Details:
- Salary: £250 - 300 - Day
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Day
- Location: Birmingham
- Date: 1 day ago
Description:
Design Manager
Location: Birmingham
Salary: Competitive
Vacancy Type: Freelance/Temporary
We are looking to recruit a design manager on a temp basis. The role would be based in our Midlands office and applications welcomed from those with project and design management backgrounds.
Our Design Managers play a key role in supporting the design process via the provision of specialist project and commercial management services including:
Planning and programming of design projects
Internal and external commercial management
Resource co-ordination across design disciplines, projects and sectors.
Supply chain procurement and management
Scope and deliverables definition and progress monitoring and reporting
Working closely with project directors to manage quality assurance and project controls
Appointment and fee negotiation
This is a contractual, full-time role and we are seeking a pro-active and motivated individual with the ambition
THE CLIENT
My client is Main Tier NO1 contractor, who have a dedicated design division, they are heavily involved within construction and refurbishment works, from designing homes, workplaces or public spaces, they are a forwrad thinking and dynamic business.
THE INDIVIDUAL:
The ideal candidate will have experience of the building design process and project management/ commercial issues, or work in a related design/project management role already.
In addition, the ideal candidate will:
Have strong communication and people skills with the ability to work well within the dynamics of
design and client teams.
Be commercially aware and comfortable with interpreting and applying contractual
documentation.
Have strong mathematical and data analysis skills.
Be aware of the challenges and opportunities of working within a creative environment.
Have knowledge of project management software such as Microsoft Project and an awareness
of project planning techniques.
Have strong organisation skills, with the ability to juggle projects with differing deadlines.
Have good knowledge of Microsoft applications including Excel