Design Management Talent Pool - Healthcare

ENGINEERINGUK; Dartford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering and construction company is seeking a Senior Design Manager with expertise in Healthcare projects. The role involves leading design processes, managing teams, and ensuring technical excellence across large-scale projects. Ideal candidates will have a background in Electrical Engineering and experience in design management.

Qualifications

• End-to-end management of design from concept to handover.
• Specialist experience in managing design of construction or building services projects.

Responsibilities

• Leading the pre-construction phase briefing and design processes.
• Managing design management procedures linking commercial, construction, and design teams.
• Implementing collaborative design review processes.

Skills

Design Management

Electrical Engineering

Project Management

Education

First degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

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View more categories | View less categories | Sector: Creative and Design, Health and Medical, Recruitment | Contract Type: Permanent | Hours: Full Time

Do you have experience in Healthcare or Hospital projects?

Are you passionate about exemplary Design Management?

Do you have contractor-side end-to-end Design Management experience?

Are you familiar with HTMs?

Are you considering what's next for your career?

Then we would love to hear from you!

Laing O'Rourke is currently recruiting Design Managers and Senior Design Managers with experience in Healthcare projects from an Electrical background for our Healthcare portfolio. We are recruiting for the Monklands Replacement Project in Scotland, Calderdale Royal Infirmary based from Sale, and Brighton 3T's.

The Opportunity:

This Senior Design Manager will lead the delivery of effective design across this large-scale project. They will focus on leading the pre-construction phase design processes, liaising with the client, design team, in-house bid team, and operations team. On live projects, they will implement processes that enable collaborative design review and risk reduction.

This role is a senior member of the Design Job Family and Technical Function, ensuring technical excellence, assurance, and performance across projects, from pre-project engagement to detailed delivery. All designers are part of our Engineering Enterprise, aimed at maximizing design potential to increase project certainty.

What will the role look like?

• Leading the pre-construction phase briefing and design processes.
• Managing LOR's design management procedures, linking commercial, construction, and design teams throughout the project.
• Implementing processes for challenging and interrogating designs collaboratively.
• Managing the production, control, and distribution of design information at various stages.
• Reporting on design progress regularly.
• Reviewing design information for buildability, safety, maintainability, compliance, and technical suitability.
• Promoting innovation in design management, methodology, and practices.
• Supporting the Design Leader in promoting company vision and values in design activities.

What skills & experience are we looking for?

• End-to-end management of design from concept to handover.
• A first degree in Electrical Engineering or relevant construction-related qualification, plus design experience.
• Specialist experience in managing the design of construction or building services projects.

We welcome candidates with transferable skills and a commitment to learning, even if they do not meet all criteria.

About us:

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering infrastructure and building projects across the UK, Middle East, and Australia. With over 150 years of experience, we focus on certainty, reliability, and quality. Our story is driven by energy, passion, ambition, and teamwork, leveraging our extensive experience to ensure client success.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we support applicants with long-term health conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview' scheme. Please inform us of any adjustments needed prior to the interview.

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