Job Description

Design Office Manager - Hertfordshire

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Contract Design Office Manager to join our customer on a 12 month project basis at their Hertfordshire headquarters.

Our customer is a well-established and growing provider of warehouse automation, storage solutions and systems integration services, delivering complex projects across logistics, manufacturing and distribution environments. Due to continued growth and a strong pipeline of projects, they are seeking an experienced Contract Design Office Manager to lead their Design & Proposals team.

As a Contract Design Office Manager, you will be responsible for managing the design function, overseeing both pre-order and post-order design activities, supporting bid and proposal delivery, and ensuring projects are delivered to the highest standards of quality, safety and commercial performance. You will work closely with Operations, Project Management, Customers and Suppliers whilst helping develop the design capability of the business as it continues to grow.

Key Skills / Experience Required - Contract Design Office Manager

Proven experience managing engineering or design teams

Strong background within automation, material handling, storage systems, structural steel or related engineering environments

Ability to read, interpret and manage technical drawings and design information

Practical experience using AutoCAD or similar CAD packages

Experience supporting bids, quotations and tender submissions

Strong commercial awareness with experience managing budgets, costs and project delivery

Experience managing supplier relationships and technical stakeholders

Knowledge of robotics, AMRs and integrated automation technologies advantageous

Strong communication, leadership and stakeholder management skills

This Contract Design Office Manager position in Hertfordshire would suit candidates with experience leading engineering or design teams within automation, storage systems, warehouse solutions, construction or material handling environments. Candidates currently working as a Design Manager, Engineering Manager or Design Office Manager in Hertfordshire will find this opportunity particularly appealing.

Qualifications / Training

Relevant Engineering Qualification

HNC, HND or Degree qualified desirable

Health & Safety or CDM knowledge advantageous

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Design Office Manager in Hertfordshire to join a growing engineering business supporting major automation, storage and systems integration projects. The successful candidate will play a key role in the continued development of the design function whilst helping the business deliver increasingly complex projects for a range of UK customers.

For more information or to apply for this Design Office Manager - Hertfordshire position, please contact Kieran Pratt at (url removed)

Or call (phone number removed), quoting reference KDP1060.