Design manager

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Sector: Creative and Design
Role: Manager
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

The Vacancy

Wates Construction are looking for a Design Manager to join our Major Projects Team focussing on high profile, technically complex projects across multiple sectors.

If you are passionate about design, working within a team environment and have proven technical skills looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh new ideas, and elevate yourself within the industry, then join us and help to create tomorrow together.

This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our Design Managers are a valuable part of our business, driving quality outcomes, enhancing buildability and fostering innovation. Design Managers work collaboratively with our industry specialists and in-house technical experts to ensure that the design develops in accordance with the brief with a firm focus on added value, compliance, commercial viability, and best practice.

As our Design Manager you will:

1. Work with all relevant parties to produce and manage a realistic design programme and information required schedule to facilitate design, procurement and construction activities.
2. Support the implementation of Continuous Improvement initiatives and innovation.
3. Ensure the design has been reviewed and verified to achieve compliance and mitigate Health and Safety, design and buildability issues prior to construction and identify key risks and opportunities at each stage of the design and delivery process.

WHAT WE OFFER

1. Competitive salary & profit share scheme.
2. Flexible working.
3. Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade).
4. Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates).
5. Extensive corporate benefits including Private Medical, Pension 8% employers' contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more.
6. One of the best learning and development programmes which is customizable to support your career progression goals.
7. Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.
8. Industry leading family leave benefits to include 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.

To find out more about LIFE AT WATES please click on the following link: LIFE AT WATES.

As a responsible and inclusive employer, we are committed to equality and are proud to have been recognised for this through a range of accolades including gold accreditation with Investors in People. We are also a Disability Confident employer.

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.

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.

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