Our client is a multi-disciplinary project management consultancy firm, looking for a Design Manager who can engage with their multi-disciplinary design teams to shape how design management is carried out on their projects. If you have experience of running complex projects as a Lead Consultant, or Project Architect this could be a good step-up for your career.

What you need to do to be effective in this role?
• Apply professional Design Management across various new build construction projects such as life science, data centres.
• Show ambition and a willingness to work flexibly, both in our regional offices and on-site.
• Develop personal growth opportunities for the team.
• Maintain quality service by enforcing quality and customer service standards and recommending system improvements.
• A good understanding of the RIBA Plan of Work and experience through pre- and post-contract stages.

What are the day to day role duties?
• Defining design programmes, design deliverables and communications across multiple complex projects.
• Supporting the Lead Consultant in project administration and reporting.
• Leading design team meetings with internal and external consultants.
• Supporting Client technical approval processes and internal quality assurance.
• Leading the Design team to ensure projects are set up for success.

The skills and experience you need to have for this role
• Managing design teams and projects as Lead Consultant.
• Relevant design industry experience, with a background on large complex projects, such as Architecture or Engineering, ideally with chartered status.
• Be proficient in the use of digital tools to manage the design process such as MS Excel, MS Project, and document management platforms.
• Experience of defining BIM deliverables and design programming is advantageous.

Personal Attributes
• Be a pro-active leader of teams with excellent attention to detail.
• Be able to work autonomously on projects and have confidence in managing large design teams.
• Adaptable to work on a range of project sectors and scales.

Please note, we are only able to respond back to applicants with the relevant experience who are short-listed for this position at this time