Job Description
Senior Design Manager – Facades – London\n📍 London | 💷 £80,000 – £100,000 + Bonus | 🚀\nDirectorship considered for the right candidate\n\nFire Remediation & Recladding Projects | Principal Contractor | Projects up to £20M\n\nAbout the Company\n\nA nationally recognised specialist contractor delivering high-quality external envelope solutions across the UK. Renowned for its expertise in fire remediation and recladding, the company operates as a Principal Contractor on complex, safety-critical schemes.\n\nAs part of its continued growth and dedication to technical excellence, the business is seeking to strengthen its London-based team with a senior design expert who will play a key role in shaping project delivery and ensuring compliance across landmark schemes.\n\nThe company champions innovation, quality, and career development—offering outstanding opportunities to progress in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.\n\nAbout the Opportunity\n\nAn exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Design Manager to join the London team and take ownership of design management across a portfolio of fire remediation and recladding projects, acting as Principal Contractor.\n\nYou will lead the design process from early-stage concept through to construction, ensuring design integrity, compliance with building regulations, and alignment with project objectives. You will liaise with external consultants, internal teams, and key stakeholders, taking a strategic role in shaping the technical direction of the projects.\n\nThis role offers the chance to work on high-profile schemes valued up to £20M and influence best practices in façade design, safety, and sustainability.\nFor the right candidate, the company would consider a directorship position, reflecting the strategic importance of this role.\n\nSalary & Benefits\n\n * £80,000 – £100,000 basic salary (dependent on experience)\n\n * Performance-related bonus scheme\n\n * Clear progression to directorship or senior leadership\n\n * Opportunity to shape technical strategy and delivery at a business-wide level\n\nRequirements\n\n * Proven experience as a Senior Design Manager, Design Lead, or similar role within façade or cladding projects\n\n * Strong technical knowledge of external envelope systems, including fire remediation design\n\n * Track record of managing the design process on Principal Contractor projects\n\n * Excellent understanding of building regulations, fire safety compliance, CDM, and relevant standards\n\n * Capable of coordinating with multiple stakeholders including architects, engineers, and clients\n\n * A detail-oriented, proactive leader with a passion for safe and efficient design\n\n * Ambitious and commercially minded – with potential to step into a directorship role\n\nThis is a rare opportunity to take a senior leadership position in the technical delivery of complex façade projects and shape the future of building safety and design in London