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Design Manager

Galliford Try 🇬🇧 City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Full-time

The Design Manager will lead the design process, managing relationships with clients, subcontractors, and project teams to ensure efficient delivery. They are responsible for mitigating design risks, ensuring compliance with CDM 2015, and monitoring design quality throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

  • The Design Manager will lead the design process, managing relationships with clients, subcontractors, and project teams to ensure efficient delivery. They are responsible for mitigating design risks, ensuring compliance with CDM 2015, and monitoring design quality throughout the project lifecycle.

Requirements

  • Candidates should have experience with CDM 2015 regulations and a strong understanding of construction methodology and buildability. Excellent communication skills and the ability to manage commercial design changes are essential for this role.

Benefits

  • Wellbeing programme
  • Discounts on products
  • Advice and support
  • Leadership development framework
  • Apprenticeship programmes
  • Career paths initiative
  • Agile working programme

Key Skills

Leadership Client relationship management Subcontractor coordination Design risk mitigation CDM 2015 compliance Construction methodology knowledge Buildability expertise Design quality monitoring Commercial design change management Effective communication Project delivery planning Cross‑functional team collaboration Regulatory compliance Problem solving Decision making Negotiation Stakeholder management Documentation control Agile project practices Mentoring junior staff

About Galliford Try

Galliford Try is a leading UK contractor, and a member of the FTSE 250, passionate about providing high quality buildings and infrastructure for communities across the nation. With expertise in providing whole life solutions to both private and public clients, we have a strong track record in our chosen sectors of Building, Highways and Environment. Our network of offices across England and Scotland, provide local delivery to their regional markets, all underpinned by the strength of a nationwide FTSE business.

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