Speller Metcalfe is on a mission… and it’s a simple one. We want to build a sustainable company at the forefront of construction – one that is built with a people-first approach in mind.

As a family business with over 30 years’ experience under our belts, our focus is not just getting you through the door, but developing your skills to support a long-term career with us. We’re proud of our high levels of staff retention and with staff at the very heart of our company, you’re never just a cog in the machine, but someone who can truly have an impact on how we do business.

Our background

Established in 1995 by Steve Speller and Andy Metcalfe, their vision was to develop a business at the cutting edge of construction, built upon an ethos of family values which are reflected in everything we do.

Now one of the UK’s leading regional contractors, we predominantly work across the Midlands and South West regions. With offices in Malvern and Wolverhampton, we deliver a range of public and private sector projects from £250k up to £30 million across a numbers of fields including education, healthcare, residential and leisure.

How you’ll contribute

You will be responsible for leading, monitoring and managing the deployment of design management resource & processes for the division to ensure successful deliver of preconstruction and construction design deliverables.

The main tasks and responsibilities include:

• Lead and develop the Design Management function within the Living (Residential) division, ensuring consistent, robust and compliant design delivery across projects.
• Establish and implement standardised design management processes, working closely with Operations and Preconstruction managers.
• Manage and allocate design management resources effectively, including line management, performance management and future workforce planning.
• Oversee design delivery from pre-construction through to handover, ensuring programmes, costs, quality, safety and regulatory requirements are met.
• Drive best-value, cost-effective and innovative design solutions while managing risk, compliance and defects liability.
• Coordinate and manage external consultants and specialist designers, monitoring performance against time, cost and quality criteria.
• Support bid and tender processes with technical input to help secure accurate and competitive submissions.
• Maintain strong client relationships, promoting high standards of service, collaboration and repeat business.
• Champion health & safety, regulatory compliance (including Building Safety Act and Building Regulations), and BIM best practice.
• Provide strong, visible leadership that reflects Speller Metcalfe’s values and supports the development, motivation and capability of the Design Management team.

To be successful in this role you will bring proven leadership and commercial awareness, as well as:

Essential

• Experience working in the residential sector;
• Experience managing teams;
• High degree of technical knowledge, relevant to the residential sector;
• Able to lead and develop a team to achieve best value solutions across a variety of projects that satisfy project specific and regulatory standards.

Core behaviours which will help you to be successful in this role include:

• Acts with honesty and integrity;
• Takes responsibility and accountability;
• Is a team player;
• Takes responsibility for safety;
• Has strong morals;
• Builds and manages strong relationships;
• Strong levels of self-awareness;
• Acts with curiosity;
• Listens to understand;
• Interacts with the team and the business;
• Shows high levels of emotional intelligence;
• Is open and embraces change;
• Shows positivity;
• Is proactive;
• Shows an open mind;
• Drives for results.

The successful candidate will be provided with training and mentoring as required.

This is a full-time position, with core working hours between 08:30 – 17:00.

As well as a competitive salary, increasing holiday benefits and access to private healthcare, we offer a number of other benefits for our staff.

Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our values, we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. Our mission has always been to encourage, develop and combine the individual talents of our staff, and we welcome and encourage staff from all backgrounds and abilities.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

To apply for the role, please email in your CV and a covering letter to careers@spellermetcalfe.com

If you don’t meet all the criteria, but are still interested in joining us, email us your CV anyway! It’s always good to hear from people who can bring their enthusiasm and desire to learn to our team.