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Job Title: Senior Design ManagerLocation: KentProject: Major Hospital Development (including Stroke Unit and Special Care Baby Unit)Salary: Up to £90,000 plus bonus and an excellent benefits package Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Our client, a leading Tier 1 contractor, is delivering a major hospital scheme in Kent, which includes specialist facilities such as a Stroke Unit and a Special Care Baby Unit. They are now looking to appoint an experienced Senior Design Manager to lead and manage the design process throughout the lifecycle of the project.
Role Overview:
As a Senior Design Manager, you will oversee both off-site and on-site design activities from pre-construction through to project delivery. You'll ensure that design solutions are compliant, coordinated, buildable, and cost-effective. This is a high-profile healthcare project, requiring an individual with strong technical understanding, leadership skills, and experience managing multi-disciplinary teams across complex building projects.
Key Responsibilities:
Pre-Contract (Tender Stage):
- Review tender and employer's requirements to determine the remaining design scope.
- Lead the development of design strategies and programmes.
- Assess and appoint supplementary design consultants and subcontractors.
- Coordinate tender stage design deliverables and ensure technical compliance.
- Prepare technical submissions, design clarifications, and risk schedules.
- Chair design workshops and liaise with stakeholders to ensure integrated solutions.
Post-Contract (Delivery Stage):
- Formally appoint design teams and brief them on project expectations and deliverables.
- Develop and manage the design programme and deliverables schedule.
- Monitor the quality, progress, and compliance of all design documentation.
- Lead coordination meetings, manage planning and regulatory approvals.
- Support commercial teams in technical reviews of subcontractor tender returns.
- Manage the design change control process and ensure all updates are captured in the as-built documentation.
- Deliver lessons learned and continuous improvement insights at project close.
What We're Looking For:
- Proven experience in a Design Manager or Senior Design Manager role, ideally within a Tier 1 contractor.
- Strong knowledge of RIBA Stages 2-5 and the technical design/construction interface.
- Healthcare or complex project experience preferred.
- Excellent communication, leadership and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage and influence internal and external stakeholders.
- Sound understanding of BIM processes, CDM regulations, and BREEAM principles.
Why Apply?
- Work on a prestigious healthcare project making a real difference to the community.
- Join a high-performing, collaborative team.
- Competitive salary and excellent benefits.
- Career development opportunities with a market-leading contractor.
