Senior Design Manager

We need a Senior Design Manager with 10+ years' experience managing consultant design teams on low-cost hotel and residential conversion projects.

Criterion Capital is an entrepreneurial property company. We move fast, think commercially and convert existing buildings into affordable hotels and residential accommodation.

• Manage the design process and external consultant teams across hotel conversion projects.
• Monitor consultant deliverables, design programmes and information quality.
• Coordinate specialist contractors and suppliers, ensuring early involvement where required.
• Work closely with project, construction and operations teams to meet cost, programme and quality requirements.
• Lead design reviews, resolve design risks and ensure compliance with Building Regulations.
• Oversee design documentation, construction-stage design coordination and quality control.

• 10+ years' experience in design management within a main contractor, developer or consultancy.
• Degree in Architecture or a related discipline.
• Experience delivering hotel, hospitality or residential conversion projects.
• Understanding of hotel fit-out, building envelope and MEP services.
• Strong knowledge of construction methods, buildability and Building Regulations.
• Experience managing consultants, specialist contractors and multiple stakeholders.
• Procore experience is desirable.
• Commercially aware, organised and confident managing design teams, budgets and programmes.

Compensation: Competitive salary