Senior Design Manager

The Vacancy

We have an opportunity for a Senior Design Manager to join our established Smartspace division where the primary focus will be to provide visible leadership, direction and insight in the safe delivery of refurbishment and fit-out schemes to the Business Unit.

Key Accountabilities will include:

• Manage the production of the Contractors Proposals, ensuring they are complete, unambiguous, have been reviewed by the bid team, and have been updated to include all post tender negotiations
• Produce and negotiate the project specific designer agreements (using the Company standard format except where novation agreements exist) scope of works and the design management plan ensuring they are agreed and fully understood by all parties
• Ensure the design has been reviewed on all projects with respect to mitigating Health and Safety issues prior to construction and ensure that hazards are noted on all drawings at each stage of their production
• With all relevant parties, produce and manage a realistic design programme and information required schedule to satisfy design, procurement and construction requirements
• Manage the design on site with the assistance of other site based resource by implementing the design management procedures to ensure the timely production of information is issued, within budget, fully coordinated and buildable
• Review or participate in PDRs for all staff for which the Senior Design Manager has functional responsibility
• Assist the Principal Design Manager in the implementation of Continuous Improvement programmes and innovation

We are looking for candidates with a proven track record of managing design delivery within the Interiors Cat A and Cat B new fit out and refurbishment sector. You may be a Chartered Architect, Engineer or a MCIOB. You should have advanced knowledge of contracts and construction materials, methods and technology with the capability of managing the delivery of design for interior fit out projects ranging from £1M to £15M. You will have managed a team operating in a wide diverse range of sectors and have a strong commitment to adherence of HSE legislation and will be able to demonstrate knowledge of planning techniques, procurement and management systems, risk management, life cycle cost and value creation.

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 be capable of working across one or more customer accounts and leading a regional team of design managers.

Work for Wates

Wates 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.