Design Manager

• Job Reference: RADM070323
• Job Title: Design Manager (Commercial Fit Out)
• Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 + bonus / package
• Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland

Design Manager
Are you looking for a Design Manager role? Interested in working for a leading commercial fit-out contractor?

VANRATH are recruiting a Design Manager to work on high quality commercial fit out projects for a leading contractor based in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Remuneration:
c£50,000 to £60,000 + bonus / package

Client:
Our client is a leading commercial fit-out contractor based in Greater Belfast, Northern Ireland. They specialise in high quality commercial fit-out projects covering retail, hospitality, business, sport and healthcare.

The company are going through a period of growth and due to an increase in workload and are looking for a Design Manager to join them on a permanent basis, based in their offices in Belfast.

The Role:
The Design Manager will ultimately be responsible for completing the design on new projects, playing a key role in the delivery of projects through to completion, working with the client team in managing expectations and ensuring satisfaction on cutting edge installations in a number of prestigious projects across the UK and Ireland.

Main Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement Design Management Plans on allocated projects
• Work closely with the commercial team in analysing the project specifications and employers requirements to ensure smooth delivery
• Analyse and program the design resource requirements of the project
• Work alongside the Contracts team in integrating the design output with the construction program
• Organise and chair weekly / biweekly Design Team meetings with the client team ensuring the RFI process is managed, key decisions are agreed and recorded and information is shared with the wider team
• Work closely with the Contracts / Commercial team to effectively manage and record all change requests through the duration of the project
• Lead a team of designers / architects to deliver the project requirements through pre-construction and construction phases
• Ensure the site team and subcontractor teams are supplied with the relevant information to complete the project requirements
• Ensure all in-house, outsourced and subcontractor design elements are aligned and coordinated with current building information
• Assist the estimating department in analysing tender information, generating RFIs and attending interviews / presentations for securing new projects

The Ideal Person:

• Degree qualified or other relevant qualifications
• Track record working for a Main Contractor
• Experience working on commercial fit out projects is ideal
• Design and Build experience is advantageous
• Good IT skills with experience of using MS Office applications, AutoCAD, Adobe Suite
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build relationships with clients
• Experience chairing and leading multidisciplinary design meetings
• Experience in delivering BREEAM
• Experience on BIM Projects / Software

For further information on this vacancy, or any other Built Environment job in Belfast or wider Northern Ireland, please apply via the link below or contact Robert Apps for a confidential discussion