Design Manager

Birmingham

£75,000 plus superb benefits

This hugely respected and award winning consultancy with reach across the country seek to make a key appointment at Design Manager level in their thriving Midlands office.  Working on a wide range of high-quality projects across the UK, in multiple sectors and at a variety of value ranges this is a rare opportunity and offers great rewards.  You will be engaged working with their multi-disciplinary design teams and projects across the UK. The role offers a unique opportunity to shape how Design Management is carried out on the practice`s multi-disciplinary projects.

We ideally seek individuals with experience of running complex projects as a Lead Designer, Architectural Project Manager, or perhaps a Main Contractor, which will also be considered.

The role will involve:-

• Planning and programming the development of design proposals by the company`s multi-disciplinary teams across all project stages.
• Facilitating and chairing design team meetings, technical and cost workshops, and approval presentations.
• Reviewing and approving drawings, specifications, models, reports, and technical submittals.
• Advising on detailing, construction sequence, and material / equipment selection.
• Engaging with Clients, statutory bodies, and other stakeholders outside the primary design team as required to serve the project.
• Developing Design Responsibility Matrices and Design Programmes.
• Managing RFI and Change Control processes.
• Utilising understanding of CDM principles to promote good H&S through design.
• Championing the use of BIM processes across the project team and contribute to BIM workshops.
• Contributing to bidding and work-winning across the business as required.
• Meeting internal financial objectives by aligning with forecasting requirements and annual budgets.
• Managing the scopes, on boarding, and design activities of specialist external design and management consultants.
• Contributing to the development of digital workflows to enhance to the company`s design process.

For your part you will have experience in a design orientated background on complex projects such as architecture or engineering, ideally with chartered status.  A good understanding of the RIBA Plan of Work and experience through pre- and post-contract stages.

Additionally 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 with experience of defining BIM deliverables and programming outputs seen as advantageous.

The role offers tremendous scope to progress your career with this leading name and become a significant part of their design offering with rapid progression and a very healthy salary and benefits package.