Design Manager

Job title:

Design Manager

Company:

Wates

Job description

The VacancyWe have a fantastic opportunity for a Design Manager to join our Wates team within our Planned Maintenance division based in Yorkshire. You will be covering various contracts where the primary focus will be to assist management of the design on specific planned projects (high rise buildings), typically from winning the tender through to completion.Key Accountabilities will include:

• Produce agree and manage, with all relevant parties, a realistic design programme and information required schedule to satisfy design, procurement and construction requirements.
• Manage the design on site with where appropriate the assistance of other site based resource implementing the design management procedures to ensure the timely production of information.
• Where applicable manage/assist in the production of the Contractors proposals, ensuring they are complete, unambiguous, and have been reviewed by the bid team, and have been updated to include all post tender negotiations.
• Ensure that all design deliverables are reviewed to establish they are within budget, are fully coordinated and are buildable.
• Review the design with respect to mitigating Health and Safety issues prior to construction.
• Ensure the project team are working to the agreed Contractors Proposals.
• Where nominated control design change process management.
• Where nominated organise and chair regular design team meetings.
• Provide guidance to the project team on design related issues.

To be successful in the role you will be an effective communicator with a positive, passionate and engaging approach when supporting and educating the business. You will have excellent Senior Design Management experience.Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link:Work for WatesWates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.AwardsBEST PROJECT Inside Housing Development AwardsWINNER 2022 Construction News Awards WinnerGOLD AWARD Investors in People 2022GOLD AWARD Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) National Site AwardsTOP 50 EMPLOYERS 2022 Top 50 Employers for WomenWINNER 2022 Working Families Best Practice AwardsDocuments

Expected salary

Location

Yorkshire & the Humber

Job date

Fri, 02 May 2025 03:15:48 GMT

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