We are recruiting for a Design Manager to join a Tier 1 contractor to work on a number of schemes in the Surrey, Crawley, Reigate and South West London areas. The company is one of the most successful privately owned profitable contractors in the country, with Southern operations based from their office near Reading and a turnover in excess of £1 billion a year.
Schemes in the pipeline include £30 million DFE school schemes, Spec Office developments, and several Hi Rise student schemes. They target schemes between £30 and £90 million on frameworks and repeat business opportunities with long-term clients. They will also identify and target single-stage regeneration and development schemes up to £150 million, including large schools, multi-phased education schemes, student accommodation, PRS developments, high rise office and residential schemes, distribution hubs, and large multi-use retail and leisure developments.
The role includes early involvement at tender and bid stage, working with the estimating and commercial teams to carry out a detailed investigation into the scheme and work on key packages to explore and identify both opportunities and potential issues with critical pathways. You will be responsible for the information flow between clients, consultants, subcontractors, and your internal teams, taking the lead on the framework schemes.
You will manage the scheme from tender, bid, and contract award to the construction phase on site. Responsibilities include management and implementation of the design with the project manager and site delivery teams, managing RFIs, change processes, CDM regulations, and overseeing handover, commissioning, and production of O&M manuals.
You should ideally have worked for a tier 1 or larger regional contractor on schemes above £10 million and have experience with both D&B projects and framework negotiations. Candidates must demonstrate excellent work practices, attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to identify opportunities and potential issues.
They are looking for experienced Design Managers as well as senior staff as part of their controlled growth and development. This is a brilliant time to join the business, which offers a competitive salary and package, hybrid working options, full training, bespoke development packages, and unlimited opportunities for advancement.
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
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