Design Manager

Overview

We are recruiting for a Design Manager to join our Sisk Infrastructure business on our upcoming public realm and highways scheme in Birmingham.

Reporting into the project team you will fully understand and manage the design requirements of the tender/project and to provide assistance and guidance to design co-ordinators where and as appropriate.

John Sisk & Son have been building excellence as a family-owned international construction company by offering trust, certainty and value to our clients whilst being at the heart of change. 

Responsibilities

• Manage design consultants and sub consultants along with design sub-contractors to ensure correct and timely delivery of all design related information for the execution of the works on site
• Manage design co-ordinators and act as mentor to them for the projects they are involved in
• Input into the Employers Requirement/Contractor Proposal Compatibility
• Manage and assist the Design Co-ordinator during the construction phase
• Chair and minute Design meetings and ensure production of information in line with the design

Experience

• Understand the different Client procurement routes
• Experience of working at pre-construction stage
• Understanding of D&B contracts
• Commercial awareness
• Be able to use Microsoft Word / Excel / PowerPoint
• Be able to use View Point for Projects (4Projects)

Qualifications

• Degree in construction related discipline
• Minimum six years’ construction industry experience

Additional Information

Our people are at the heart of our success and our proposition to them is work with purpose, have time for life, build a career with no limits and surround yourself with great people.   

Our Internal Recruitment Team fulfil all vacancies on a direct basis. Unsolicited contact by unapproved agencies (sharing speculative CVs) will not be accepted and introductory fees will not apply.  

At Sisk we are committed to attracting and hiring diverse talent into our organisation. We know the confidence gap and imposter phenomenon can get in the way of meeting remarkable candidates. We also know that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't feel they meet all the criteria. Give your transferable skills the chance to tell the full story. It’s not all about your technical expertise. Don’t hold back, we’d love to hear from you.