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Skilled Careers are recruiting for a Design Manager with one of Kent's leading contractors. Are you a Design Manager looking for that next role
- Position: Design Manager
- Location: Central Kent
- Contract type: Permanent
- Salary: £ competitive
- Package: Car allowance, private healthcare and company pension
- Skilled Careers contact: Mark Dixon (Maidstone branch)
- Job posted date: September 2025
The company:
One of Kent's leading main contractors delivering new build and refurbishment construction projects valued between £2.5 - £16 million across the county.
The role:
Due to ongoing successful awards and a strong flow tenders, this is a new position joining an established design team. As a Design Manager you will be based in the Kent office supporting them in tendering and delivering a variety or Design & Build along with Traditional contracts which feature large contractors designer portions.. Your day to day role will include:
- Analyse enquiry documents
- Management and delivery of design information and design process during pre-construction and throughout the construction phase.
- Production of design programmes, design scopes, design responsibility matrices, appointments and schedules.
- Management and coordination of external consultants.
- Drive innovation and Value Engineering to maximise value to clients and ensuring profit targets are achieved.
- Progress and monitor design issues to ensure contractors & consultants achieve information delivery dates.
- Attend tender reviews, pre-start meetings and ongoing project performance reviews.
About you:
This role is for you if you have:
- A proven track record of delivering new build and refurbishment schemes for a Principal/Main Contractor.
- Ability to plan, organise, programme and manage workloads.
- Have experience of site/contract procedures.
- Understanding of Building Regulations and Planning Permission procedures.
- Commercial aware.
- Understanding of client procurement routes
- This contractor values people with transferable skills so if you have a background in site operations prior to moving into design it would be an advantage but isn't essential.
Whats in it for you:
- A competitive salary based on experience.
- Car allowance based on salary banding.
- Private healthcare.
- Company pension.
- Opportunity to join a growing team and further your career with a forward thinking agile business
If the above interest you please click 'apply now'
