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Design Manager

Wates Group 🇬🇧 Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Full-time Manager

Manage and coordinate design processes throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring design information is coordinated, compliant, buildable, and aligned with project requirements and delivery programmes. Work with consultants, clients, supply chain partners, and project teams to manage design risks, resolve technical challenges, contribute to pre-construction activities, and support construction and handover.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and coordinate design processes throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring design information is coordinated, compliant, buildable, and aligned with project requirements and delivery programmes. Work with consultants, clients, supply chain partners, and project teams to manage design risks, resolve technical challenges, contribute to pre-construction activities, and support construction and handover.

Requirements

  • The role requires an experienced Design Manager with a strong understanding of construction design management and experience on medium to large projects. Candidates should be able to manage consultant teams, coordinate design information, assess risks and opportunities, communicate effectively with stakeholders, and hold a relevant construction, engineering, architectural, or design-related qualification.

Benefits

  • Competitive Salary
  • Benefits Package
  • Learning And Development Opportunities
  • Career Progression Opportunities

Key Skills

Design management Construction design coordination Risk assessment Stakeholder communication Team leadership Project lifecycle management Compliance and standards Buildability analysis Consultant coordination Supply‑chain collaboration Pre‑construction planning Construction handover processes Effective communication Problem solving 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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