Design Manager

The Role

You'll be the standalone Design Manager on the project, reporting directly to the Director.

Pre-construction is well advanced and the project moves into delivery in the next few months.

You'll take design management from pre-construction through to completion.

Location & Travel

Permanent candidates must live within a daily commute of the contractor's East Midlands head office.

You'll also need to be happy to travel to site and lodge nearby during the week, with expenses paid.

Freelance candidates can be based more flexibly, as long as they're happy to travel to the East Midlands head office and the West Essex site as required.

Weekly Pattern

• Monday at head office
• Tuesday to Thursday on site, with overnight stays on Tuesday and Wednesday for lodging candidates
• Friday at head office or working from home

What the Client Is Looking For

• Design Manager or Senior Design Manager experience with a main contractor (essential)
• Strong Design Coordinators who are ready to step up will be considered, as long as they're confident running a large scheme on their own
• Experience managing the consultant team, subcontractor design, design programmes, RFIs and information release, from pre-construction through to delivery
• Openness to learning the contractor's standardised system-build design approach.
• Full support is given, which is why regular head office time is part of the role.
• Education or DfE experience is advantageous but not essential.
• Experience on DfE frameworks would be a bonus.
• A confident, organised communicator who can hold their own with consultants, subcontractors and the delivery team