Job Title: Senior Design Manager
Location: Manchester

This a great opportunity for an experienced Senior Design Manager to join one of the leading Tier 1 Contractors in the UK who specialise in prestigious high-end projects that can be valued anywhere between £15m - £200m.

They work across a variety of sectors including the industrial, residential, sports & leisure, hotel, healthcare, education & student accommodation.

Due to their repeat business and success, they have grown the business to turnover £1b annually and have the platform and experience to build on their existing order book.

The role - Senior Design Manager

As a Senior Design Manager you will be a key part of the team and will report directly into the Regional Design Director and Project Director. You will be responsible for managing the design requirements for upcoming and ongoing projects across the Manchester region as well as being a point of contact for junior staff.

The initial project is a large £50m industrial unit and you will be responsible for ensuring the appropriate provision of design, design management and resource during the mobilisation phase of a project as well as being responsible for leading the Contractor's design management team on the project.

Duties & responsibilities:

• Identify and collate the technical requirements of the project during tender and project start-up phases.
• Produce design scope definition document and Design Responsibilities Matrix.
• Liaise with prospective designers to agree resource, design programme, design deliverables and milestones.
• Manage production of tender-stage design.
• Oversee finalization and implementation of project specific arrangements for management and delivery of Contractor's design.

Requirements as a Senior Design Manager?

• Have a degree or equivalent qualification
• Have experience working within a Main Contractor
• Industrial/logistics experience would be preferred but not necessary

What's on offer?

• They are offering an excellent, market leading basic salary (Up to £75k)
• A car allowance
• Pension 7%
• Discretionary bonus
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance 3-4 x annual salary
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays increasing with time served

If you want to hear more about this Senior Design Manager role please apply with an up-to-date copy of your CV or contact Tom in our Northern office on (phone number removed) or (url removed).