Design Manager

Location

North East England | United Kingdom

Job description

Some see emptiness. We see a blank canvas.

Design Manager

Location: Baltic Place, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear

Challenges. Opportunities. Solutions. At Robertson, we see them our way. We’re bold enough to ask questions. Brave enough to look at things differently. Confident enough to be ourselves. Join us and you’ll join the UK’s largest family-owned construction, infrastructure, and support services business. And as Design Manager you’ll be part of a team that’s doing incredible things – for ourselves, for the built environment around us, and for a truly sustainable future

Overseeing the Design process, you’ll exemplify our commitment to Health & Safety, and ensuring quality and best practice will be second nature to you

• Manage the development of all Contractor design within the project
• Ensuring strict adherence to all design and build procedures
• Ensure the design and delivery program is always adhered to
• Co-ordinate external contractors with the Design team
• Develop and finalise various works packages
• Ensure the external contractor’s elements of the project are developed in accordance with the project specifications and drawings achieving the desired quality
• Effectively manage and co-ordinate sub-contractors works packages and design information flow
• Chair Co-ordination Meetings and Subcontractor Design Meetings and any other such meetings as necessary
• Responsible for contract administration for the contractor’s design portion packages
• Assist in providing monthly internal and external site performance reports covering design, design development, risk and procurement / off site manufacture.
• Assist the commercial team with subcontract issues and any divergence from the tendered bid

We look for our Design Managers to be degree qualified in a construction related subject with extensive experience within a design management role. You will be confident in your decisions and calm and quick to adjust to unexpected challenges. You will be ambitious and want a career where you can grow and progress

Working the Robertson Way

Joining us isn’t just about seeing things our way. It’s also about working the Robertson Way too, by bringing our 5 guiding principles to life. Here’s what that means…

We listen

Listening enables us to work positively and collaboratively, and gives customers, partners and colleagues the assurance that their voices are always heard.

We are professional

Our mix of prudence and diligence, care and attention to detail means that our customers have certainty and assurance in everything we do and trust us to deliver.

We take responsibility

Each of us is accountable for what we do. From the smallest detail to team safety and caring for our communities and the environment, we know that everything matters.

We are determined to succeed

Every challenge is an opportunity. We work collaboratively and focus on safety, productivity and quality to find solutions we can be proud of and that provide a positive, lasting benefit.

We are one team

We work as one - in our teams and partnerships, and with our customers. We respect each contribution, and everyone stands up to be counted. We are Team Robertson.

In return, we offer a wide range of rewards and benefits, including 33 days annual leave, a great pension and valuable life assurance. What’s more, you’ll also be able to make the most of a range of brilliant extras. These include our Cycle to Work Scheme, discounts at restaurants and cinemas with a Taste Card, annual flu vaccine, and Health & Wellbeing and Life Management Support for you and your family.

We also have a brilliant smarter working policy, too. That means many of our office-based people and some of our site-based people can either work from home or as part of our hybrid model.

When it comes to diversity and inclusion, we see things differently at Robertson. That’s why we’re working hard to create an environment where everyone can feel welcome, and where we can all be ourselves. We encourage applications from people of all races, ages, genders, religions, sexual orientations and more - so whoever you are, we hope you’ll see things our way, too.

This role will be subject to pre-employment screening, including references. The level of screening may vary depending on role responsibilities and will be discussed at interview. 

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