Design Manager

Design Manager

A project based role with responsibilities to manage design on small projects with straightforward design interfaces.
People in this role will draw on previous knowledge to define project specific processes and strategy for design management appropriate to the size of project.

People in this role will take full accountability and responsibility for Design Management on projects at bid and delivery stages.
They will:

• Understand and comply with the requirements of the company design management processes.
• Define project specific design management processes and strategy.
• Manage the project design resource and team profile
• Lead and provide technically excellent design solutions which meet the requirements of the customer and key partners
• Undertake and lead design reviews and co-ordination meetings
• Manage and co-ordinate the design process through the project design stages/gateways
• Challenge the brief and bring fresh thinking, innovation and continuous improvement
• Ensure adherence to the design brief/scope of service and develop sub-contract design scopes of service
• Produce a fully co-ordinated design programme
• Monitor and report on design progress against programme
• Coordinate the activities of the design team, contractors, client, statutory bodies and other third parties
• Ensure change is controlled is accounted for, authorised and implemented, as necessary, with the project manager and client