Design Manager

We are recruiting for a Design Manager (differnent levels considered) to join an award-winning property and construction consultancy. This role provides the opportunity to work on a variety of high-profile projects across the UK, in multiple sectors and at a variety of value ranges, £5m - £500m. The successful candidate will primarily engage with our multi-disciplinary design teams and projects across the UK. The role will provide a unique opportunity to shape how Design Management is carried out on their multi-disciplinary projects. Candidates with client foscused experience of running complex projects as a Lead Designer, Design Manager or Architectural Project Manager will be considered. 

The Design Manager will be located fron the Birmingham Office, they operate an agile working policy and so will work 2 - 3 days a week from the office and sometimes from the client offices.

Working with high-profile clients in sectors ranging from defence, manufacturing, healthcare, residential, cultural, education, and motorsport (Formula 1) with construction values anywhere from £5M to more than £500M. Projects will be very varied and the successful candidate will get a change to work right across their portfolio of works.  Initially the demand is likely to be storage / warehouse (portal frame industrial buildings) and there is likely to be MOD demand too as they are one of eight multidiscipline consultants on the prestigious overseas Principal Support Provider (PSP) framework for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, fees valued £60m over 3 years.

About the Client

One of the UK's most respected multi-disciplined property consultancies - employing over 1200 staff across 12 strategically located offices and has enjoyed year on organic growth for the last 15 years, the business continues to thrive - gaining market share and exploring new markets with a turnover in excess of £100m. As a company they are proud of retaining people and clients for the long term and have managed 80% repeat business year on year. At this consultancy: Everyone matters, and success is shared and celebrated; Engaged and motivated teams run throughout the business.  They are committed to offering a stable, flexible, long-term career path and supporting them to grow and develop.

Location & Agile Working

The Design Manager will be located fron the Birmingham Office, they operate an agile working policy and so will work 2 - 3 days a week from the office and sometimes from the client offices so there will be some travel to meetinhs and projects when required.

What they can offer

Our clients is a values driven organisation with its vision to be ever progressive, expanding expertise and nurturing talent through Quality, Innovation & Growth, to achieve our strategic outcomes:

The reward pac, with a package to support all aspects of life. In addition to your salary, you can expect:

Salary £50 – 65,000 + Car + Bonus

A healthy holiday balance of 25 days, plus bank holidays & the ability to buy / sell to suit you

3 days a year to give your time to others, volunteering for great causes

An inclusive wellbeing offer:

Financial – Life Assurance, Pension Scheme (3% Employee, 6% Employer), Income Protection, Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme, flexible choice of Critical Illness Insurance

Physical – Free Private Medical Insurance, Doctor at Hand Private GP, Best Doctors, flexible choice of Dental Plan, Cycle to Work Scheme, GymFlex & Healthcare Cash Plan

Mental – Mental Health First Aiders, Help@Hand by Unum

A flexible approach to hybrid working, to suit both you & your team

Tailored career development – focused on professional, personal and/or educational

Role And Responsibilities

• Plan and programme the development of design proposals by the clients multi-disciplinary teams across all project stages.
• Facilitate and chair design team meetings, technical and cost workshops, and approval presentations.
• Review and approve drawings, specifications, models, reports, and technical submittals.
• Advise on detailing, construction sequence, and material / equipment selection.
• Engage with Clients, statutory bodies, and other stakeholders outside the primary design team as required to serve the project.
• Develop Design Responsibility Matrices and Design Programmes.
• Manage RFI and Change Control processes.
• Utilise understanding of CDM principles to promote good H&S through design.
• Champion the use of BIM processes across the project team and contribute to BIM workshops.
• Contribute to bidding and work-winning across the business as required.
• Meet internal financial objectives by aligning with forecasting requirements and annual budgets.
• Manage the scopes, onboarding, and design activities of specialist external design and/or design management consultants.
• Develop a template Design Management Execution Plan along with any supporting resources.
• Contribute to the development of digital workflows to enhance the multi-disciplinary design process.

Experience And Skills Required

To apply for this role, you must evidence:

• Relevant industry experience from a design orientated background on complex projects such as architecture or engineering, ideally with chartered status.
• Client foscused Design Managment expeirence from Consultant, client & or architect.
• A good understanding of the RIBA Plan of Work and experience through pre- and post-contract stages
• Be proficient in the use of digital tools to manage the design process such as MS Excel, MS Project, document management platform, and mark-up systems as a minimum.
• Experience of defining BIM deliverables and programming outputs is advantageous.
• Be a pro-active leader of teams with excellent attention to detail.

To be successful in this role, you will need to be an excellent communicator who can articulate technical design and construction issues across multi-disciplinary project teams and:

• Show ambition and a willingness to work flexibly, both in our regional offices and on-site
• Develop personal growth opportunities for the team.
• Establish strategic goals to professionalise Design Management for the company.
• Maintain quality service by enforcing quality and customer service standards, analysing and resolving quality and customer service problems, and recommending system improvements.