Design Manager

Salary: £66,000 – £78,000 per year

Design Manager

Manchester / Liverpool / Warrington

£66,000 – £78,000+ package

Our client, an established and reputable North West Contractor with a turnover of £90 million, are currently seeking to recruit a Design Manager for the region.

The Design Manager will be working on various projects ranging in value from £5m up to £20m. The projects will include both new build and refurbishment – residential, commercial, industrial and extra care sectors.

Responsibilities

·Value Engineering and advising on alternative methods of construction.

·Controlling design activity on Design & Build projects at pre construction and delivery.

·Trouble shooting and advisory role at company level as well as hands on with key projects.

·Managing Design output to agreed programmes on projects.

·Providing professional advice with regard to design risk / opportunity, to the commercial, design, delivery and client teams.

·Producing, agreeing and managing realistic design programs and information required schedule to satisfy design, procurement and construction requirements.

Experience & Attributes

·The role suits someone who likes to be hands on, actively engaged in day to day design activities.

·A qualified Architect or Engineer, with experience in either a Technical Department with a Main Contractor, or several years’ experience in a residential lead Architect.

·Enthusiastic, and career minded, who has a cradle to grave understanding of projects.

·Commercially astute with knowledge of value engineering and buildability.

·Strong people and team working skills with the ability to develop and build upon relationships with colleagues, suppliers, consultants & sub-contractors.

·A career demonstrating progression and loyalty.

·Experience of building projects valued £5m to £30M+.

·BREEAM Experience.

·Computer literate, proficient in AutoCAD, Revit or Sketch Up Microsoft project programming software, excel, word.

·Excellent communication, written and verbal communication skills.

·Experience in education and modular construction methods preferred.