Design Manager

Allstaff Professional Services Division are delighted to bring to the market the role of Design Manager for a well-established manufacturing company based in the Whiteinch area of Glasgow. This is a full-time, permanent role based on site. Hours of work are Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4 pm or 9 am to 5 pm (37.5 hours per week).

The Design Manager will take leadership and management of the design process, reviewing awarded projects to ensure all required information is available.

Product solutions need to be integrated to ensure project and building control compliance. Working with colleagues in the drawings team, designs must be integrated into the building while reviewing the structural requirements. At the same time, the Design Manager will work with the technical team to ensure products are correctly scheduled to their location, detail, and purpose.

Projects will be primarily residential and will range in size from small-scale single properties of around five homes to large-scale multi-storey, multi-phase developments with up to 500 homes.

Key Responsibilities

• Take a leadership role in managing the design process for design and install contracts, ensuring that all design work carried out internally and externally is completed in line with contractual, technical, and time requirements.
• Review awarded projects and distribute workloads across the team.
• Co-ordinate the design process internally and externally, working closely with all relevant stakeholders.
• Directly manage and support the internal drawings process to ensure client expectations are met for timelines and quality, developing details into practical solutions covering section detail, product elevations, and types.
• Co-ordinate the technical process to ensure clearly scheduled product data is maintained for each element of the build.
• Ensure all technical submissions and supporting data are developed and maintained for issue on each project, including the creation and submission of the Design Programme and Design Responsibility Matrices.
• Co-ordinate third-party engineers to ensure compliance with structural and thermal calculations.
• Provide input at the pre-construction phase, supporting the estimating team and clients with design solutions where required.
• Chair design team meetings and technical workshops; prepare project reports, sample schedules, and technical submittals.
• Work with the design, manufacturing, and installation teams to minimise costs, delays, and disruption on site by applying the most effective design methods and concepts. Maintain awareness of value engineering to ensure projects remain on budget.

Requirements

• Strong communicator in both spoken and written English.
• Experience and qualifications in construction or project management with AutoCAD skills.
• Ability to interpret, work with, and communicate information from technical drawings, specifications, building standards/regulations, and other contract documentation.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and a high level of numeracy.
• Excellent client service and communication skills, with the ability to liaise confidently at all levels internally and externally.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, confident using formulas, handling large datasets in Excel, and managing multiple inboxes in Outlook.
• Strong organisational and multitasking abilities.
• Demonstrable experience of working to deadlines.

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Experience of UK-wide building regulations, including new “gateway” requirements.
• Experience across multiple types of construction.
• Knowledge of Passivhaus Standard.
• Knowledge of warranty providers such as NHBC and Premier.

Salary: £45,000 to £50,000 depending on experience.

If you are interested in this Design Manager role then we encourage you to apply for this opportunity or contact us directly.

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