all of our positions available throughout the United Kingdom, please visit our website (regionalrecruitment.co.uk).
