About this Role: Ambitious/experienced Design Manager required by the Winchester office of this busy Southern Regional contractor to take the lead and manage the design process for 2-2 projects in the Hampshire/Sussex areas. Current workload includes projects in the healthcare, local authority, leisure and small commercial refurbishment sectors ranging £3m to £15m in value. Reporting to the Area Manager and working closely with the relevant Contracts Manager and Project Managers, you will manage the design development and input to the buildability aspects of schemes typically through second stage preconstruction and throughout the construction phase on site. Duties will include: Management of the design development for projects; Appointment and management of consultant design team; Chairing regular design team meetings; Regular liaison with key clients and stakeholder, trusts and end users Engagement with and managing specialist sub-contractor design teams; Agreement of information required schedule; Ensuring key dates achieved; Dealing with local authorities to achieve planning permissions; Review of construction design information for buildability, compliance with contractors proposals, employers requirements, budget, current building legislation, etc; Identifying opportunities for value engineering where appropriate; Proactive issue resolution; Overall managing the smooth and timely delivery of detailed desig...