Plan A Consultants is hiring a design manager to join its team in London.

The Plan A team is growing and we are looking for dynamic, energised and proactive design managers to join our London office. We are a friendly team, focused on knowledge sharing, learning, development and approachability. We are hands-on and like to go above and beyond to help architects and designers deliver successful projects.

About us

We are a specialist design management consultancy based in London. We provide design management services to support and guide many of the world’s best architects and designers through the design stages of a project. These include Bjarke Ingels Group, David Chipperfield Architects, Snøhetta and RSHP.

Our company is built around an ethos of forming close working relationships and having a mutual understanding of how design happens. We are proud to be known as the best in our field, reinforced by winning Building Magazine’s, Consultant of the Year three times in the last six years.

With a team of over 60 people across our London and Cape Town offices, we actively encourage our team members to be directly involved in shaping the business and its culture, whether this is their own careers or simply the ability to shape our direction and how we are organised.

Summary

This position is full-time, Monday to Friday on a six-month fixed term contract. Our design managers provide support to architectural practices to deliver a design management service across one or a series of projects. You will be responsible for project delivery, supporting with project set-up and QA activities and portraying Plan A consultants externally in a positive way.

Our design managers coordinate and strategise processes and procedures to help manage complex design teams in partnership with our clients. We build an environment and team culture to encourage the project team to work together efficiently and effectively.

Duties and responsibilities include

Carry out design management activities, such as:

supporting the architect/designer in the administration and management of the project
supporting with progress reporting including dashboards and weekly reports
providing high-quality service and receiving positive feedback from the client
arranging and chairing meetings, preparing agendas and writing minutes
preparing design management documentation for architects on design competition submissions
preparing design programme/route maps and monitoring progress
liaising with and reporting to clients, project managers and the wider design team
preparing design management documentation, including information tracking spreadsheets and design management plans
team organisation and coordination
supporting closing out client comments on milestone submissions
ability to manage and multitask workload priorities
being an ambassador for Plan A internally and externally

About you

We are looking for professionals with good communication skills who can manage competing priorities. You’ll ideally have a post-graduate qualification (under-graduate qualifications will also be considered), preferably in architecture or can demonstrate experience in architecture or design. However, please note this is a non-design role.

You should be able to use MS Word and Excel. For the role, we’ll ask you to learn MS Visio and MS Project. We do not use CAD packages.

You will be keen to learn, proactive, considerate, tactful and a relationship builder. If you have a positive attitude, are a reliable team player and have good attention to detail, we’d like to hear from you.

What you’ll get

Along with working with some of the world’s best architects and designers on high-profile international design projects, we provide a comprehensive benefits package, a close-knit team environment and office culture, along with opportunities for career development and further education or training.

Benefits:

competitive salary and benefits scheme
25 days annual leave with a birthday bonus day, increasing with long service
ability to buy additional annual leave
pension scheme (3 per cent employee, 7 per cent employer)
private health insurance (BUPA)
paid professional subscription annually
employee assistance programme and mental health responders
interest-free season tickets
long-service rewards
wellness benefits – cycle to work, eye test vouchers
opportunities for learning, development and career advancement
social culture with frequent team socials

How to apply

We would love to hear from you and we are always open to applications!

Please submit your cover letter, explaining why you want to work for Plan A and a CV via the ‘apply for job’ button below.

We encourage applications at all levels and are open to graduate and placement applications.

We celebrate diversity and are open to applications from all backgrounds!

Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or would like more information about the role.

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