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A new Design Manager role has just landed. Are you looking for your next opportunity?
- Position: Design Manager
- Location: Dartford, Kent
- Contract type: Permanent
- Salary: £50,000 - £70,000 (dependant upon experience)
- Benefits: £5,000 car allowance, healthcare, life assurance and NEST pension scheme
- Randstad contact: Mark Dixon (Maidstone branch)
The company:
A Kent based contractor specialising in new build and refurbishment schemes for private clients, developers and local authorities with values reaching up £15 million in value.
The project this role is being recruited for is a £14 million Design & Build retirement and extra care complex in Essex.
The role:
As the Design Manager you will be a key person that is instrumental in the company's ongoing success and will be
- Reporting to the Snr Design Manager and working alongside another Design Manager.
- Producing design programmes, design scopes, design responsibility matrices, appointments and schedules.
- Responsible for the management and delivery of design information in line with agreed design programme and deliverable schedule for projects due to commence on site and in progress.
- Ensuring appointed Design Consultants and Engineers carry out their duties in accordance with their appointment.
- Attending and chairing necessary meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
- Value Engineering to achieve desired outcomes and maximise project profitability.
- Working collaboratively with commercial and delivery teams.
- Ensure design is compliant with planning conditions and legislative requirements.
To be successful in this role:
- Previous experience in the same or similar role is essential for either a developer, contractor or consultancy.
- Be able to manage the design process for your project autonomously.
- Sound technical knowledge of design packages and ability to input at key project stages including consultant selection, procurement and project delivery.
- Educated to degree level or HNC/HND in a relevant discipline.
- Experience of working on multiple projects running concurrently with values in excess of £5m would be an advantage but not essential.
This role is a great opportunity for someone looking to develop with a growing company that is forward thinking and fosters great relationships within the team, the clients and supply chain.
If you like what you have read above and think could be the right next step for your career please click 'Apply Now'
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.
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