Senior Design Manager

What you'll be doing
As Senior Design Manager, you will:

Lead the development and implementation of design solutions for refurbishment, remediation and building improvement works.

Manage and coordinate multidisciplinary design teams, including architectural, structural and MEP disciplines.

Drive the design process from feasibility through to construction, ensuring designs are compliant, buildable and commercially viable.

Coordinate works within a live operational environment, ensuring minimal disruption to end users and existing operations.

Manage design programmes and ensure information is released in line with construction sequencing and project milestones.

Provide technical leadership on building remediation, compliance and modernisation projects.

Lead the coordination of consultants, specialist subcontractors and external design partners.

Work closely with project, commercial, planning and delivery teams to resolve design challenges and mitigate risks.

Ensure design proposals support evolving Building Regulations requirements and Building Safety Regulator (BSR) expectations.

Review existing building constraints and develop practical solutions for refurbishment and upgrade works.

Liaise with statutory authorities, building control and other key stakeholders throughout the design process.

Identify opportunities for innovation, efficiency and continuous improvement across the project.
Who we're looking for
We're looking for a commercially aware and technically strong Design Management professional with significant experience delivering refurbishment or complex building upgrade projects.

Ideally, you'll have:

Proven experience as a Design Manager or Senior Design Manager within the construction industry.

Strong experience working on refurbishment, remediation, building improvement or major maintenance projects.

Experience managing design on projects within occupied or live operational environments.

A solid understanding of building safety legislation and experience working within Building Safety Regulator (BSR) requirements.

Experience delivering fire safety improvements, compliance-led works and building modernisation programmes.

Strong knowledge of the challenges associated with modifying and upgrading existing buildings.

Experience coordinating architectural, structural and MEP design disciplines.

The ability to challenge designs from a buildability, programme and operational perspective.

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Experience managing external consultants, specialist designers and subcontractor design packages.

Good understanding of BIM and digital design processes.

Detailed knowledge of current construction regulations, industry standards and best practice.

A valid CSCS card.

Professional membership of a relevant institution would be advantageous.

Why Apply?

This role offers the opportunity to work on a high-profile programme of refurbishment and modernisation works that presents unique technical and operational challenges. You'll be joining a collaborative team environment and will play a key role in delivering safe, compliant and effective improvements to an important operational facility.

Professional and personal development

The size and scale of Balfour Beatty coupled with our strong pipeline of work provides incredible opportunities, regardless of what stage you are at in your career.

We encourage and empower our employees to take control of their career and explore which part of the business they want to work in and what role is right for them. We actively encourage our managers and employees to have open communication throughout the year about wellbeing, development and career opportunities.

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