Assistant Design Manager / Design Coordinator

Main Contractor | North West | Permanent

We’re working with a well‑established North West main contractor who are looking to appoint an Assistant Design Manager / Design Coordinator to strengthen their pre‑construction team.

This role sits between the Directors and the wider consultant team and is focused on design coordination rather than hands‑on design. The successful candidate will take ownership of managing design information, coordinating drawing packages, and ensuring the right information is issued to the right people at the right time.

The business is looking for someone who can hit the ground running and take pressure off senior staff by owning the day‑to‑day coordination of the design process.

The Role Will Involve:

• Coordinating design packages across pre‑construction projects
• Managing drawing registers and document control
• Checking, issuing, and tracking design information
• Liaising with architects, consultants, and internal teams
• Ensuring stakeholders are working from the correct, latest information
• Supporting Directors with design‑related workflow and coordination
• Identifying gaps, clashes or information issues early and flagging them

About You:

• Experience in design coordination, assistant design management, or project design support
• Comfortable reading and understanding construction drawings and packages
• Organised, proactive, and confident dealing with multiple stakeholders
• Background could come from main contracting, fit‑out, interiors, or consultancy
• Not looking for a graduate or trainee profile, experience is required

Why This Role:

• Opportunity to step into a design‑led coordination role
• Close working relationship with senior management
• Scope to develop into a Design Manager position over time
• Stable, growing contractor with a strong regional presence

For more information, apply below and we will be in touch.