Principal Design Manager
📍 Location: London
🏗️ Sector: Large-Scale Construction & Regeneration Projects
📅 Employment Type: Full-Time | Permanent
Are you an experienced Principal Design Manager ready to lead the design process on complex, high-value construction projects across London? A well-established contractor delivering some of the capital’s most high-profile developments is looking for a senior design leader to join their team.
This is a rare opportunity to play a key role in shaping the design and delivery of large-scale residential, commercial, hotel, and mixed-use projects from pre-construction through to post-completion.
🔧 Key Responsibilities
* Lead and manage the design function across multiple major projects.
* Attend and contribute to key meetings with clients, consultants, and subcontractors.
* Oversee and mentor multidisciplinary design teams, including senior-level professionals.
* Ensure compliance with UK Building Regulations, CDM, and BIM requirements.
* Track performance against KPIs, identifying and mitigating design risks.
✅ What We're Looking For
* Proven experience delivering complex construction projects across sectors.
* Strong technical knowledge and understanding of statutory and sustainability requirements.
* Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
* High commercial awareness and the ability to make sound decisions under pressure.
* A passion for quality, innovation, and collaborative working.
🎁 What’s on Offer
* Competitive salary of up to £105,000 with comprehensive benefits package
* Private medical cover (including most pre-existing conditions)
* Generous pension scheme and life assurance
* 25+ days holiday, increasing with service, plus birthday off
* Professional development and membership support
* Discounts on leading retailers and gym memberships
* Cycle-to-work scheme
Please do apply with your most up to date CV or get in touch on the following email albert.gutowski@blayzegroup.co.uk