Assistant Design Manager

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The Vacancy

Wates is looking for an Assistant Design Manager to join our Residential team in the Southern region to support the design function for our Development site in Guildford, Surrey.

If you are passionate about design, working within a team environment, and have proven technical skills, this is an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh ideas, and elevate your career within the industry.

This role offers a great chance to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.

Our Assistant Design Managers drive quality outcomes, enhance buildability, and foster innovation. They work collaboratively with customers and industry specialists to ensure the design aligns with the brief, focusing on added value, compliance, commercial viability, and best practice.

• Work with all relevant parties to produce and manage a realistic design programme and information required schedule to facilitate design, procurement, and construction activities.
• Collaborate with the Senior Design Manager and the wider technical team to ensure smooth coordination across all disciplines.
• Support the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives and innovation.
• Ensure the design has been reviewed, verified, coordinated, compliant, and complete, mitigating Health and Safety risks, design, and buildability issues prior to construction.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders, consultants, and subcontractors to drive quality outcomes and innovative solutions at each stage of the design and delivery process.

• Competitive salary & profit share scheme
• Flexible working
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
• Extensive corporate benefits including Private Medical, Pension with an 8% employer contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holiday plus bank holidays, and more.
• A highly regarded learning and development programme with over 7,000 training sessions delivered year to date across the Wates Group.
• Industry‑leading family leave benefits: 26 weeks fully paid maternity leave and 12 weeks fully paid paternity leave.

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• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
• Construction

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.

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