Design Manager

Design Manager – Built Environment

Location : UK-Hertfordshire-Hatfield

Overview :

Design Manager to join our clients team in Hatfield. Full-time permanent role. Competitive salary, and benefits package.

The main purpose of this role is to lead design from pre-construction through to construction, taking full technical responsibility for allocated projects. The Design Manager will also provide full design and technical support during the tendering process. Experience in leading the design of major refurbishment, fire remediation, and re-cladding of Higher Risk Buildings (HRBs) is advantageous. This role may include line management of an Assistant Design Coordinator, Design Coordinator, or Senior Design Coordinator

Design and Technical Responsibilities :

• Lead consultant and survey tendering and procurement.
• Conduct thorough design risk appraisals to support tenders.
• Review Employers Requirements (ERs) and contribute to Contractor’s Proposals.
• Develop robust design and preconstruction programmes for tenders.
• Lead client meetings during bid and preconstruction phases as required.
• Manage consultant and survey appointments, ensuring scope and terms align with project needs.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with consultants.
• Ensure design fee budgets are managed effectively and within scope.
• Obtain consultant design programmes and integrate them into a single detailed design delivery
• programme.
• Track and report progress against design delivery programmes.
• Chair design team meetings and communicate clear expectations for deliverables.
• Monitor consultant performance and ensure timely delivery of high-quality design information.
• Review all design information for compliance with contracts, buildability, cost-effectiveness, and
• statutory regulations.
• Monitor design changes and manage change control processes.

Collaboration and Stakeholder Management :

Process Improvement and Team Development :

Safety :

On offer is a competitive salary, and benefit package, which includes

Experience