Job Description
Design Manager (Façades / Remediation) — permanent, full-time.
A specialist façade & cladding contractor delivering complex remediation and fire-compliance upgrades is hiring a Design Manager to lead technical delivery across multiple UK projects (high-rise residential and mixed-use, including post-Grenfell remediation).
Base: Office-led role from Blaby, Leicester with regular site interface/visits (UK projects).
What you’ll be doing
* Lead and manage an in-house design team
* Coordinate specialist façade subcontract designers
* Oversee technical + construction drawing production
* Ensure dimensional accuracy before fabrication / orders are placed
* Carry out site visits where as-built information is missing
* Liaise with Building Control / BSR where required
* Support remediation proposals and technical solutions with buildability in mind
Must-have
* Proven façade / cladding / EWI design coordination experience - minimum 3 years
* Strong understanding of remediation works and compliance-led delivery
* Confident coordinating multiple façade packages and stakeholders
* Strong AutoCAD capability - minimum 3 years
* Leadership experience in managing personnel
Nice-to-have
* Revit exposure (advantageous, not essential)
* Commercial awareness around procurement, lead times, and order placement
Why this role
* Long-term pipeline in the remediation market
* Real ownership: leadership responsibility and technical influence
* Varied day-to-day: office coordination + practical site interface
If this is interesting and relevant, apply today!