Design Management Talent Community - Healthcare

Laing O'Rourke; Brighton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering and construction leader in the UK is seeking Design Managers to oversee innovative healthcare projects. You will manage design from concept to delivery, ensuring compliance and collaboration across teams. Ideal candidates have a background in Architecture or Electrical Engineering and experience in healthcare design. This role offers the chance to work on significant projects such as the Monklands Replacement Project.

Qualifications

• Experience managing design in healthcare or hospital projects.
• Knowledge of healthcare compliance standards.
• Ability to lead design from early stages to handover.

Responsibilities

• Lead pre-construction briefing and design delivery.
• Oversee design management throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure design outputs meet compliance and program standards.

Skills

Experience managing design from concept through to handover

Strong knowledge of HTMs and healthcare-specific compliance

Experience working on complex or regulated environments

Growth mindset

Education

Degree qualified in Architecture or Electrical Engineering

Job description

Design Managers – Shape the Future of UK Healthcare Infrastructure

Do you have experience in Healthcare or Hospital design projects?

Are you passionate about exemplary contractor-side Design Management?

Are you confident working with HTMs and leading end-to-end delivery?

Are you ready for a career-defining opportunity?

Then we'd love to hear from you!

We\'re hiring now:

Laing O\'Rourke is recruiting Design Managers and Senior Design Managers from an Architectural & Electrical background to deliver some of the most ambitious and technically complex healthcare projects in the UK — including:

• Monklands Replacement Project (Scotland) – the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the UK
• Brighton 3Ts – a key regional redevelopment
• Other major healthcare schemes at bid stage

TheOpportunity:

You'll take a lead role in managing design for a major project, ensuring coordination across client, design, commercial and operations teams. From early-stage design through to delivery, you'll drive compliance, innovation, and collaboration across every stage of the process.

You'll be part of our Engineering Enterprise – a community of design professionals dedicated to raising the bar for performance, technical assurance, and certainty on every project.

What you'll do:

• Lead pre-construction briefing and design delivery
• Oversee design management procedures across the full lifecycle
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to challenge and optimise the design
• Ensure all design outputs meet programme, compliance, and buildability standards
• Support the Design Leader in embedding innovation and best practice

What we're looking for:

• Experience managing design from concept through to handover
• Degree-qualified in Architecture or Electrical Engineering or related discipline
• Strong knowledge of HTMs and healthcare-specific compliance
• Experience working on complex or regulated environments (e.g. hospitals, labs)
• We also welcome transferable skills and a growth mindset

About Laing O\'Rourke:

We are a global engineering and construction leader, delivering state-of-the-art buildings and infrastructure across the UK, Middle East, and Australia. With 150+ years of experience, we\'re known for our commitment to certainty, quality and innovation.

Inclusive hiring matters:

We\'re a proud Disability Confident employer. If you meet the essential criteria and request to be considered under our ‘Offer an Interview\' scheme, we\'ll guarantee you an interview. Please let us know what adjustments you may need.

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