Design Mananger

Overview

As Design Manager, you will own the design process for a high-profile mixed-use development in Leatherhead, coordinating the design team from preconstruction through delivery. You will interface with the client, consultants, and in-house teams to ensure timely, compliant design solutions and robust BIM/Digital Engineering coordination. The project includes a Police divisional headquarters alongside affordable housing, reflecting a blue-light, public-sector context. You will drive value engineering, risk management, and buildability while meeting statutory and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage design process from preconstruction to delivery
• Develop and manage the project design programme
• Coordinate architects, consultants, subcontractors and specialist designers
• Lead design coordination meetings and resolve technical issues
• Manage design deliverables, interfaces and approvals
• Review Employer’s Requirements for compliant design
• Collaborate with planning, commercial, and operational teams
• Oversee consultant performance and design responsibilities
• Coordinate technical submissions and approvals
• Oversee BIM / Digital Engineering coordination and CDE processes
• Support model federation, clash detection and design issue resolution
• Manage design risk and ensure CDM 2015 compliance
• Coordinate Building Control, planning, utilities and statutory approvals
• Support Building Safety Act / Gateway requirements
• Review designs for buildability, programme and commercial efficiency
• Support value engineering and cost delivery improvements
• Coordinate temporary and permanent works design interfaces
• Support sustainability and carbon objectives

Key requirements

• Proven experience as a Design Manager or Senior Design Coordinator
• Strong background with a UK Main Contractor
• Experience managing multidisciplinary design teams
• Strong understanding of construction methodology and buildability
• Experience managing design programmes and technical information
• Knowledge of BIM, Digital Engineering and ISO 19650
• Good understanding of CDM, Building Regulations and Building Safety Act
• Strong consultant and subcontractor management skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management ability
• Previous experience delivering blue-light, police, justice, defence or secure public-sector projects would be advantageous
• Experience across healthcare, education, commercial, residential and mixed-use sectors considered

• Excellent communication
• Stakeholder management
• Collaborative mindset
• BIM / Digital Engineering coordination
• ISO 19650 knowledge
• CDE processes

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