Senior Design Manager
Posted 14 hours 39 minutes ago by Michael Page (UK)
- Lead complex, high-value design delivery with genuine career progression
- Join a collaborative team shaping innovative, technically robust projects
A leading Tier 1 contractor recognised for delivering high-profile, technically challenging projects across a range of sectors, including commercial, residential, public realm, and mixed-use developments. The business is known for its commitment to innovation, buildability, and sustainable delivery, partnering closely with clients, consultants, and supply chain partners to create projects that offer long-term social and economic value.
With a culture centred around collaboration, professional development, and flexible working, the organisation provides an environment where Senior Design Managers can drive meaningful change, lead high-calibre schemes, and advance their careers within a supportive and forward-thinking team.
Job Description- Lead the review of existing design information, carrying out detailed risk and opportunity appraisals to reduce design risk, enhance buildability, and maximise value.
- Develop, manage, and monitor robust design programmes and information release schedules aligned to design, procurement, and construction requirements.
- Work collaboratively with the Project Team, Lead Designer, and Consultant Team to ensure fully coordinated and technically robust design outputs.
- Partner with Commercial and Operations teams to ensure design deliverables align with cost plans, construction methodologies, and programme constraints.
- Drive technical reviews, value engineering exercises, and design workshops to support cost efficiency, compliance, and overall project performance.
- Maintain strong communication with clients, consultants, and internal teams to support informed decision-making and positive project outcomes.
- Ensure design deliverables meet contractual, statutory, and best-practice requirements.
- Support continuous improvement and innovation across design management processes and project delivery.
- Degree-qualified in Architecture, Architectural Technology, Engineering, Design Management, or a related technical discipline.
- Strong experience managing multi-disciplinary design delivery on large, complex construction projects-ideally within a contractor environment.
- Comprehensive understanding of design coordination, buildability, construction methodologies, and technical compliance.
- Proven ability to lead design teams, challenge assumptions, and drive high levels of performance and accountability.
- Excellent commercial awareness, with experience aligning design development with cost, risk, procurement, and programme requirements.
- Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Proactive, solution-focused, and collaborative in approach.
- Ability to work flexibly, including travel to project and office locations as required.
- Competitive salary with discretionary profit share scheme.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Car allowance or company car (role/grade dependent).
- Travel reimbursement to project sites (in line with advisory rates).
- Private medical insurance.
- Pension scheme with 8% employer contribution.
- Health and wellbeing programme.
- 26 days' annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Wide range of corporate benefits and lifestyle perks.
- Extensive learning and development opportunities to support long-term career progression.
- Industry-leading family leave benefits, including 26 weeks fully paid maternity leave and 12 weeks fully paid paternity leave.