Project Design Lead

Are you a Design Manager who is ready to take a proactive role in delivering high-quality, compliant, and efficient design solutions across residential projects? If so, this could be the ideal next step in your career. Partnership Recruiting are delighted to bring to market an excellent opportunity for a Design Manager for our client who are a long-established and leading manufacturing business based in the West of Glasgow. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a stable and innovative company taking a key leadership role in the design and delivery of a wide variety of residential projects from small-scale developments to large multi-phase sites. The Role As Design Manager you will take full ownership of the design process from the point a project is awarded through to delivery. You will manage internal and external teams to ensure all technical design work is completed in line with contract requirements, building regulations and client expectations. Key responsibilities include: * Lead and manage the full design process for design and install contracts * Review awarded projects and allocate workloads within the team * Coordinate internal and external design activity with key stakeholders * Manage the drawings process, ensuring accurate and timely delivery * Oversee product scheduling to ensure all elements are correctly assigned and integrated * Produce and maintain design programmes and design responsibility matrices * Liaise with third-party engineers to ensure compliance with structural and thermal requirements * Support the estimating team at pre-construction stage with technical input * Chair design meetings and technical workshops * Ensure cost-effective design solutions are implemented to minimise delays and on-site issues * Promote value engineering throughout the process to maintain project budgets Essential skills and experience: * Proven background in construction or project management * Strong working knowledge of AutoCAD * Ability to interpret and communicate technical drawings, specifications, and standards * Confident working with building regulations and contract documentation * Strong numeracy and attention to detail * Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Outlook * Able to work effectively to deadlines Desirable: * Experience with UK-wide building regulations, including gateway requirements * Exposure to a variety of construction types and methods * Knowledge of Passivhaus Standard * Familiarity with warranty providers such as NHBC and Premier Working Hours Monday to Friday * 37.5 hours per week * Choice of 8.00am – 4.00pm or 9.00am – 5.00pm