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Design Manager

Employer
Willmott Dixon
Location
Birmingham
Salary
Negotiable
Closing date
17 Nov 2019

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Sector
Construction & Property
Hours
Full Time
Flexibility
Set hours
Contract Type
Permanent

Job Details

Our award-winning team create space that help businesses succeed. Combining the strength of a national contractor with the skills of a highly experienced design and fit-out team and completing one-off projects up to £75+ million in value.

As a Sunday Times Top 100 Listed Company (4th place) and the UK's first carbon neutral construction company since 2012, we are proud to have achieved the Queen's Award for Enterprise: Sustainable Development (2016) and Promoting Opportunity (2018). We have also been recognised for outstanding investment in communities with a CommunityMark from Business in the Community.

Willmott Dixon Interiors is currently looking to recruit a Design Manager to join the team based in the Midlands. Candidates should ideally be able to provide leadership and management of design process and allocated resources. Candidate should be contractually astute and be experienced in executing deeds of appointment.

The main role of a Design Manager at Willmott Dixon is to manage the design process, promote integration of disciplines and select, manage and appoint consultants to ensure that they perform in line with their deed and agreed scope of services.

You will therefore be able to overview, monitor and report on design programmes, and also provide technical support to the bid process. In addition you will be developing designs that utilise innovative techniques on multiple/complex projects.

In return we provide to you a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, the opportunities for you to develop your career with Willmott Dixon and the training to make this happen - but most importantly a great place to work with a true family ethos!

The Project

You will be involved on our recent win for the refurbishment of the landmark Wolverhampton Civic Halls and working in the main office at Snow Hill, Birmingham on preconstruction.

Essential Criteria

  • Proven experience of contracting
  • Experience of various forms of construction technology
  • * Understanding of CAD and Microsoft Office
  • Experience of multiple or large scale project delivery
  • Experience of reading and interpreting drawings and technical specifications
  • Experience of managing specialist designers and managing others in your team
  • Minimum relevant level 4 qualification (ONC / NVQ4 etc)
  • Appropriate CSCS card
  • Valid driving licence

Desirable Criteria

  • Navigation experience of design package software
  • Working towards MCIOB/RICS
  • Construction related degree



Willmott Dixon embraces diversity

We are happy to consider flexible working


About Us

Willmott Dixon is one of the largest privately owned Construction businesses in the UK. Our unique selling point is our people. We are passionate about people, with a real focus and drive around continuous development. We strongly believe that this passion has allowed us the success we have enjoyed in recent years. Above everything else you will be joining a values based business: our values are at the centre of every activity we undertake. Having the right talent, coupled with the right culture and values, ensures that we have a sustained future and a trusted brand in our respective markets.
 

Company

Willmott Dixon is the 2nd largest capital works, regeneration and support services. We pride ourselves on our long history, and in being a sustainable company which respects and care for people in the wider environment.

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