Design Manager

Design Manager Do you enjoy turning great ideas into high-quality homes that make a lasting difference to communities?

Looking for a role where you can influence design, drive innovation, and grow your career within a supportive and inclusive team?

Wates Group is looking for a Design Manager to join our Wales team, delivering high-quality new homes for local communities and supporting our purpose of reimagining places for people to thrive.

Whether you're an experienced Design Manager or looking for your next challenge, this is an opportunity to bring fresh ideas, work collaboratively with industry experts, and make a real impact on the homes and places we create.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop professionally as part of a talented, diverse and supportive team.

About the Role Our Design Managers are a valuable part of our business, driving quality outcomes, enhancing buildability and fostering innovation. You'll work closely with our industry specialists and in-house technical experts to ensure designs are developed in line with project requirements, balancing quality, compliance, sustainability, commercial viability and best practice.

As a Design Manager, you will:

Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop and manage realistic design programmes and information requirement schedules that support design, procurement and construction activities.

Support the delivery of continuous improvement initiatives and drive innovation across projects.

Ensure designs are thoroughly reviewed and verified to achieve compliance and reduce health and safety, design and buildability risks before construction begins.

Identify and manage key risks and opportunities throughout each stage of the design and delivery process.

Promote quality, coordination and buildability from concept through to completion.

What We're Looking For We're interested in people who can bring a collaborative approach, technical expertise and a passion for delivering quality outcomes. If you have experience in design management, residential development or construction, we'd love to hear from you.

Our commitment s:

Wates is proud to be an employer where anyone can thrive, and we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds.  We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement, as we value transferable skills and assess all applications fairly.

We don't discriminate based on a criminal record; all applications are reviewed on an individual basis against the requirements of the role. Some roles may require additional checks, due to the nature of the work.  As a Disability Confident Leader, we offer an interview to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role and opt in to the Disability Confident scheme.  

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