Senior Design Manager

Senior Design Manager - Leeds

A Top 10 building contractor is searching for a Senior Design Manager to join the growing technical team delivering prestigious D&B projects across Yorkshire ranging from £5m - £45m.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Design Manager to work with a leading contractor operating across education, healthcare, leisure, and MoD frameworks alongside delivering negotiated and competitively tendered developments with the commercial and mixed-use sectors.

Why Apply:

Are you a Design Management professional with a passion for managing projects which make a REAL difference to the communities we live and work in? Do you love taking hold of a project and managing from pre-construction phase through to handover?

Our client is one of the UK's leading construction groups, they have developed an excellent reputation for delivering quality buildings to programme, to budget and to the satisfaction of their clients which secures them a high level of repeat business. They are a 'people first' business which is focused on investment into the team's continued professional development and training. They champion progression, offer great packages, and flexible working too!

Requirements:

1. Strong technical knowledge of architectural, building services, structural, civil design solutions
2. Experience delivering D&B projects as a Design Manager
3. Strong knowledge of CDM and Building Regulations
4. Experience working for Tier 1 or Tier 2 contractor

Responsibilities & Duties:

1. Review the technical aspects of details put forward by architects and engineers
2. Coordinate changes with the Design team to ensure best value
3. Lead design team meetings and coordinate build process
4. Liaise with client and consultant throughout the project

Key Benefits:

1. Top 10 Building Contractor with excellent reputation
2. Genuine progression opportunities
3. Full order book for 2025 & 2026
4. Great training and development

Salary & Package:

1. Great basic salary of £70,000 - £75,000
2. Company car or allowance (£6,000)
3. Performance related bonus
4. Pension & Healthcare

To qualify for the higher rate of pay you must be able to demonstrate a track record as a Senior Design Manager delivering construction projects for a Tier 1 or Tier 2 building contractor ranging from £5m+.

Our client offers an excellent benefits package which includes the option to buy and sell up to 3 days holiday, private medical assurance, and additional company benefits such as voucher schemes, paid membership fees alongside flexible benefits such as personal insurances and agile working (role dependent).

For any further information on this Senior Design Manager vacancy please apply with your CV attached or contact Tia Cooke at Saxton Recruitment on (phone number removed).

Key Roles: Senior Design Manager / Senior D&B Manager / Design Manager

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