WSP offers a unique opportunity to work on landmark projects, collaborate with top professionals, and grow your career in a culture that values curiosity, innovation, and diversity.
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?
At WSP you can access our global scale, contribute to complex multi‑disciplinary projects in the property and buildings sector, and shape a career as unique as you.
A Little More About Your Role
We are Design Managers in the Major Project Services team, covering large and complex projects across cultural, healthcare, and mission‑critical sectors. Reporting to a Technical Director or Director, you will develop the Design Management discipline, lead teams, and represent your sector of interest.
* Act as Senior Design Manager on major projects across different industry sectors.
* Develop and lead design strategies, ensuring alignment with project goals and client requirements.
* Oversee design aspects, ensuring deliverables meet the highest standards.
* Provide leadership, direction, and coordination to the design team from inception to handover.
* Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage programme delivery, and report progress to stakeholders.
* Resolve risks and issues, and implement project set‑up and mobilisation plans.
* Manage design briefs, scopes of work, and schedules; facilitate interdisciplinary workshops.
* Ensure regulatory compliance and maintain quality and safety throughout the design process.
* Assist in handover of the project to the client, ensuring all deliverables are provided.
* Support bids and opportunities.
What We Will Be Looking For
* Engineering, Architectural, or Design Management degree.
* Chartership, professional accreditation or close to achieving one.
* Experience as a client‑facing design manager or technical lead on large or complex projects.
* Familiarity with all RIBA design stages, including Stages 1–3 and planning submissions.
* Highly organised, proactive, and collaborative with strong communication skills.
* Interest in innovation and developing new design management solutions.
* Deep experience as a designer in a consultancy before moving into design management.
* Experience leading multi‑disciplinary design teams on large, complex projects.
* Experience in highly technical sectors such as healthcare, mission critical, or data centres.
* Experience working with or running international design teams across multiple geographies.
* Ability to obtain Security Clearance.
Apply today if you are passionate about design management and eager to influence innovative projects within a supportive and rapidly growing team.
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