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Design Office Manager
Jackson Hogg is delighted to be supporting with the appointment of a Design Office Manager, to work for a leading engineering consultancy who specialise in delivering on bespoke projects within heavy machinery engineering. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the successful planning and delivery of the design requirements/output of the mechanical and structural engineers across various sites, as well as direct line management of these design teams.
Responsibilities:
* Line management of mechanical and structural design engineers across various sites.
* Responsible for successful planning and delivery of the design requirements across structural and mechanical teams.
* Coordinate effectively with project planning manager to develop resource loaded design programmes
* Set and drive completion of design team deliverables to agreed targets (cost, quality & time).
* Report department metrics
* Manage and update design department resource plan weekly and monthly to ensure progression is achieved.
* Monitor and manage changes to the design plan focused on reducing scope creep, design overspends and escalate as required.
* Responsible for short- and medium-term resource forecasts to allow decisions on subcontract and recruitment.
* Identify training requirements within the design team and manage and develop training when applicable.
Requirements:
* HNC in Mechanical engineering with a recognised time served apprenticeship.
* Extensive experience in a similar role, preferably within a design consultancy, design engineering, technical and/or project delivery environment.
* Experience in design/drawing standards.
* Strong people management experience
* Demonstratable experience of resource planning and task delivery.
* Ability to plan, lead and manage teams effectively with experience setting achievable targets.
* Be confident to challenge teams against deliverables with a focus on completion.
* Be capable driving a team towards targets and creating an environment of accountability.
* Be highly organised and able to prioritise workload.
* Be proficient with MS Project for resource planning and reporting, and an advanced user of Excel.
* Proficient in MS Office 365 packages.
* Full-time, permanent position
* Competitive salary + benefits including car allowance
* Hybrid working offered.
If you’re interested in this position, please apply here with a copy of your CV or call Jackson Hogg Ltd and speak to Eleanor Buckley to ask any questions and learn more