Design Manager - Construction

RG Set Square · Warrington, England

Design Manager - Construction at RG Set Square, based in Warrington, England, paying £70,000 - £85,000 per annum. This is a contract role.

Salary
£70,000 - £85,000 per annum
Location
Warrington, England
Contract
Contract
Posted
2 hours ago
Closes
18 Dec 2026
Sector
Construction & Trades

About 25% above the going rate for construction & trades

Reference ce71b8c364a5f334d4363d1ecd2d9be078efa157

About the role

Design Manager - Construction - Northwest

We are working with a Main contractor who are looking for a Design Manager to work on Health/Education/Leisure/industrial new build projects across Greater Manchester and Cheshire. The company are expanding their Northwest team and are looking for someone with experience in construction design practices and procedures.

  • Take full responsibility for the design coordination of large projects.
  • Audit the design and identify inconsistencies, discrepancies and missing information and record, report and track the close out of these items in an Information Required Schedule format.
  • Review design development regularly with the Financial Manager to ensure design and commercial aspects are aligned.
  • Manage the production and approval of samples, mock ups and quality benchmarks.
  • Produce and manage Open Items Schedules for each trade contractor package.
  • Chair Design Team Meetings with the consultant designers and record and track information from DTMs.
  • Coordinate the integration of the building services with the architectural and structural elements of the project.
  • Identify potential quality issues and latent defects and to manage the design development of these with the design team to provide a suitable resolution.
  • Be a point of contact between the design team and the trade contractors.
  • Identify problems and offer solutions.
  • Provide input into Contractors Proposals document for D&B projects.
  • Background in Architectural design or Construction management
  • Industry experience. Track record of successful projects either internally or externally
  • In-depth knowledge of the design and construction process
  • Understands the pre-construction process. Can organise and manage the design phase of a project
  • Has been involved in at least one large (£10m+) project
  • CAD
  • Bid Management
  • Working on multiple projects
  • Architectural/ Structural / Project Management
  • the ability to work autonomously and assist Project/Estimating/commercial departments
  • Good Presentation skills
  • Good communicator

Good salary and bemefits package

If you are interested in a new opportunity please apply to Jack Birks at RGSetsquare

RG Setsquare is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Reference: ce71b8c364a5f334d4363d1ecd2d9be078efa157 · Posted 2 hours ago · Closes 18 Dec 2026 · Listed via RG Set Square

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