Design Office Manager (Construction)
£30,000 - £35,000 + Company Benefits + Healthcare + Pension + Bonus
Office-Based | Fast-Paced Engineering Environment
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Office Manager or similar looking for a step-up into a leadership role in a busy Design office with huge development and progression opportunities into Design Engineering within a global Specialist?
This is a rare opportunity for someone from a busy office, operations or coordination background to move into a Design & Estimating environment - with technical training provided. The focus is organisation, delegation and control, not hands‑on design.
This role suits someone who already manages people or workloads and wants a bigger challenge in a more structured, technical setting. You'll sit at the centre of the Design & Estimating team, controlling enquiries, allocating work and keeping the team running efficiently.
Features of the Role
* Acting as first point of control for incoming design enquiries
* Reviewing, prioritising and allocating work across the team
* Managing workloads, turnaround times and bottlenecks
* Reallocating work to maintain efficiency
* Producing simple reports on workflow and capacity
* Supporting and guiding team members day‑to‑day
* Maintaining structure and organisation in a fast‑paced environment
This is a coordination and leadership role, not a hands‑on design position.
Advantages of Working in This Team
* Full training on drawings, systems and products
* Step‑up role into a specialist engineering environment
* Clear responsibility and authority over workflow
* Busy, structured and professional office environment
* Long‑term development into higher coordination or Engineering Design roles
About the Role
* Controls and allocates all design team enquiries
* Manages workload and performance across the team
* Acts as the organisational backbone of the department
About the Person
* Background in a busy office, operations or coordination role
* Comfortable leading people and managing priorities
* Calm, organised and confident under pressure
Benefits
* £30,000 - £35,000 salary (DOE)
* Full technical training provided
* Structured office hours
* Stable, permanent position
* Long‑term progression opportunity
Click Apply Now to be considered.
This vacancy is advertised by Roundhouse Recruitment Limited.
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.
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