Design Lead - Construction, BIM & Project Coordination

Errigal; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Errigal is seeking a Design Lead to drive design activities from tender through to project close-out on major construction schemes in the Greater London area.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong BIM knowledge (Revit/Navisworks) and an ability to coordinate design with commercial, procurement and operations teams to deliver on time, within budget and to high quality standards.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading design teams in construction.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate design with commercial, procurement and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design set-up at project start, drafting the TIDP and design deliverables.
• Familiarise with project scope, drawings, design intent and construction programs.
• Attend pre-construction handover meetings.
• Ensure design deliverables stay live and updated with scope changes.
• Monitor design progress against program and procurement schedules; flag risks.
• Provide solutions to design challenges; respond to RFIs; ensure compliance with regulations.
• Audit BIM models for accuracy and adherence to standards.
• Lead internal design reviews and QA before client submissions or uploads to CDE.
• Coordinate with planning, buying, operations and commercial teams on scope and budgets.
• Chair design team meetings and attend client coordination meetings.
• Maintain communication with site teams and provide design support during installation.
• Extract procurement dates and package requirements from design programs.
• Work with buying to ensure material schedules are accurate.
• Maintain awareness of how design and QS interact with budgeting.
• Mentor junior designers and promote quality in deliverables.
• Organise site visits to strengthen design-to-site integration.
• Lead by example in professionalism and proactive communication.
• Keep design deliverables, procurement schedules and variation trackers updated weekly.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organisational skills

Team collaboration

Tools

Revit

Navisworks

Job description

Errigal is seeking a Design Lead to drive design activities from tender through to project close-out on major construction schemes in the Greater London area.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong BIM knowledge (Revit/Navisworks) and an ability to coordinate design with commercial, procurement and operations teams to deliver on time, within budget and to high quality standards.