Your newpany
A well established, privately owned UK constructionpany operating throughout the UK. They deliver major projects across a number of sectors including education, leisure,mercial, and industrial. They have a strong focus on sustainability,munity engagement and social value.
Your new role
An opportunity has arisen for a Design Manager to join the construction team based in the Cambridge area. The role involves overseeing design development from early consultation through to live project delivery, ensuring alignment with project intent andpliance standards. As Design Manager, you will bring strong leadership skills, experience in a principal contracting environment, and a collaborative approach to stakeholder engagement.
Duties include:
1. Leading design coordination across projects
2. Managing consultants and subcontractor design inputs
3. Overseeing design programmes, RFIs, and document control
4. Ensuring regulatorypliance and planning conditions are met
5. Promoting buildability and safety in design
6. Supporting BIM processes and digital model reviews
7. Contributing to pre-construction and value engineering efforts
8. Maintaining technical andmercial awareness
9. Representing the design function in client meetings
10. Sharing lessons learned and mentoring junior team members
What you'll need to succeed
11. Demonstrated success in a design coordination or management role, preferably within a principal contractor setting.
12. Strong technical foundation, supported by a degree or equivalent qualification in a construction-related field.
13. Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and oversee specialist subcontractor activities.
14. Highly organised, proactive, and an effectivemunicator.
15. Prior experience working on Department for Education frameworks is preferred.