IBP are currently recruiting for a Design Manager to join an expanding team and lead the design function for a key telecoms account. This is an exciting opportunity for a confident and strategic leader to take ownership of design delivery, influence continuous improvement, and drive operational excellence across the programme.
The ideal candidate must possess the following skills and experience:
- Taking full responsibility for the design function on a key account, including assessing, scoping, and defining design delivery across the programme.
- Developing and embedding best practice processes within the design team, focusing on continuous improvement in time, cost, and quality.
- Ensuring consistent application of industry best practice across all aspects of design.
- Managing design suppliers to improve both quality and cost-effectiveness.
- Being accountable for all health, safety, environmental, and quality aspects of design deliverables.
- Leading and managing the design team, including line management responsibilities, performance appraisals, talent development, and resource planning.
- Overseeing all cost and revenue management related to the design function within the programme.
- Building and maintaining strong client relationships, delivering updates, managing feedback, and ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction.
The ideal candidate must possess the following skills and experience:
- A collaborative team player with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to integrate into cross-functional teams at all levels.
- Clear and professional communicator with enthusiasm, energy, and a proactive approach to engagement internally and externally.
- A commitment to providing exceptional service to both internal stakeholders and external clients.
- Strong problem-solving ability with a logical, solutions-oriented mindset.
- Self-motivated, hands-on, and capable of working independently with minimal supervision.
- Adaptable and resilient comfortable in a fast-paced, ever-changing technical environment.
- Proven experience managing multiple priorities in high-pressure situations, while maintaining quality and efficiency.
Thank you for applying for this position. Successful applicants will be contacted within 10 working days of submitting their application if you do not hear back within this time, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please feel free to apply for any future roles.
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