Design Manager

Are you a Construction Design Manager looking for your next career opportunity in the East Midlands?

We're recruiting for a Design Manager in Nottingham to join a progressive, dynamic main contractor delivering award-winning construction projects across Nottinghamshire and the wider Midlands region.

This is a full-time, permanent Design Manager role offering excellent career progression, competitive salary and the chance to lead design coordination on high-profile schemes from £1m to £30m in value.

Join an established construction team where you'll shape technical delivery and influence project outcomes on exciting builds across healthcare, MOD, commercial and industrial sectors.

Based in Nottingham, our client is a well-established construction main contractor with over 50 years of proven delivery across the Midlands. They pride themselves on the quality of their work, delivering varied and interesting construction projects across the Midlands.

This RICS-accredited construction company offers a consistent service across public and private sectors. With a large portfolio of schemes, our client operates across MOD facilities, healthcare developments, MOJ projects, commercial builds and industrial sectors, with the client at the focus of their approach.

Their technical expertise and collaborative approach have earned them an excellent reputation for delivering quality work on time and within budget.

• Profitable, long-standing construction main contractor
• Varied, interesting construction projects ranging from £1m to £30m in value
• Excellent reputation with clients for delivering quality construction work
• Exciting growth plans to increase turnover and expand regionally across the Midlands
• Well-connected, accessible senior leadership team with construction expertise
• People-focused, open and connected company culture
• Local, regionally based construction projects across Nottingham and the wider Midlands

As the Design Manager in Nottingham, you will be working as part of an established, successful design team leading the design process on varied construction schemes. You'll promote integration of disciplines and select, manage and appoint design consultants to ensure they perform in line with their professional appointments and agreed scope of services.

This Design Manager job involves responsibility for monitoring and reporting on design programmes and also provide technical support to the bid process. You'll be managing multiple construction projects at various RIBA stages from tender stage, through live construction delivery to practical completion.

This is an excellent design leadership opportunity for an ambitious Design Manager or Technical Manager looking to advance their construction career with a respected Midlands-based main contractor.

As a Construction Design Manager, your key responsibilities will include:

• Chair design team meetings
• Lead the design coordination process to produce accurate technical information in line with agreed specifications and cost plans / estimates
• Produce construction designs to meet all necessary statutory and regulatory approvals including Building Regulations
• Develop design programmes with architectural consultants and engineers to meet agreed construction programme dates
• Appoint and manage design consultants including architects, structural engineers and M&E specialists, ensuring performance in line with their professional appointments
• Provide cost-effective technical solutions
• Ensure compliance with CDM 2015 regulations

The ideal candidate for this Design Manager job in Nottingham will have proven experience as a Construction Design Manager or Technical Manager within a main contracting construction environment. You'll need to be proactive, positive and confident communicating at all levels and able to work as part of a team.

Essential requirements:

• Architectural, Design Management, Construction Management or construction-related degree
• Proven experience working as a Design Manager for a construction main contractor on similar construction projects
• Both pre-construction and construction delivery experience
• Excellent communication skills
• Positive, driven and team-oriented attitude
• Ability to operate autonomously and as part of wider construction teams across the business
• Understanding of CAD software, AutoCAD, Microsoft Office and various construction technology platforms

Highly desirable:

• RICS membership or working towards chartered status
• Experience with BIM coordination and digital construction processes
• Knowledge of NEC and JCT contracts
• RIBA stage management experience
• Understanding of Building Regulations and planning processes

This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful regional construction contractor with excellent growth plans and strong presence across the East Midlands.

As a Design Manager, you'll have the opportunity to shape technical delivery and influence construction project outcomes with clear scope for career progression to Senior Design Manager or Technical Director roles.

Competitive package includes:

• Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 (depending on experience)
• Company car or car allowance (including electric vehicle options)
• Fun, team-oriented working atmosphere with regular social events
• Local construction projects across Nottinghamshire and the Midlands region
• Generous holiday allowance
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Clear career progression pathway within an expanding construction business

Apply Now: Design Manager Job in Nottingham

Kick-start your next design leadership role in construction project delivery today.

Apply now to join a market-leading construction contractor delivering some of the Midlands' most exciting construction schemes. If your application is successful, we’ll contact you with 48 hours and send you full details about the company, construction projects and career development opportunities.

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