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Design Manager

Wates Group 🇬🇧 Castle Donington, England, United Kingdom

Full-time Manager

The Design Manager will manage design programmes and information schedules to support procurement and construction activities. They are responsible for ensuring designs are compliant, commercially viable, and mitigate health and safety risks.

Responsibilities

  • The Design Manager will manage design programmes and information schedules to support procurement and construction activities. They are responsible for ensuring designs are compliant, commercially viable, and mitigate health and safety risks.

Requirements

  • Candidates must hold a degree or equivalent experience in a relevant construction discipline. Experience managing construction design on large projects within regulated industries such as MoJ or MoD is required.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and bonus
  • Car allowance or company car
  • Travel expenses
  • Private medical cover
  • Pension with 8% employer contribution
  • Health and wellbeing programme
  • 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • 26 weeks fully paid maternity leave
  • 12 weeks fully paid paternity leave

Key Skills

Design program management Information schedule management Construction design coordination Regulatory compliance Commercial viability assessment Health and safety risk mitigation Stakeholder management Cross‑disciplinary team coordination Project planning Schedule development Construction procurement processes Technical documentation BIM knowledge Leadership Communication skills Problem solving Decision making Risk management Organizational skills Negotiation

About Wates Group

The Wates Group was established in 1897 and is one of the leading privately-owned construction, development and property services companies in the UK. We employ almost 6,000 people, working with a range of clients and partners from across the public and private sectors. Also, we strive to continue our DEI efforts to ensure a supportive workplace through our initiatives and employee networks. We are proud to sponsor Premiership Women's Rugby, driving impactful change to redefine what inclusion and equal opportunity look like in rugby and the built environment industry.

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