Assistant Design Manager - High‑Rise Re‑Cladding Loughton, Essex (4 days in office, 1 day remote) £40,000 - £50,000 Benefits, Flexible Hours The Headlines Join a specialist construction business delivering high-rise re‑cladding and façade remediation projects across London and the Southeast. Work on technically challenging projects improving safety and compliance on residential buildings. Key focus on coordinating design, procurement, and consultant management. Excellent salary with clear progression to Senior and Principal Design Manager roles. What You'll Be Doing Support delivery of high‑rise re‑cladding and façade remediation projects — working closely with technical managers, consultants, and contractors. Help prepare and manage design programmes to ensure high‑quality design information is delivered on time and on budget. Coordinate with structural engineers, façade specialists, and local authorities to secure planning and Building Regulation approvals. Assist in tendering: gather quotes, negotiate with specialist subcontractors, and feed into cost control. Liaise with site and pre-construction teams to respond to design queries and ensure design is buildable. Track and manage consultant fees, maintain documentation, and produce regular reports. Contribute to ensuring compliance, safety, and quality in all design deliverables. Why This Company Is a Great Place to Work Join a family-owned, technically excellent business with over 60 years' heritage, deeply rooted in its values: collaborative, responsible, committed, and respectful. Work for a recognised leader in safety‑critical remediation - their specialist works division handles fire‑safety, façade remediation, and building‑safety upgrade projects. Be part of major, high-impact frameworks - including a £1.35 billion building & fire safety framework for public sector partners plus a £300 million remediation programme. You'll be supported by a business that invests in people and development — they run a degree‑apprentice management trainee programme to help people grow their careers. Stability & resilience: the company has returned to profit recently and maintains a strong order book and pipeline. Who You Are Someone with prior design‑coordination or technical support experience — ideally in façade, remediation, or building‑safety works or working on high rise RC frame projects for main contractors A strong organiser, communicative, and commercially minded Eager to learn, take on responsibility, and work within a collaborative environment Technically competent (Excel, Word, project-related software) Friendly, reliable, and process-driven What You'll Get A competitive salary of £40,000-£50,000 plus benefits Flexible working pattern: 4 days in the Loughton office, 1 day working from home A clear career path into Senior and Principal Design Manager roles Exposure to challenging, socially significant projects that improve building safety Mentorship from expert design and technical managers Work within a values-led business with a long-term focus on people, quality, and social value How to Apply Click "Apply" on this job board Email your CV to: Alex @ Reinforcedltd. co. uk (just remove the spaces) Call me (Alex Wallace) for a chat or more info Or connect on LinkedIn (Alex Wallace) and send me a message Even if you're not 100% ready to make a move, feel free to reach out — I'd love to talk through the role and your career ambitions