Design Manager

Salter Grange Limited; Blyth; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Salter Grange Limited is recruiting an experienced Design Manager for a major hyperscale data centre project on behalf of a leading international contractor.

You will lead multidisciplinary design teams from project inception through to construction and handover, requiring a proactive leader with strong technical expertise, commercial awareness, and the ability to manage multiple stakeholders in fast-paced environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in design management, engineering, or project delivery.
• Experience on large-scale data centre or mission-critical projects.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical and electrical building services systems.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams across regions.
• Knowledge of European building regulations and standards.
• Experience with BIM environments including Revit and data environments.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the design process from concept through construction and commissioning.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams across architectural, structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, and consultants.
• Develop and manage design programmes aligned with delivery schedules.
• Review design deliverables for client requirements and standards.
• Collaborate with project managers, commercial, procurement, and site operations to maintain design intent.
• Manage design risk registers, RFIs, and design change processes.
• Ensure designs are practical, cost-effective, sustainable and buildable.
• Support value engineering while maintaining quality.

Skills

Design management

Project delivery

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem-solving

Tools

Autodesk Revit

Common data environments

Job description

Design Manager - Data Centre

Salter Grange is recruiting for an experiencedDesign Managerfor a major hyperscale data centre project on behalf of a leading international technical contractor.

We are seeking an experiencedDesign Managerto lead multidisciplinary design teams from project inception through to construction and handover. This role requires a proactive leader with strong technical expertise, commercial awareness, and the ability to manage multiple stakeholders within fast-paced project environments.

Senior Design ManagerKey Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the design process throughout all project phases, from concept through detailed design, construction, and commissioning.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams including architectural, structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, and specialist consultants.
• Develop and manage design programmes aligned with overall project delivery schedules.
• Review design deliverables to ensure compliance with client requirements, project specifications, applicable European standards and local regulations.
• Collaborate closely with project managers, commercial teams, procurement, and site operations to maintain design intent throughout construction.
• Manage design risk registers, technical queries, Requests for Information (RFIs) and design change processes.
• Ensure designs are practical, cost-effective, sustainable, and fully buildable.
• Support value engineering initiatives while maintaining project quality and performance standards.

Design ManagerRequirements

• 5+ years of experience in design management, engineering, or project delivery within the construction industry.
• Experience on large-scale projects, ideally within data centres, mission-critical, pharmaceutical or industrial sectors.
• Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical building services systems.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary consultant teams across multiple countries or regions.
• Knowledge of European building regulations, industry standards, and best practices.
• Experience working within BIM environments, including Autodesk Revit and common data environments.
• Excellent communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.