Design Manager

Design Manager (Main Contractor)

JKR68624

£50,000 – £60,000 + Car or Allowance + Pension + Healthcare + Bonus

Permanent

Exeter

Are you a Design Manager with experience managing Design & Build projects for a principal contractor? Do you experience managing complex projects from £10m – £25m as the lead Design Manager?

A innovative and growing company in the South West region are now seeking to recruit a Design Manager They are looking for you to make positive impact on the business and influence the success of future schemes; their order book is completely full for the next 24 months so there is no shortage of exciting and complex projects to get your teeth into. Recent project wins include a mix of design and build, refurbishment and traditional contracts ranging from £15m – £50m.

Over the last 10 years they have won a number of awards for innovation and project delivery; they have a strong network of blue-chip clients and have a proven track record in the public sector. They can offer the opportunity to work on a variety of prestigious schemes across a number of sectors coupled with stability and internal/external training and structured development. The initial project is a complex design and build project worth £20m. More details on the project can be provided upon request.

The real selling point is that the projects are all based in the South West region; they are keen to ensure that you would never travel over an hour to work – they are currently on site with education projects, commercial and industrial projects.

Duties will include:

* Identify design requirements for the bid from the clients brief
* Deliver the correct design by realising the design opportunities and mitigating the risks to ensure bid winning solutions or projects can be delivered
* Appointment of the Design Team
* Design Programme
* Develop innovative design solutions to clients briefs with input from the professional team and subcontractors
* Develop relationships with clients during early concept stages; manage expectations of the project through regular communication and discussions regarding requirements and specifications;
* Value Engineering
* Review of the Design with respect to mitigating H&S issues prior to construction
* Management of the Design on Site
* Control the Design Change Process Management
* Chair Design Team Meetings – Internal and External
* Develop and Maintain Excellent Customer Relations

This contractor can offer stability and guaranteed work into 2017; they have a full order-book and a number of ongoing partnership agreements which consist of various design and build, new build and refurbishment projects ensuring a varied workload.

In return for your commitment you will benefit from working for a leading organisation that offer unrivalled opportunities for career development and a remuneration package that consists of a basic salary influenced by experience, car or allowance, pension and healthcare.

All applications will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence