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Design Manager – Construction Role
About Mace: Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values—Safety First, Client Focus, Integrity, and Create Opportunity—shape how we consult and inspire the people we welcome to join our journey.
About the Role
The Design Manager ensures that designs meet project requirements while optimising value for money. You’ll manage interfaces with external consultants, uphold progress against schedule, and meticulously control design costs.
Additionally, you’ll collaborate closely with the Construction Management Team, ensuring on-site delivery aligns with approved designs.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage effective design management across projects
- Define scope and support robust business cases
- Brief and oversee external design consultants
- Deliver safe, efficient, and compliant design solutions
- Ensure coordinated, high-quality design outputs
- Monitor asset information and design change requests
- Support statutory, CDM, and stakeholder obligations
- Facilitate commissioning, handover, and continuous improvement
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Requirements
- Degree-qualified civil engineer (chartered status desired)
- Proven track record in delivering civil design or design management on complex multi-million-pound infrastructure projects
- Strong expertise in HSE, quality, constructability, and project close-out
- Awareness of NEC contracts, with problem-solving resilience
- CSCS-accredited
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Our Values
- Safety First: Champion a safe, diverse, and inclusive workplace where wellbeing is prioritised.
- Client Focus: Deliver excellence, strategic outcomes, and long-term client relationships.
- Integrity: Act ethically and compliantly to ensure positive industry impact.
- Create Opportunity: Foster continuous improvement, inspiring team development.
Mace is committed to inclusivity and encourages applications from underrepresented candidates. Even if you don’t meet all criteria, we invite you to apply—your unique perspective might be exactly what we need.
Additionally, we offer flexibility, exploring part-time, hybrid, and flexible working options if suitable for the role.
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