Senior Design Manager

Senior Design Manager

Manchester

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Design Manager to join the team at Galliford Try.

Ideally, you will be based in or around the Manchester area and will have the opportunity to travel across multiple sites/projects in the Region.

Manage the whole process of designing the solution(s) for projects to meet or exceed customers' requirements and framework deliverables, recognising contractual, financial, technical and operational risks and finding opportunities for value engineering to minimise risk and maximise gross profit on contracts while achieving customer satisfaction. Support the fulfilment of the pipeline of contracts safely, on time and to the required quality.

Lead the appointment of design and associated consultants, ensuring contractual requirements are captured, with deliverables clearly defined using tools such as the IRS, MIDP, deliverables and scope of services. Review and appraise fee proposals from consultants, manage and monitor performance of consultants encouraging a collaborative approach to deliver robust, coordinated designs on time and to budget. Lead KPI assessment and production of progress reports.

Support and manage the development of CDP packages to ensure compliance and full coordination.

Assess consultants in line with CDM 2015 requirements, ensuring all obligations are met and designs fully consider health, safety and buildability. Own all design processes and information flow on design and build and heavily CDP contracts to meet the employer's requirements and contract conditions within agreed programme constraints using our CDE, aligning design outputs to each relevant RIBA stage.

Support the implementation of Galliford Try Building Southern's Business Improvement Strategy, "Delivering Excellence", focusing on safe, on time, snag‑free and delighted client. Implement all relevant policies, including HSS, design management, risk management and BIM strategy.

The candidate will be an expert in BIM, capable of reviewing all bids for BIM requirements, reviewing the EIR, developing the BEP, appointing BIM and design consultants and ensuring all BIM outputs are captured. They will have a sound knowledge of BIM standards, naming protocols, asset register development, COBie outputs and the ability to audit against the EIR and BEP.

• Construction/Design related HNC/HND/Degree or equivalent
• Member or working towards a professional body (CIOB, RIBA, RICS)
• BIM expertise
• New build and refurbishment experience in core markets including education, health care, civic, frameworks, traditional and D&B contracts, all building sub‑structure, frame and envelope solutions, MMC
• Managing designers and other consultants, preferably with a design background
• Proven ability to deliver design for projects on time, to budget and to quality standards with high customer satisfaction
• Computer literate and commercially astute
• Ability to make decisions within authority and lead and work as a team member
• Strives for continuous improvement with a drive to achieve customer satisfaction
• Demonstrate company values:
  Excellence, Passion, Integrity and Collaboration

With an impressive order book of over £4.1 billion, we are one of the industry's leading principal contractors, offering stability and the chance to work on the UK's most exciting projects, stretch your capabilities and realise long‑held career goals.

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase additional holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options for all salaried employees and a free 24/7 employee assistance programme
• Paid yearly membership to a recognised professional association relevant to your role

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full‑time, reduced hours or flexibly; this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

As a disability confident employer, we will offer an interview to any candidate with a long‑term health condition or disability that meets the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the resourcing partner if you believe this applies to you. We will also discuss any adjustments required for your interview.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every requirement; we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace and many of our best employees started with a slightly different background.