Design Manager

Job Description

Design Manager Welwyn Garden City£68,000£78,000 + Car Allowance + 25 Days Holiday Project Based / Office Based, with flexibility for occasional remote workingHealthcare, MOJ, or Education experience required.We are looking for an experienced and talented Design Manager to manage the design aspects of tenders and live projects within the Welwyn Garden City business. This role is project-based and office-based with flexibility for occasional remote working, offering the chance to work on high-profile public sector and community-focused schemes.About the RoleYou will lead and coordinate the design process across both bid and delivery stages, ensuring compliant, coordinated and innovative design solutions. This includes developing design strategies, managing design resources, overseeing the RIBA stages, challenging briefs to add value and ensuring designs align with cost plans, programme and client requirements.You will work closely with internal delivery teams, external design consultants, subcontractors and statutory authorities to deliver high-quality, fully coordinated design information.Key ResponsibilitiesEstablish, maintain and manage project design resources at bid and delivery stagesProvide a comprehensive, professional and sustainable design service to clients and partnersLead and coordinate the overall design process through all RIBA stagesChallenge design briefs, drive innovation and implement continuous improvementEnsure full compliance with internal design management proceduresDevelop and support design strategies for new projectsEnsure adherence to design briefs and develop clear scopes of serviceProgramme and manage all design reviews and coordination meetingsWork closely with discipline designers to deliver coordinated design solutionsIdentify requirements for design reviews and ensure key actions are capturedEnsure design solutions align with construction requirements, commercial targets and cost plansWhat Were Looking ForAn experienced Design Manager with proven experience delivering Healthcare or MOJ or Educationschemes for a Tier 1 or Tier 2 Contractor.

Additionally, you will have:Solid experience within the main contracting environmentExperience delivering Healthcare and Education projectsStrong understanding of construction design and design management principlesExperience with both single-stage and two-stage tendersHNC / HND (or equivalent) in Design Management or a related fieldCIOB membership or working towards (beneficial but not essential)Experience working with internal teams, consultants, clients and statutory authoritiesA collaborative, proactive approach, thriving within inclusive team environmentsWhat You Can Expect£68,000£78,000 salaryCar allowance25 days holidaySupportive, collaborative and people-focused team cultureGenuine investment in development and long-term career progressionExposure to a strong pipeline of Healthcare, Education and public sector schemesOpportunities to contribute to high-value, meaningful projectsKeywordsDesign Manager, Construction Design Manager, Healthcare Design Manager, Education Projects, Tier 1 Contractor, Tier 2 Contractor, RIBA Stages, Design Coordination, BIM, Digital Construction, Pre-Construction, Tender Design Manager, Main Contractor Design, Design Strategy, Coordinated Design, Public Sector Construction, Hertfordshire Construction Jobs, Welwyn Garden City Jobs.TPBN1_UKTJ