Design Manager
Posted Today by Hays
£60,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Design Manager role involves leading design efforts within a Construction Team, focusing on high-profile and technically complex projects across various sectors. The position requires collaboration with industry specialists and technical experts to ensure designs meet compliance, buildability, and value criteria. This role offers opportunities for career progression within a supportive and diverse team environment. The ideal candidate should be passionate about design and innovation, ready to challenge norms and contribute fresh ideas.
Key Responsibilities:
- Produce and manage a realistic design programme and information required schedule for design, procurement, and construction activities.
- Support the implementation of Continuous Improvement initiatives and innovation.
- Ensure design compliance and mitigate Health and Safety, design, and buildability issues prior to construction.
- Identify key risks and opportunities at each stage of the design and delivery process.
Key Skills:
- Proven technical skills in design management.
- Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment.
- Strong focus on compliance, commercial viability, and best practices.
- Experience in managing complex design projects.
Salary (Rate): £60,000.00 yearly
City: West Midlands
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
We are looking for a Design Manager to join our Construction Team focusing on high-profile, technically complex projects across multiple sectors. If you are passionate about design, working within a team environment and with proven technical skills looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh new ideas and elevate yourself within the industry, then join us and help to create tomorrow together. This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.
Your new role
Our Design Managers are a valuable part of our business, driving quality outcomes, enhancing buildability and fostering innovation. Design Managers work collaboratively with our industry specialists and in-house technical experts to ensure that the design develops in accordance with the brief with a firm focus on added value, compliance, commercial viability, and best practice.
As our Design Manager, you will:
- Work with all relevant parties to produce and manage a realistic design programme and information required schedule to facilitate design, procurement and construction activities.
- Support the implementation of Continuous Improvement initiatives and innovation
- Ensure the design has been reviewed and verified to achieve compliance and mitigate Health and Safety, design and buildability issues prior to construction and identify key risks and opportunities at each stage of the design and delivery process.
What you'll get in return
Competitive salary & profit share scheme
Flexible working
Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade)
Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
Extensive corporate benefits include Private Medical, Pension 8% employers' contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
Excellent range of learning and development activities to support your career progression.
Industry-leading family leave benefits which include 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.
What you need to do now
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