Design Manager
- Reinforced Recruitment
- Chigwell, Essex
- Nov 17, 2025
Full time
Construction
Management
Structural Engineer
Architect and Design
Assistant Construction
Job Description
Design Manager - High-Rise Re Cladding
Loughton, Essex (4 days in office, 1 day remote)
£60,000 - £80,000 + Benefits, Flexible Hours
The Headlines
Loughton, Essex (4 days in office, 1 day remote)
£60,000 - £80,000 + Benefits, Flexible Hours
The Headlines
- Lead delivery of high-rise re cladding and façade remediation projects across London and the Southeast.
- Work on technically complex, high-impact projects that improve safety, compliance, and building performance.
- Key focus on managing design teams, coordinating consultants, and overseeing procurement and programme delivery.
- Excellent salary with clear progression to Principal Design Manager and wider technical leadership roles.
- Lead design management across multiple high-rise re cladding projects, ensuring high-quality technical information is delivered on time and within budget.
- Manage and mentor junior and assistant design managers, supporting their development and performance.
- Coordinate with structural engineers, façade specialists, contractors, and local authorities to secure planning and Building Regulation approvals.
- Oversee tendering and procurement processes, evaluating quotes and negotiating with specialist subcontractors.
- Liaise with site and pre-construction teams to resolve design queries and ensure buildability.
- Maintain consultant records, manage fees, and provide clear, actionable reporting to senior management.
- Ensure compliance with all regulatory, safety, and quality requirements, acting as a technical point of contact for complex projects.
- Join a family-owned, technically excellent business with over 60 years' heritage, guided by values of collaboration, responsibility, commitment, and respect.
- Work for a recognised leader in safety-critical remediation, including fire safety, façade remediation, and building-safety upgrades.
- Be part of major, high-profile frameworks, including a £1.35 billion building & fire safety programme for public sector partners and a £300 million residential remediation programme.
- Supported by a company that invests in people and development, including degree-apprentice and management trainee programmes.
- Stability and resilience: strong order book, returning profits, and a long-term focus on sustainable growth.
- Experienced design or technical manager, ideally with a background in façade, remediation, building safety, or high-rise RC frame projects.
- Strong organiser with excellent communication and commercial awareness.
- Confident managing multiple projects, junior staff, and consultants.
- Proactive, collaborative, and process-driven with a commitment to safety and quality.
- Technically competent in Microsoft Office and project-related software.
- £60,000-£80,000 per year, dependent on experience, plus benefits.
- Flexible working pattern: 4 days in the Loughton office, 1 day working from home.
- A clear pathway into Principal Design Manager and wider technical leadership roles.
- Exposure to socially significant, technically challenging projects that improve building safety.
- Mentorship from expert senior technical managers and a collaborative, values-led team culture.
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