Design Manager

☞ Elevation Recruitment

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Update day: 28-04-2024

Location: Brough Yorkshire and the Humber

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Job type: Permanent

Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 a year

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Elevation Recruitment Group are working on an exclusive and retained basis with CambridgeHOK to recruit a Design Manager.

About the company:
CambridgeHOK is a dynamic and forward-thinking group of horticultural engineering specialists with four separate divisions:

Glasshouse & Greenhouses
Vertical Farming
Horticultural Construction
Energy

From their purpose-built headquarters and manufacturing facility in East Yorkshire, they work with clients on UK and international projects.

Their turnkey team includes talented designers, experienced structural engineers, mechanical heating, cooling and ventilation engineers, computer control engineers, electrical engineers, project managers, fabricators and installers.

From concept and design to construction and operation, they do it all.

About the role:
Reporting to the Lead Design Manager, the Design Manager is responsible for the timely and compliant production of all design deliverables relating to those CambridgeHOK projects allocated to him/her. The complete design will typically be covered by a mixture of in-house and sub-contract resource. Design disciplines will typically include civil, structural, fabrication, mechanical services (HVAC and irrigation), electrical and controls engineering.

The role includes evaluation of client specifications, internal and client design reviews, supervision of project document control, design change management, liaison with site teams and independent regulatory authorities as required.

Design Manager’s duties will include:

  • Responsible for facilitating the delivery of all project design to programme and to design budget
  • Development of initial concept designs to fully detailed design
  • Develop design programmes
  • Monitor resource allocation and expenditure against programme and design budget
  • Report progress against technical requirements, programme and design budget
  • Ensure the overall design is functionally and spatially coordinated
  • Chair internal and external design reviews
  • Be the primary technical representative for CambridgeHOK on allocated projects
  • Ensure quotations from sub-contractors and suppliers are reviewed and purchase orders placed in a timely manner in line with project budgets
  • Ensure the procurement team are provided with bills of materials and timelines for the materials to be delivered.
  • Ensure comprehensive design packages are handed over to the Operations Team
  • Ensure that design risk assessments are in place, signed before designs are issued
  • Undertake quality and snagging visits on site, checking workmanship and installations against design
  • Attend project meetings internally, on site and with clients as required
  • Assist in the resolution of problems and issues on site as they occur
  • Ensure project documentation is completed to programme (e.g. Operation & Maintenance manual, warranties, certificates, “as built” drawings, etc.)
  • Any other reasonable tasks as required



Elevation Recruitment Group would be keen to speak to candidates with the following skills & experience:

  • Degree qualified relevant discipline
  • Previous design management experience in a construction-related field
  • A good understanding of Structural Engineering or of HVAC & humidity control



This is a rare opportunity to join a successful business and work on exciting and challenging Engineering projects. An attractive salary and benefits package is on offer for the successful candidate with excellent progression opportunities.

If you match the specified criteria and are interested in discussing the position in more detail, we would love to hear from you; please apply today and a member of our team will make contact with you.

Elevation Engineering & Manufacturing is a specialist recruitment consultancy dealing with senior engineering, technical and operational positions in South Yorkshire and the surrounding regions.
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Deadline: 12-06-2024

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