Studio Manager - GMD0493

Gordon Murray Design is a world-leading automotive design company, we have gained a global reputation as a pioneer of lightweight and efficient vehicles, taking a highly innovative approach to all aspects of vehicle design, development and production. We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Studio Manager to join our Design, Development and Engineering Centre based in Shalford, Surrey.

Job Function:

You will work as part of the Creative Design Team and report to the Creative Design Director ensuring that the requirements of the business are met from a Studio Manager perspective by providing a high quality service through attention to detail, a disciplined and methodical approach and close liaison with the whole Team.

Principal Accountabilities:

The principal accountability will be to work as part of the Creative Design Team reporting to Creative Design Director to supervise the Design Styling team and Technical Surfacing team and planning for the rapidly expanding business and assisting to take it to the next level of excellence. This will involve working across design styling, engineering, project management and purchasing. Possessing strong organisational and interpersonal skills in this role is essential.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Assisting the Creative Design Director with our studio planning.
  • Develop and implement (Update existing process) all studio registers and continually improve the sign off process.
  • Master timing and studio modelling resource requirements.
  • Adhere to the Studio surface release process, including ensuring the efficient communication and accurate documentation of both our Studio surface release outputs and supporting technical reference inputs.
  • All ways continue to check that the studio teams are working from the engineering package data.
  • Ensure the designs meet the requirements for timing, performance, manufacturability and low volume/cost.
  • Liaise with the development, project management, commercial, prototype and production manufacturing teams, technical partners and suppliers to ensure the designs meet the requirements for timing, performance, manufacturability and cost.
  • Develop external scale and full size models for surface evaluation and project sign off to Product launch models ensuring timing cost and quality is met at all times.
  • Implement and improve the existing VR stagey working with the Visualisation team.
  • Ensuring the studio designers and surfaces meet the deadlines set.
  • Team management experience; including recruitment, personal development, training and feedback
  • Strong demonstration of current design trends
  • Deadline driven, and able to self-manage workload
  • Possess strong organisational and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communications skills
  • Perform any other duties which may be reasonably asked of you

Gordon Murray Group of companies

In addition to the above responsibilities for and contracted under Gordon Murray Design, the job may also involve similar duties to be conducted across other subsidiary companies within the Gordon Murray Group.