Senior Design Manager
We're Hiring: Senior Design Manager – Main Contracting | Essex 🌟
Are you an experienced Senior Design Manager with a proven track record in main contracting? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where your leadership, technical expertise, and collaborative skills can make a real impact?
We’re working with an innovative contractor operating across Essex and the surrounding regions, delivering high-quality projects in sectors including commercial, residential, education, and healthcare. Due to a strong pipeline of upcoming work, they are now looking to appoint a Senior Design Manager to join their team.
🔧 The Role
As Senior Design Manager, you will lead the design process from pre-construction through to project delivery, ensuring the design is efficient, buildable, and meets all regulatory requirements. You’ll be the key liaison between consultants, clients, and the project team, helping to drive design solutions that align with programme, cost, and quality objectives.
✅ Key Responsibilities
* Manage the design process from bid through delivery on multiple projects
* Collaborate with architects, engineers, and the construction team to resolve design issues
* Ensure compliance with building regulations and contractual obligations
* Support value engineering and buildability reviews
* Lead design meetings and manage design deliverables in line with programme milestones
* Proven experience in managing a design team
👤 About You
* Minimum 5+ years’ experience in a design management role with a main contractor
* Strong knowledge of UK building regulations and construction processes
* Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary design teams
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
* Experience across a range of sectors (e.g. commercial, residential, education, healthcare) is highly desirable
📍 Location: Essex
💼 Salary: Competitive + car allowance + benefits
📅 Start Date: ASAP (notice periods respected)
Ready to take the next step in your career?
Apply now to join a forward-thinking contractor with an excellent reputation and a secure, exciting pipeline of work