Your new company One of the UK's leading contractors operating across a number of sectors including Infrastructure and Build Your new role Experienced Design Manager required to join their team in Cambridge working between the office and their projects, where you will be required to manage the design aspects of projects and tenders in progress. Projects typically range from £10m to £50m across Education, Offices & Labs as well as residential. Key duties: Establish and maintain effective design resources and team structures throughout the project lifecycle. Lead the design process through all RIBA stages, ensuring safety, compliance, and innovation are embedded at every step. Challenge briefs constructively and drive continuous improvement and value engineering across all design activities. Develop and implement design strategies, ensuring alignment with project scope and client expectations. Coordinate the work of internal teams, external consultants, contractors, and statutory bodies to meet critical programme milestones. Ensure all design outputs comply with current legislation, industry standards, and best practices. Oversee adherence to internal design management procedures and contribute to the evolution of departmental processes. What you'll need to succeed Good understanding of RIBA work stages, two-stage design and build procurement and design management in pre-construction as well as on site desig...