Design Manager
Job Description
Your new company \nA well established, privately owned UK construction company operating throughout the UK. They deliver major projects across a number of sectors including education, leisure, commercial, and industrial. They have a strong focus on sustainability, community engagement and social value.\n\nYour new role \nAn opportunity has arisen for a Design Manager to join the construction team based in the Cambridge area.
The role involves overseeing design development from early consultation through to live project delivery, ensuring alignment with project intent and compliance standards. As Design Manager, you will bring strong leadership skills, experience in a principal contracting environment, and a collaborative approach to stakeholder engagement. \n\nDuties include:\n\nLeading design coordination across projects\nManaging consultants and subcontractor design inputs\nOverseeing design programmes, RFIs, and document control\nEnsuring regulatory compliance and planning conditions are met\nPromoting buildability and safety in design\nSupporting BIM processes and digital model reviews\nContributing to pre-construction and value engineering efforts\nMaintaining technical and commercial awareness\nRepresenting the design function in client meetings\nSharing lessons learned and mentoring junior team members\n\nWhat you'll need to succeed \n\nDemonstrated success in a design coordination or management role, preferably within a principal contractor setting.\nStrong technical foundation, supported by a degree or equivalent qualification in a construction-related field.\nComprehensive knowledge of current legislation, including the Building Safety Act, CDM regulations, and Building Regulations.\nProven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and oversee specialist subcontractor activities.\nHighly organised, proactive, and an effective communicator.\nComfortable managing diverse project types, tight timelines, and intricate design challenges.\nPrior experience working on Department for Education frameworks is .\n\nWhat you need to do now \n\nIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.\nIf this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.\n\nHays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers.
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