Design Manager

About

The Role

Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure group delivering complex projects across the UK and globally. We are currently seeking an experienced Design Manager to join our Regional Build team on a major healthcare refurbishment project in Birmingham.

As Design Manager, you will lead the management and coordination of the design process throughout the project lifecycle. Working closely with the project delivery team, consultants, and client representatives, you will ensure that designs are fully developed, coordinated, and aligned with programme, budget, and quality requirements.

This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in the transformation of an operational healthcare facility, ensuring design excellence, technical compliance, and seamless coordination between design and construction teams.

• Manage the design process from pre-construction through to project completion.
• Coordinate design consultants, subcontractors, and internal teams to ensure integrated design delivery.
• Review and manage design documentation to ensure compliance with healthcare standards, statutory regulations, and project specifications.
• Monitor design progress against programme and resolve technical issues proactively.
• Lead design meetings and provide clear communication between stakeholders.
• Ensure buildability, cost efficiency, and programme considerations are embedded in the design.
• Support risk management by identifying design-related risks and implementing mitigation strategies.

• Proven experience as a Design Manager within the construction industry.
• Experience delivering refurbishment or healthcare sector projects is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of design management processes within a main contractor environment.
• Knowledge of UK building regulations and healthcare design standards.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Relevant construction or engineering qualification (degree or equivalent).

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UKs most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more

Operating across England and Wales, our building teams create places where people live, are cared for, work, learn, meet and have fun, with a focus on the aviation, health, defence, education and development sectors.

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

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