Facade Design Manager

Job description

Facade Design Manager

£50,000 – £60,000 depending on experience

North West location + occasional UK site visits

25 days holiday

Healthcare cash plan

Death in service

Permanent, full-time | Mon–Fri, 8am–5pm

Are you a fenestration design professional ready to lead?

Laboris Solutions are working with a facade specialist delivering award-winning projects to healthcare providers, and custodial environments across the UK. They're looking for a Design Manager to head up one of their design teams.

The Role

This is a hands-on leadership position — you’ll personally own key design outputs and manage, mentor, and develop a talented team of designers. No ivory tower management here.

You’ll take projects from tender through to construction issue, act as the technical authority for the division, and collaborate closely with Production, Installation, Sales, Procurement, and R&D to keep designs accurate, buildable, and fully compliant.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading and managing the Secure Division Design Department
• Producing and checking drawings, schedules, and technical documentation
• Owning projects end-to-end — tender to construction issue
• Acting as escalation point for complex technical challenges
• Driving design change control, QA, and Golden Thread compliance
• Attending client, architect, and contractor meetings as design lead
• Mentoring junior designers and building a high-performing team

What they’re Looking For

✅ Proven experience in fenestration or façade design (2–5+ years senior)

✅ Strong technical knowledge

✅ Familiarity with UK/EN standards, Approved Documents, CWCT, Building Safety Act, and Golden Thread

✅ Experience producing drawings for client approval and fabrication

✅ Proficiency in AutoCAD and MS Office

✅ Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills

✅ Full, clean UK driving licence

Ambitious candidates with a shorter track record but exceptional technical ability and leadership potential are encouraged to apply.

Apply now or message us directly — we’d love to hear from you.

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Manchester Area

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

22-05-2026

Profession type

Technical

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English