Design Manager

Title: Design Manager

Salary: �60-70k + car or car allowance

Location: Golborne

Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week, with overtime as needed

Employment Type: Permanent

• Represent the business as the Designated Individual for Temporary Works in accordance with BS 5975, overseeing procedure management, staff appointments, and subcontractor reviews.
• Lead the creation, approval, and delivery of Temporary Works Solutions, particularly stress assessments using steel, timber, and polymers.
• Utilise Finite Element Analysis for structural assessments.
• Develop 2D and 3D models/drawings using AutoCAD and Inventor.
• Perform line management duties for the growing design team in accordance with company policy.
• Act as the process owner for design-related activities.
• Collaborate with Operations Lead, Project Managers, and Commercial Manager to ensure the technical function is effective and efficient on all live projects.
• Review alternative construction methods and practices.
• Stay updated on new and innovative products.
• Assist in managing and compiling overall project plans.
• Liaise with clients to ensure designs for planning applications comply with statutory and client design standards.
• Organise and manage technical coordination workshops, package reviews, and design team meetings.
• Translate conceptual schemes into efficient and workable commercial solutions.
• Oversee document control related to the registration and distribution of design and technical information.
• Work with key project team members to prepare project costing and design works.
• Review tenders as part of the bid team to assess the quality of received information, identify value engineering opportunities, and prepare contractors' proposals.
• Interrogate consultants' and subcontractors' drawings, holding package review meetings with relevant site team members.
• Keep the Contracts Manager informed of all design and technical issues that may impact productivity and progress.
• Monitor production information and consultant activities against budgetary allowances, reporting any variances.
• Ensure the company's commitment to world-class Health and Safety is reflected in all aspects of your work.
• Ensure all design aspects are fully coordinated.
• Monitor changes from clients, design consultants, subcontractors, and proposed changes by the construction team.

• Minimum of 5 years' experience delivering design solutions from first principles.
• MEng/MSc in a relevant engineering discipline (e.g., Mechanical, Structural, Civil).
• Chartered Engineer with a relevant institution.
• Experience leading technical teams.
• Prior experience as a Design/Engineering Manager is preferred.
• Familiarity with National Grid/Cadent/SGN/NGN specifications and design procedures such as BS 5975, Eurocodes, etc.
• Strong management skills covering staff, clients, commercial, and program management.
• Willingness to travel; a full UK Driving Licence is essential.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than 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.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.