Design Manager - Bryanston, JHB – Salary Negotiable

Design Manager - Bryanston, JHB – Salary Negotiable

National fire protection company, specializing in fire systems for shopping centers and, industrial and commercial buildings seeks a Design Manager to manage that the technical designs are completed on time, to standard and compliantly in line with fire control regulations, standards, codes of good practice and laws. In addition, the Design Manager is responsible for developing the technical successors in the business so that there are future technical industry experts to promote into leadership roles.

Business Planning

Develop the annual, quarterly and monthly Department Operational Plan in line with Organisational strategy and targets by evaluating strategy and targets, gathering inputs, developing, plan and submitting for review, amendment and approval by the deadline as scheduled and required.

Track and manage delivery against business plan and targets by recording delivery, tracking performance, identifying and resolving challenges, identifying opportunities and solutions and implementing as agreed at all times.

Manage profitability of Department by developing the annual budget, managing delivery against budget, implementing cost saving and efficiency improvement activities and achieving profitability targets monthly, quarterly and annually.

Department Management

Define Department policy and procedure by defining, documenting, reviewing, updating and submitting for approval at least annually.

Manage the delivery of design against quality and timeline delivery standards and expectations by defining standards, developing weekly design programs, tracking delivery, resolving issues and allocating required resources at all times and as required.

Upskill design team on design principles, legislation and regulation by identifying changes and training needs and upskilling as required.

Identify and implement opportunities for improving productivity and/or profitability of the Department by conducting research, evaluating industry trends, identifying opportunities, developing recommendation reports, submitting for approval and implementing approved interventions as scheduled and required.

Manage internal stakeholder relationships and contribute to overall delivery by managing that delivery teams (Design, Operations, Sales, etc) engage, understand customer needs, solve challenges and queries, manage expectations and build mutually beneficial and respectful relationships at all times.

Management Reporting

Develop and submit departmental reporting by gathering the required information, collating, checking for accuracy and completeness and submitting in defined templates by the defined deadline.

Implement accurate data gathering and Departmental tracking and measuring tools by identifying areas that require measurement, designing measurement tools, and implementing and gathering accurate data at all times.

Manage staff compliance with data completion for reporting by training, evaluating compliance and addressing non-compliance as required.

Succession Development

Develop the staff succession planning plan by understanding succession requirements and developing the upskilling of successors through the Design team at least annually.

Defining Design team succession development requirements and implementing by developing requirements documents, reviewing against Design team employees, developing opportunities for design team candidates to gain exposure and opportunity in aligned succession path and reporting on succession progress at least quarterly and annually.

Manage the implementation of the Succession Plan through the Design team recruitment and upskilling procedures by defining, communicating with HR, aligning procedures to requirements and implementing as required.

Staff Management

Manage resourcing by identifying roles required, supporting the development of job descriptions and recruiting, selecting and inducting staff as required. Manage staff by defining performance expectations, providing staff with feedback on performance, addressing any areas of misconduct or non-performance, managing that compliant disciplinary measures are taken when required and building relationships with staff monthly and as required. Develop staff by identifying skills gaps and supporting staff to develop skills monthly and as required.

Comply with HR policies and procedures by tracking staff behaviour, addressing areas of non-compliance and implementing corrective action as required

Qualifications

NQF 5 in design principles or similar.

ASIB Competency certificate (Compulsory)

Experience

5 -7 years of design management experience.

5 years of Fire Protection Industry and Installation experience.

2 years of management experience

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