Design Manager
Posted Today by Hays
£65,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Design Manager role involves overseeing the design team within a company specializing in mechanical and electrical projects in the building services sector. The position requires a qualified individual with experience in M&E projects, particularly in sectors such as education, healthcare, and commercial. The role emphasizes effective communication and staff management while promoting health and safety standards. The successful candidate will benefit from career progression opportunities and a competitive salary package.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the design team on mechanical and electrical projects.
- Manage staff performance by defining clear roles and responsibilities.
- Promote health and safety practices within the team.
- Oversee project design and assist with estimating and tender agreements as needed.
- Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Share best practices and promote innovation within the team.
Key Skills:
- Qualified Design Manager with experience in M&E projects.
- Background in education, healthcare, commercial, leisure, industrial, or heritage sectors.
- Ability to manage projects valued at £10M.
- Effective communication skills at all levels.
- Experience in consultancy or contracting environments.
Salary (Rate): £65,000.00 yearly
City: Cambridge
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
Your new company
Your new company has around 60 years of experience in Building Services. They mainly work in the East Anglia region and London, having a noticeable track record of delivering mechanical and electrical projects up to £10M. They have a wide range of businesses and clients, being experts in the sectors of education, commercial, healthcare, leisure, industrial, residential high end and heritage sectors.
Your new role:
Your new role will be as a Design Manager, ideally with education, commercial, healthcare, leisure, industrial, heritage and or residential background. You will be responsible for the design team, working on drawing on the mechanical and electrical side within building services, you will get trained if needed on the estimating side and tender agreements. Effectively manage staff performance on the project by ensuring they have clear roles and responsibilities and always promoting Health & Safety.
What you'll need to succeed:
To succeed you will need to be a qualified Design Manager, with experience of working on M&E projects and ideally have had responsibility for full work and working on projects with £10 M value. You can come from a consultancy or contract background. Effective communicator at all levels to develop and maintain good working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders as well as share best practice and promote innovation.
What you'll get in return:
You will be working for a major contractor in East Anglia with around 60 years of experience in the market, which will create a great impact on your CV and career. You will have the opportunity of a career progression, to be in contact with different sectors and working with great professionals. You will be offered a salary based on your experience + car allowance, private healthcare, Life assurance, 31 days of holidays and pension.
What you need to do now.
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