Design Manager

Our client is a leading multidisciplinary construction and design consultancy, working extensively with local authorities, housing associations, and healthcare estates across the UK.

They deliver large-scale, life-safety-critical projects, providing fully integrated solutions across consultancy, design, construction, and ongoing compliance.

We are partnering with our client to appoint an experienced Design Manager to lead the design across complex, multi-site programmes.

This is a senior role with real influence over technical quality, compliance, and buildability, supporting projects from early design through to delivery.

Key responsibilities:

- Lead the design management function end-to-end, from concept through to delivery
Own the detailed design programme, including coordination, approvals, and issues for construction
Integrate all technical disciplines to deliver fully coordinated, construction-ready information
Control design change while protecting information quality and accuracy
Act as the primary design interface with construction teams, procurement, and regulators
Plan, manage, and track design schedules and information release milestones
Chair design coordination meetings and resolve clashes proactively
Manage technical risk and oversee the design change control process
Support procurement strategies, construction sequencing, and site design queries
Ensure design outputs support commissioning, handover, and regulatory compliance

Candidate requirements:

- Highly organised, process-driven, and delivery-focused
Strong multi-disciplinary coordination capability
Confident working with site and commercial teams
Calm under pressure with sound judgement and decisive decision-making
Clear, confident, and authoritative communicator

Desirable experience:

- Design Manager or Senior Project Manager background
Contractor-side Design & Build delivery experience

Experience with RIBA stages 3-5
Managing complex design through the construction phase
Experience on regulated, high-risk, or safety-critical projects
Close working relationship with site teams and specialist subcontractors

What our client is offering:

- Competitive salary: £60k - £85k, depending on experience
Bonus: up to 50% of your base salary based on revenue and division success
Unlimited holidays based on performance
Bupa private healthcare for you and your family
Opportunity to work on high-profile, life-safety-critical projects
Exposure to technically complex and innovative engineering solutions
An inclusive, forward-thinking company culture with clear development opportunities

If you are a senior Design Manager with a passion for compliance and life safety, and are looking to join a business delivering work at a national scale, send across a copy of your CV or get in touch for a confidential chat