Head of Design Location: Farringdon Level: Senior Leadership / Head of Function Overview We are seeking an experienced Head of Design to provide strategic leadership across the full lifecycle of complex healthcare construction projects — from bid stage and work-winning through to technical delivery and handover. This is a pivotal senior leadership role, combining technical authority, design governance, and commercial insight. You will lead the design function across a portfolio of healthcare projects, setting strategy, managing risk, and ensuring design excellence, compliance, and buildability throughout. Design Leads on individual projects will report directly into this role, giving you full oversight of design performance, coordination, and delivery across the healthcare portfolio. Working closely with the Operations Director and senior project stakeholders, you will monitor design progress, manage technical and regulatory risk, and proactively address any matters that may impact programme, cost, quality, or clinical functionality. Key Responsibilities Bidding & Work Winning Lead the design and technical strategy for healthcare bids, ensuring compliance with HTM/HBN standards and client requirements Prepare and oversee design management plans, technical narratives, and interface strategies Work closely with commercial, planning, and operational teams to align design assumptions with cost and programme R...