Design Management Talent Community - Healthcare

Design Management Talent Community - Healthcare

Design Managers – Shape the Future of UK Healthcare Infrastructure

Do you have experience in Healthcare or Hospital design projects
? Are you passionate about exemplary contractor-side Design Management
? Are you confident working with HTMs and leading end-to-end delivery? Are you ready for a career-defining opportunity?

We're Hiring Now

Laing O'Rourke is recruiting Design Managers and Senior Design Managers from an Architectural &
Electrical background to deliver some of the most ambitious and technically complex healthcare projects in the UK — including:

• Monklands Replacement Project (Scotland) – the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the UK
• Brighton 3
  
  Ts – a key regional redevelopment
• Other major healthcare schemes at bid stage

The Opportunity:

You'll take a lead role in managing design for a major project, ensuring coordination across client, design, commercial and operations teams. From early-stage design through to delivery, you'll drive compliance, innovation, and collaboration across every stage of the process.

What You'll Do

• Lead pre-construction briefing and design delivery
• Oversee design management procedures across the full lifecycle
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to challenge and optimise the design
• Ensure all design outputs meet programme, compliance, and buildability standards
• Support the Design Leader in embedding innovation and best practice

What We're Looking For

• Experience managing design from concept through to handover
• Degree-qualified in Architecture or Electrical Engineering or related discipline
• Strong knowledge of HTMs and healthcare-specific compliance
• Experience working on complex or regulated environments (e.g. hospitals, labs)
• We also welcome transferable skills and a growth mindset

About Laing O'Rourke

We are a global engineering and construction leader, delivering state-of-the-art buildings and infrastructure across the UK, Middle East, and Australia. With 150+ years of experience, we're known for our commitment to certainty, quality and innovation.

Inclusive Hiring Matters

We're a proud Disability Confident employer. If you meet the essential criteria and request to be considered under our ‘Offer an Interview' scheme
, we'll guarantee you an interview. Please let us know what adjustments you may need.

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