Design Manager

2 weeks ago

Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Vinci Facilities UK Full time £104,000 - £128,000 per year

Design Manager

Sub Division: Defence

Location: Oxfordshire

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time - 40 hours - Monday to Friday

Creating and maintaining great places to live and work delivered by excellent people who care…

Purpose of Role

We are seeking an experienced Design Manager to join our team managing design activities across the MOD Estate within Oxfordshire.

Job Description

You'll oversee a portfolio of projects ranging from £1M to £15M, encompassing both refurbishment and new build schemes.

This is a key role within our construction and project delivery function, ensuring that design solutions are compliant, efficient, and delivered to the highest technical and quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate all design activities from concept through to completion.
  • Manage the interface between design consultants, clients, and construction teams.
  • Ensure compliance with MOD and Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) design standards.
  • Oversee design risk management, buildability reviews, and technical submissions.
  • Support tendering processes, including developing design proposals and value engineering.
  • Monitor design programmes and ensure timely delivery of design information to meet project milestones.
  • Foster a collaborative, proactive design culture within project teams.

Essential Qualifications/Skills

  • Proven experience as a Design Manager or Senior Design Coordinator in a construction environment.
  • Background in managing design for refurbishment and new build projects (MOD or secure estates experience desirable).
  • Strong technical knowledge of construction methods and materials.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Proficient in design management software and BIM principles.
  • Relevant degree or professional qualification in Construction, Architecture, or Engineering

In return for your hard work we offer additional training and development, 26 days holiday (+ bank holidays), generous pension contribution, life assurance and much more.

We are VINCI Facilities – experts in the built environment. VINCI Facilities is a Facilities Management and Building Solutions provider, delivering cost-effective and sustainable bespoke solutions to customers in the public and private sectors. We are committed to working towards a lower carbon society, focusing on sustainable and innovative methods to exceed our partners' goals and add value for all stakeholders – and we were named the top-ranked FM service provider in the Sustainable FM Index for 2020. We put our people first. Always working as a team and collaborating from start to finish. We are the trusted expert in the built environment because we listen to our team and create a workplace that maximises their potential.

Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) at VINCI Facilities is about recognising and celebrating each other's differences and what they bring to the team. Harnessing this diversity and applying the experiences, abilities and unique qualities of individuals will enhance our business; therefore, we commit to equity of opportunity and fair treatment of all current and potential employees and encourage job applications from all.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.

VINCI recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles which include working from home to enable employees to balance their working life with other priorities.

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