Design Manager – Commercial Fit-Out
Salter Grange is looking for a proactive Design Manager to join one of the UK's largest privately owned construction companies for a long-term contract role based in the London office.
With an impressive annual turnover of £2 billion and a busy schedule of projects, the company is looking to recruit a Design Manager with CAT B experience to work on London-based Commercial Fit-out/Refurbishment projects with values of £5m—£20m.
The successful design manager will be involved in the whole project life cycle and part of a commercial fit-out/refurbishment scheme in the UK, supporting everything from preconstruction stages to handover.
Design Manager Responsibilities:
* Coordinate project team comments and resolve any design-related construction queries with the design team
* Demonstrating management qualities to encourage effective design team and construction team coordination and collaborative working to meet the Project goals
* Understanding the project requirements, including Client brief & business processes, and Employer Requirements
* Assisting in the mitigation of design risks as part of the team
* Take part in design coordination and design progress meetings with the design team and subcontractors, and ensure that design risk assessments are produced
* Support in the production of the Contractors' Proposals
* Collaborating with all pertinent stakeholders to formulate and oversee a pragmatic design timeline and information schedule
Design Manager Requirements:
* HNC in Building Studies, Degree in Design Management or Architecture
* Previous experience in the commercial fit-out sector with an architectural practice or principal contractor, including Commercial CAT B experience
* Ideally, exposure to Public/Governmental Projects
* Strong interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, and the ability to develop relationships and communicate effectively with multiple stakeholders
If you are a motivated Design Manager with CAT B experience and desire to accelerate your career by joining a highly respected Main Contractor in the UK, please apply with your CV using the provided link or call Darren Salter Grange / (phone number removed)