Design Manager

Fawkes & Reece; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Birmingham-based contractor is seeking an experienced Design Manager to lead design management on major industrial projects. You will coordinate with project teams, consultants and supply chain to ensure designs are buildable, compliant and delivered to high standards.

The role requires strong leadership, communication and a track record in industrial/logistics projects within a main contractor environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Design Manager within a main contractor environment.
• Strong industrial / logistics / manufacturing project experience.
• Solid understanding of design coordination, buildability and technical compliance.
• Confident in working with consultants, clients and specialist subcontractors.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to lead, influence and take ownership.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead design management across major projects.
• Coordinate with project team, consultants and supply chain to ensure alignment.
• Ensure design is buildable, compliant and delivered to high standards.
• Challenge design intelligently in a fast-paced main contracting environment.

Skills

Design management

Industrial / logistics

Design coordination

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Commercial awareness

Job description

DESIGN MANAGER | INDUSTRIAL

Birmingham | Major Main Contractor | Confidential Opportunity

We're working with a highly established national main contractor with a strong presence across the Midlands, an impressive track record and a growing pipeline of major industrial projects.

The business has built a reputation for delivering complex schemes at scale, but what really sets it apart is the culture: commercially driven, ambitious and collaborative, with people genuinely encouraged to have a voice and make an impact.

With a multi-million-pound turnover, a robust forward order book and significant investment across its industrial division, this is a business where there is both stability and plenty of room to grow.

The opportunity

We're looking for an experienced Design Manager to join the Birmingham team, with a strong background in industrial, logistics, manufacturing or similarly complex construction environments.

You’ll take ownership of design management across major projects, working closely with the project team, consultants, clients and supply chain to ensure design is coordinated, buildable and delivered to the highest standards.

This is a role for someone who enjoys being involved from the early stages, can challenge design intelligently and is comfortable operating in a fast-paced main contracting environment.

You’ll bring:

• Proven experience as a Design Manager within a main contractor environment
• Strong industrial / logistics / manufacturing project experience
• A solid understanding of design coordination, buildability and technical compliance
• Confidence working with consultants, clients and specialist subcontractors
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• The ability to lead, influence and take ownership
• A commercially aware and solutions-focused approach

If you're ambitious about where your career goes next and want to work on high-profile industrial schemes with a business that has the projects, reputation and platform to match, this could be a very interesting move.