Design Manager – Central London
Our client, a well-established main contractor with an excellent reputation for delivering complex commercial refurbishment and cut & carve projects across Central London, is looking to appoint an experienced Design Manager with a strong structural engineering background to join their growing team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong Design Manager looking to work on high-profile commercial schemes involving major structural alterations, heavy refurbishment and high-specification fit out projects within challenging city-centre environments.
Reporting directly to the senior leadership team, you will play a key role in managing and coordinating the design process from pre-construction through to project completion across multiple commercial projects.
Key responsibilities include:
• Managing and coordinating the full design process across multiple commercial schemes
• Reviewing structural, architectural and consultant design information
• Leading consultant coordination meetings and driving design team performance
• Identifying and resolving buildability, sequencing and technical challenges
• Managing design programmes and information release schedules
• Liaising closely with clients, consultants, subcontractors and site teams
• Ensuring compliance with current UK Building Regulations and statutory requirements
This role would suit an established Design Manager from a main contractor background or Job running Structural Engineers coming in from practice.
This is an opportunity to join a highly respected contractor with a strong pipeline of secured Central London projects, excellent career progression opportunities and exposure to some of the capital’s most technically challenging commercial schemes.
Competitive salary plus and excellent benefits package.