Senior Design Manager

1 month ago


Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom Fawkes & Reece West Midlands Full time

Senior Design Manager

Are you an experienced Senior Design Manager seeking a new role working on major commercial projects in Birmingham? This is an exceptional opportunity to join a leading Tier 1 main contractor who looking for a Senior Design Manager to work on a range of commercial schemes across the West Midlands.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Design Manager to work for one of the busiest and reputable Tier 1 main contractors in the UK who have an exceptional reputation for delivering award winning projects across multiple sectors. The business has been successful with a number of bids in the commercial sector and have recognised this sector as an ideal opportunity for growth.

The Role - Senior Design Manager

As a Senior Design Manager you will be a key part of the team and will report directly into the Regional Design Director and Project Director. You will be responsible for managing the design requirements for upcoming and ongoing projects across the Midlands region as well as being a point of contact for junior staff.

You will be responsible for ensuring the appropriate provision of design, design management and resource during the mobilisation phase of a project as well as being responsible for leading the Contractor's design management team on the project.

Duties & responsibilities:

  • Identify and collate the technical requirements of the project during tender and project start-up phases.
  • Produce design scope definition document and Design Responsibilities Matrix.
  • Liaise with prospective designers to agree resource, design programme, design deliverables and milestones.
  • Manage production of tender-stage design.
  • Oversee finalization and implementation of project specific arrangements for management and delivery of Contractor's design.

Requirements as a Senior Design Manager

  • Have a degree or equivalent qualification
  • Have experience working within a Main Contractor
  • Industrial/logistics experience would be preferred but not necessary

What's on offer for the Senior Design Manager

  • Basic salary up to 75k
  • A car allowance
  • Pension 7%
  • Discretionary bonus
  • Private healthcare
  • Life assurance 3-4 x annual salary
  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays increasing with time served

Candidates must be able to prove their eligibility to work in the UK.

If you want to hear more about this Design Manager role, please apply with an up-to-date copy of your CV or contact Paul Reeves in our Birmingham office on (url removed)


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