Assistant Design Manager

Assistant Design Manager - High-Rise Re-Cladding Loughton, Essex (4 days in office, 1 day remote) £40,000 - £50,000 + Benefits, Flexible Hours The Headlines

• Join a specialist construction business delivering high-rise re-cladding and façade remediation projects across London and the Southeast.
• Work on technically challenging projects improving safety and compliance on residential buildings.
• Key focus on coordinating design, procurement, and consultant management.
• Excellent salary with clear progression to Senior and Principal Design Manager roles.

What You'll Be Doing

• Support delivery of high-rise re-cladding and façade remediation projects - working closely with technical managers, consultants, and contractors.
• Help prepare and manage design programmes to ensure high-quality design information is delivered on time and on budget.
• Coordinate with structural engineers, façade specialists, and local authorities to secure planning and Building Regulation approvals.
• Assist in tendering: gather quotes, negotiate with specialist subcontractors, and feed into cost control.
• Liaise with site and pre-construction teams to respond to design queries and ensure design is buildable.
• Track and manage consultant fees, maintain documentation, and produce regular reports.
• Contribute to ensuring compliance, safety, and quality in all design deliverables.

Why This Company Is a Great Place to Work

• Join a family-owned, technically excellent business with over 60 years' heritage, deeply rooted in its values: collaborative, responsible, committed, and respectful.
• Work for a recognised leader in safety-critical remediation - their specialist works division handles fire-safety, façade remediation, and building-safety upgrade projects.
• Be part of major, high-impact frameworks - including a £1.35 billion building & fire safety framework for public sector partners plus a £300 million remediation programme.
• You'll be supported by a business that invests in people and development - they run a degree-apprentice management trainee programme to help people grow their careers.
• Stability & resilience: the company has returned to profit recently and maintains a strong order book and pipeline.

Who You Are

• Someone with prior design-coordination or technical support experience - ideally in façade, remediation, or building-safety works or working on high rise RC frame projects for main contractors
• A strong organiser, communicative, and commercially minded
• Eager to learn, take on responsibility, and work within a collaborative environment
• Technically competent (Excel, Word, project-related software)
• Friendly, reliable, and process-driven

What You'll Get

• A competitive salary of £40,000-£50,000 plus benefits
• Flexible working pattern: 4 days in the Loughton office, 1 day working from home
• A clear career path into Senior and Principal Design Manager roles
• Exposure to challenging, socially significant projects that improve building safety
• Mentorship from expert design and technical managers
• Work within a values-led business with a long-term focus on people, quality, and social value

How to Apply

• Click "Apply" on this job board
• Email your CV to: . co . uk (just remove the spaces)
• Call me (Alex Wallace) for a chat or more info
• Or connect on LinkedIn (Alex Wallace) and send me a message

Even if you're not 100% ready to make a move, feel free to reach out - I'd love to talk through the role and your career ambitions.