£50K/yr to £60K/yr
Trafford, England
Permanent, Variable

Design Manager

Posted by Fawkes and Reece.

Are you an experienced Design Manager with cladding/facades experience who is looking for a new role with one of the leading Tier 1 contractors in the North West?

This is a great opportunity to join an established main contractor who have a healthy pipeline of work for the future. The company work across a variety of sectors on large scale new build and refurbishment projects valued anywhere between £10m - £100m.

Area's of expertise are in the residential, industrial, hotel & accommodation, office, retail and heritage sectors.

What's on offer?

The company are offering a market leading basic salary along with the following benefits:

  • A car allowance or company car
  • Pension up to 7%
  • Travel expenses covered
  • 26 days holiday + bank holidays
  • A fully funded learning and development program which is customisable to your career
  • Health & Wellness program
  • A profit share scheme and much more

The Role - Design Manager

As a Design Manager you will be a key part of the team and will be working on an £80m high rise residential tower and will be responsible for the cladding and external packages.

You will report into the Senior Design Manager and Project Director who are overseeing the project and will be responsible for the following duties:

  • Monitor and advise on the procurement of specialist subcontractor's design input in accordance with the Design Programme.
  • Ensure that the requirements of the Design Management Plan (DMP) and the BIM Execution Plan (BEP) are achieved by all specialist design subcontractors.
  • Assist in the commercial and technical review of specialist subcontract tender returns.
  • Monitor and advise on the progress and production of specialist subcontractor's design documentation in accordance with the agreed Design Programme.
  • Monitor the flow of shared and published design documentation.
  • Undertake elemental coordination and technical compliance checks on specialist subcontractor design documentation.
  • Undertake design performance reviews for all specialist design subcontractors.
  • Assist the Document Controller in archiving all final issue design documentation, for all As-Built Drawings, O&M Manuals, Health and Safety File and Post Construction Stage BREEAM certificate.

Required skills & experience:

  • A relevant industry degree or equivalent qualification
  • Previous experience working on external packages (Cladding/Facades)

How to apply?

Please apply directly to this advert or for more information about the role please feel free to give the Fawkes & Reece Bolton office a call on and ask for Tom.