Design Manager

Design Manager / Senior Design Manager

Permanent, Full-time

Location: Hertfordshire

Salary: Up to £95k + Package

My client are a leading tier 1 main contractor with a strong presence in the UK & Europe and they are currently seeking a Design Manager to work on a variety of projects within the Life Sciences, Healthcare, and Education sectors. You will report directly to the Design Director and play a crucial role in all aspects of Design.

Responsibilities:

• End to end design delivery process starting from brief definition and internal alignment with various stakeholders, to appointment, management and review of external design vendors that carry out design work for projects
• Ensure regular reporting of progress against agreed plans to senior members of Design and Engineering and the associated project managers.
• Advise and ensure corrective action taken promptly to address any design issues
• Ensure quality and value for money received through third party appointments
• Help development of new tools, processes, and procedures for best practice design management
• Develop and manage long term relationships with key third party design and equipment vendors

What is needed from you:

• Degree Educated
• Experience on Life Sciences, Healthcare, or Education projects
• Experience working within multi-disciplinary design teams, preferably in a leading role
• Good written and oral communication skills in English.