Assistant design manager

Responsibilities: * Ability to lead or assist and manage multi-disciplinary external design teams. * Attending client meetings, site meetings and subcontractor meetings where required. * Basic experience in the leisure, commercial, education and mixed-use markets, designing to both traditional and modern methods of construction. * Review all design deliverables, including specialist supplier elements and interfaces to established that they are within budget, are fully coordinated and are buildable. * Coordinate project team comments and resolve any design related construction queries with the design team. * Knowledge of Building Regulations and the planning process. * Basic understanding of the Building Safety Act. * Ability to interpret Employers Requirements and other documents and assisting with the development of Contractors Proposal. * An understanding of the design and risk management processes. * Produce or assist with design programmes/controls for timely information release to procurement and construction delivery teams. * Commercial awareness and value engineering to increase value to clients and drive down capital costs. * Abide by and help ensure conformity to all business policies and processes. * Assist and contribute to assigned/delegated tasks in a professional manner. The Successful Candidate Will: * Have a Degree, HND or similar qualification in a construction discipline or currently working through a qualification. * Have construction experience; design experience is desirable. * Be articulate and with the skills to produce clear and concise proposals. * Have good IT skills. * Work independently and manage own workload. * Be a good team player working with internal and external teams. * Have excellent inter-personal skills are essential. The benefits The Company actively encourages continued training and offers realistic long-term career opportunities throughout the business