Design Manager

VINCI Building has an exciting opportunity for a Design Manager to play a significant part in supporting the delivery of a £180m student accommodation project at the University of Southampton.

With a build programme to 2029, the scheme includes in excess of 1,500 new student beds, along with refurbishment and the restoration of a Grade II listed building.

Designed to operate emission-free, this project will exceed UK net zero carbon targets, along with a commitment to significantly increase affordable student accommodation.

As Design Manager for VINCI Building, you'll lead and coordinate the design process, ensuring designs are delivered safely, efficiently, and in line with project objectives. Working closely with consultants, clients, and project teams, you'll drive design quality, manage risks, and ensure compliance while supporting successful project delivery. Combining technical expertise with strong leadership and commercial awareness, you will play a key role in shaping project outcomes.

• Implement design management processes for individual projects, aligned to contract requirements and business objectives.
• Establish project design management governance, review gates and decision rights for design progression from concept through to construction readiness.
• Foster a collaborative culture focused on quality, safety, and continuous improvement across project teams and consultant partners.

• Develop and manage project design programmes independently; establish logic, interfaces and dependencies across design disciplines.
• Integrate consultant and supply-chain TIDPs into project programmes; monitor progress and implement corrective actions.
• Lead design coordination meetings focused on programme delivery, issue resolution, and stakeholder alignment.

• Working with the Document Control and Digital Engineering team, implement Information Management plans (aligned to EIR/AIR/OIR) and BIM Execution Plans for project delivery.
• Establish and maintain CDE systems including naming conventions, workflows, and approval processes for project requirements.
• Ensure management of MIDP/TIDP publication and maintenance; ensure accurate status tracking and design progression visibility.
• Ensure coordination of model federation and clash detection processes; asset information management and oversee issue identification and resolutions.

• Coordinate comprehensive approvals strategy including Planning permissions, Building Control, highways, utilities, and environmental consents.
• Manage Building Control strategy and coordinate submissions, amendments, and compliance evidence for project requirements.
• Ensure CDM 2015 compliance including design risk management, coordination, and effective communication with Principal Designer.
• Support Building Safety Act Gateway requirements for in-scope projects including designer competence management and design assurance.

• Review and assess Employer's Requirements and Works Information; develop compliant Contractor's Proposals aligned to project objectives.
• Establish design deliverable schedules with clear acceptance criteria and coordinate with project commercial milestones.
• Support compensation event and variation assessments with design impact analysis and commercial recommendations.
• Coordinate technical submittals and maintain approvals tracking systems linked to project delivery requirements.

• Support consultant appointment processes including scope development, competence verification, and capacity assessment.
• Coordinate appointment and novation processes at project milestones; manage design scoping documentation and transition requirements.
• Monitor consultant performance against project requirements and implement improvement measures where necessary.
• Design Responsibility Matrix

• Coordinate multi-disciplinary design reviews covering compliance, technical coordination, and constructability assessment.
• Support value engineering initiatives focused on cost optimisation, programme efficiency, and…