leading specialist in commercial glazing and façade solutions is seeking an experienced Design Manager to oversee fenestration projects from concept through to construction. You’ll lead design programmes, ensure high-quality technical outputs, develop your team, and play a key role in delivering complex commercial projects.
What They’re Offering in Return
- Competitive salary (depending on experience)
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Health & wellbeing support package
- Genuine career progression opportunities within a growing, innovative business
- A collaborative, supportive environment that invests in professional development
- Proven experience in Design Management role within fenestration, curtain walling or engineered façade products
- Strong technical knowledge of windows, doors & curtain walling systems, including hardware, glazing, thermal, acoustic & structural performance
- Excellent understanding of UK regulations, CWCT guidance, testing standards & compliance requirements
- Confident interpreting project specifications (NBS), drawings and Design & Build contractual responsibilities
- Strong knowledge of installation methods, fabrication processes, fixings, drainage, finishes and key façade interfaces
- Experience producing and reviewing detailed drawings, schedules and technical documentation
- Proven ability to lead, mentor and develop a design team
- Strong understanding of design risk, liability and change control processes
- Organised, commercially aware and capable of delivering projects to programme
- Lead and manage the inhouse Design team, overseeing workload, priorities and team performance
- Produce and review drawings, schedules and technical documentation for client approval and fabrication
- Oversee projects from tender through to construction issue, ensuring compliance and accuracy
- Act as technical authority and escalation point for complex design queries
- Ensure adherence to QA procedures, regulatory requirements and Golden Thread principles
- Provide specialist technical input on secure fenestration systems, glazing, fixings and testing standards
- Collaborate with Sales, Estimating, Production, Installation, Procurement and R&D to ensure coordinated delivery
- Manage design change control, assessing programme, cost and compliance impacts
- Drive continuous improvement and best practice across the department
- Represent the business at client meetings, design reviews and site visits
V7 Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the grounds of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. All applications will be considered solely on merit and suitability for the role.
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