Senior Design Manager

Senior Design Manager Opportunity for a Senior Design Manager with a background of Main Contracting and experience of managing residential schemes to join a family owned residential contractor. The business have a great mentality towards work and employees, giving great opportunities to work on interesting projects. The business have a strong pipeline of work and as a result of this are looking to grow the design team. Projects - Residential & Social Housing Key Deliverables Provide technical advice on proposal documents, presentations and meetings Conduct audits and technical reviews of tender information, subcontractor proposals, company proposals and in some cases a secondary project being overseen by the SDM directly Monitor and report against compliance requirements during adjudications Develop detailed understanding of clients’ ideas, expectations and requirements, breaking down technical jargon and ensuring clients’ ideas and needs lead to concepts and detailed designs Prepare and develop employer requirements and robust contractor proposals Identify and evaluate design risk to ensure ease of buildability thereby reducing/eliminating company risk/claims Identify any scope gaps thereby mitigating risks and developing value engineering/programme opportunities Review subcontractors’ proposals to identify and develop value engineering opportunities Produce detailed design programmes and design delivery schedule Ensure consistency of design management process on schemes, reviewing protocols, reviewing design programmes, design specification, and design scopes Contribute to commercial and contractual documentation, negotiations and disputes Ensure design delivery is in line with procurement strategy, project cost plan and value engineering targets Ensure compliance of design brief and managing change control process Recommend and initiate changes to project delivery plans, develop new project management and operating tools and processes Ensure effective procurement of design services Manage consultant/subcontractor teams ensuring works are delivered according to specification Ensure the compilation of detail requirements and responsibilities for technical handover documentation including H&S file, building manuals, Building User Guide Continuous development of design management team and self by conducting lessons learnt activities, ensure information from lessons learnt flow into new, similar projects, improving design processes Proactively seek business development opportunities through professional networks

Location: Northwood, UK, GB

Posted Date: 8/2/2025