Title: Design Manager Location: Exeter Salary: £55,000 to £70,000 car allowance package Sector: Construction, Main contractor - Refurbishment, New Build Start Date: ASAP Design Manager - The Company: Our client is one of the most successful privately owned main contractors in Devon with a strong reputation and excellent client relationships across varied work streams. Typical projects are between £200k and £12m in value across New Build, Refurbishment and fitout. The company has an excellent pipeline of work within the Southwest and is a fast growing business with exceptional progression opportunity. Design Manager - The Role: A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Design Manager with varied experience in main contracting across varied (non residential) projects. You will be an important part of the team working on pre-construction and post contract elements across a diverse range of project. This would suit someone keen to join an energetic, fast paced and entrepreneurial environment. You will be a 'hands on' Design Manager in the on site coordination of new build projects. Design Manager- Accountabilities and key tasks: * Arranging and chairing the Design team meetings to lead the process with the consultants and subcontract designers, issuing minutes and ensuring the resulting actions are actioned * Collate and manage the contract specifications, drawing and related documents for the construction process * Carrying drawing reviews issuing comments then ensuring all comments are added accordingly to the design * Carry out technical reviews of any proposed works to ensure contractual and technical compliance. * Prepare and manage the Design and procurement schedule and issue information release schedules to set design target dates * Offer input and design reviews into the procurement process * Providing design support to Project Management teams. * Review and implement value engineering opportunities * Utilising specialist consultants coordinate the information and design to ensure BREEAM and Part L compliance are attained as required. * Coordinate the submission of information to satisfy Building Control compliance * Coordinate the submission of information to satisfy all planning conditions are discharged * Lead Design review workshop with the client / tenant to ensure understanding and satisfaction with proposed works * Manage the Design Change Proposals for client sign off * Submitting Design information to the client team and recording, tracking and closing out any comments and queries that arise * Issue, track and close out any Requests For Information that arise to enable the design to be completed. * Assist in the collation of the O&M Health and Safety file Design Manager - The Person * You will have solid experience with either a national or regional main contractor * MUST have strong experience in Commercial (non-residential) sectors * Hands on - site based Design Manager who can cordinate the design pon projects * Demonstrable experience working on pre and post-construction design and build projects. * Experience working on projects to £5m plus * Innovative - ability to identify better ways of doing things * A good communicator, able to liaise between different departments in order to achieve a common goal. Design Manager - The Reward: * Competitive salary * Company benefits package * Varied projects across sectors * Continued local work within the Southwest region. * Flexible working Please contact Foresight Search for more information on this, or any other vacancy