Design Manager

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

Are you passionate about great design, enjoy working collaboratively, and have strong technical capability? this is an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh ideas, and progress your career within a leading construction business. 

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. Design Managers work collaboratively with our industry specialists and in-house technical experts to ensure that the design develops in accordance with the brief with a firm focus on added value, compliance, commercial viability, and best practice.

As a Design Manager you will:

• Collaborate with all relevant internal and external stakeholders to produce and manage a realistic design programme and information requirements schedule that supports design, procurement, and construction activities.
• Support the delivery of Continuous Improvement initiatives and drive innovation across projects.
• Ensure designs are robustly reviewed and verified to achieve compliance and mitigate Health & Safety, design, and buildability risks prior to construction.
• Identify and manage key risks and opportunities at each stage of the design and delivery process.
• Promote quality, coordination, and buildability from concept through to delivery.

Our commitments:  

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.  Reasonable adjustments are available, please contact us at recruitment@wates.co.uk