Assistant Design Manager

The Role Fortem Solutions are currently recruiting for an Assistant Design Manager to join our Design team, based in our office in Sheffield

The primary purpose of this role is to support the Design Manager and add value through the understanding of sustainability matters, BIM modelling, off site manufacture techniques and programming, whilst developing your technical Design knowledge.

The Company Fortem Solutions are a nationwide business specialising in the Social Housing sector. We provide Repairs & Maintenance, Retrofit, Capital Works and Decarbonisation workstreams within Local Authorities and Housing Associations.

Duties and Responsibilities • Support to lead and provide a professional, comprehensive and sustainable design service for the customer and key partners / suppliers at all delivery stages • Assist with reviewing design information and contractor’s designed portion packages at all RIBA Stages. • To assist in establish the design team and clarify and align understanding of scope and accountabilities to stakeholder and contractual requirements. • With support review designers scopes of services • With support prepare design deliverables and design programmes. • Identification, recording and mitigation of design and project Risks and Opportunities. • Support the team ensuring pricing assumptions are consistent with the development of the design. • With support ensure all roles and responsibilities of CDM is factored into the design by the design team, PD (PD advisor). • With support liaison with the Commercial Team for cost checking and ensuring the design meets the project budget. • Understand and help with monitoring design changes and change control.

What You Will Need Essential • Excellent communication as part of the delivery team. • Some understanding of the construction industry • Able to adapt and change with environmental demands being placed on them

Desirable • Either a College relevant construction course or a University bachelor's degree (Hons) in a relevant field such as Architecture, Building Surveying, Construction Management, or Architectural Technology.

Benefits • Car allowance • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays & your birthday off* (34 days total) • Pay review every year • 26 weeks full pay maternity leave • 8 weeks full pay paternity leave • Discounted gym memberships at national and local gyms • Up to £3,000 colleague referral fee • Vast directory of training on bespoke in-house Learning Management System • Other benefits including Private pension, Life Insurance, dental care, private healthcare, cycle-to-work scheme, mobile phone provider discounts & more

Who We Are Established in 2002, Fortem provides specialist property solutions for the social housing sector. Tailored to keep homes running smoothly, Fortem prides itself on working with Social Landlords to provide a warm, safe and decent place for people to live and call home. Fortem operates exclusively within the Social Housing Sector, employing customised systems, procedures, and methodologies to assist landlords in fulfilling their distinct requirements and complying with regulations.

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Fortem are a Willmott Dixon Group Company, delivering a range of internal and external property repairs on a 24/7 basis, refurbishes vacant properties back to lettings standards, provides statutory compliance services including gas, electrical and fire safety as well as installing a wide variety of home improvements such as Kitchens, Bathrooms, Roofs and Windows and energy efficiency measures though retrofit programmes. As such, they benefit from the credibility and recognition associated with a large and long-established brand – whilst as a standalone business within the Group, they maintain the flexibility to adapt our services to meet the unique challenges of the social housing marketplace.

We are proud of be Investors in People - Gold, we believe in equality, diversity and respect for all and encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

For all external interest, please apply today with your interest in these future opportunities with your updated CV or please contact our team at recruitment@fortem.co.uk as we are happy to help.

Should you be an Internal employee at Fortem, wishing to discuss a new opportunity for the future please register your interest directly with the Recruitment team at Recruitment@fortem.co.uk