Title: Senior Design Manager

Location: Cardiff

Salary: £60,000 to £65,000 + package (see below)

Sector: Main contractor: Construction, Refurbishment, Cladding replacement

Start Date: ASAP

The Company

Our client is a leading regional main contractor with an established reputation across multiple regions. Typical projects are between £1m and £20m in value on construction and refurbishment projects including large scale cladding replacement schemes. The company has an excellent pipeline of work within the South Wales and West and is a fast growing business with significant progression opportunity. The company is forward thinking and offers excellent flexibility and hybrid working.

Design Manager - The Role

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Design Manager to join the team based in the Cardiff office, in a mix of site, office (1-2 times per fortnight) and largely remote/flexible working. This is a unique role where you will not be focused on one or two projects, but instead overarching above the Project Managers and Contracts Managers to make sure they are sufficiently managing Design implementation, while overseeing process and ensuring timeframes are being met.

You must have pre and post construction delivery experience in a Design Management role for a main contractor, but this could be as an accomplished Project Manager.

Design Manager - The Person

• Solid experience with either a national or regional main contractor.
• Experience as Design Manager or D&B Project Manager.
• Demonstrable experience working on post construction design and build projects is essential.
• Experience on large projects of at least £7m in value preferred.
• Innovative – ability to identify better ways of doing things.
• A good communicator, able to liaise between different departments in order to achieve a common goal.

The Reward

• Competitive salary.
• Car allowance.
• Company benefits package (Death in service, Healthcare, Pension + more).
• Varied projects across sectors.
• Continued local work within the region.

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