Design Manager; Construction Build & Refurb

Design Manager - (New Build/Refurb Commercial & Healthcare) Main Contractor - London £75,000 + package

We are working with a National Top Tier Contractor who are adding to their growing London business and have an opportunity for a Design Manager to join them. They have a strong and secure pipeline of work across London including Commercial/Mixed Use refurbishment, Cut & Carve and Healthcare / Hospital schemes; £50m-£100m, offering exposure to technically challenging projects. This is a key role within the project team, where you will play a pivotal part in ensuring design excellence, programme certainty, and successful project delivery.

• Manage the design process with full awareness of commercial, contractual and programme constraints
• Support tenders/bids, including input into value engineering exercises
• Lead and coordinate external consultants and subcontractor design teams
• Prepare and manage:
  • Design Information Release Schedules
  • Design Programmes
  • Design Responsibility Matrices
• Ensure all designs comply with current legislation, standards, codes of practice and Employer's Requirements
• Develop and manage drawing/document control systems and protocols
• Collaborate with the Project Manager and Planner to align design and construction programmes
• Support the Commercial Team in procurement planning and scheduling
• Chair design team meetings and coordination workshops
• Review design outputs for:
  • Quality and completeness
  • Health & Safety / CDM compliance
  • Buildability and technical accuracy
• Manage the RFI process and maintain registers
• Support change control, including assessment of variations
• Liaise with clients, stakeholders, statutory authorities and delivery teams
• Manage client expectations and maintain strong working relationships
• Ensure design information is delivered on time and to the required quality
• Identify and reduce design and construction risks (technical, H&S and financial)
• Support SHEQ plans, QA processes, and preparation of ITPs and quality documentation
• Contribute to BIM implementation and company standards where required
• Undertake quality inspections and report on site issues

• Relevant qualification in construction, architecture or design management with a main contractor
• Experience delivering new build and refurb projects circa £50m+
• Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders and drive design programmes
• IT literate (MS Office essential)
• Knowledge of BIM processes, tools and implementation (desirable)