Job Description
Role: Senior Design Manager
Location: London
The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Senior Design Manager to join a Tier 1 Main Contractor delivering high-value new-build projects across the Commercial, Public Sector, Health, and Education sectors.
The successful candidate will have proven experience delivering commercial and/or Department for Education (DfE) new-build schemes from a main contractor environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and manage the delivery of design information in line with agreed design programmes and deliverable schedules
* Coordinate and manage appointed design consultants, ensuring compliance with project briefs, technical standards, and contractual obligations
* Provide design leadership during both pre-construction and live construction phase
Produce and manage
* Design programmes
* Design scopes
* Design responsibility matrices
* Consultant appointments
* Design schedules
* Chair and attend design meetings and workshops with internal and external stakeholders
* Drive collaboration between project teams, consultants, subcontractors, and clients
* Ensure design risk, compliance, buildability, and programme considerations are effectively managed throughout the project lifecycle
Essential Experience
* Proven experience as a Senior Design Manager or Design Manager working for a main contractor
* Strong track record delivering new-build commercial projects and/or DfE projects
* Experience managing high-value, technically complex schemes from pre-construction through delivery
* Excellent understanding of design coordination, consultant management, and construction processes
* Strong organisational, planning, and workload management skills
* Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and work within fast-paced project environments
Desirable
* Experience across Commercial, Public Sector, Healthcare, or Education sectors
* Knowledge of site and contract procedures
* Relevant construction or design qualification