Senior Design Manager / Associate Location: Oxford (or flexible across regional offices + project sites) Type: Permanent, Full-time Your Opportunity Are you a confident communicator with deep technical design and project leadership experience? This role offers the chance to take charge of multi-disciplinary projects in sectors including life sciences, education, and automotive. You will guide and elevate design management practices across the business, and play a central role in shaping design delivery excellence. The Role As Senior Design Manager / Associate, you will: Lead professional design management across a diverse project portfolio. Bring energy and ambition to drive design teams toward successful delivery on complex programmes. Operate flexibly across regional offices and project sites. Uphold and improve quality and technical standards influence systems and processes. Apply deep understanding of the RIBA Plan of Work through all project stages, from pre-contract to post-contract. Key Responsibilities Define design programmes, deliverables, and communications across multiple complex projects. Review and advise on project administration and reporting from lead consultants. Chair design team meetings with internal consultants, external partners, and Tier-1 contractors. Establish client technical approval processes and maintain internal quality assurance protocols. Ensure that design ...