Design Manager

Criterion Capital; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Criterion Capital Ltd is seeking a Design Manager to drive the design development process across residential and hotel projects. You will manage design teams and consultant actions to meet client requirements, budgets, and schedules.

You will coordinate with project management, operations and external contractors, ensuring designs are compliant, sustainable, and aligned with project scope. Strong communication with clients and teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in architecture or related field required.
• Minimum 1 year of consultancy/design manager experience.
• Ability to manage design teams and coordinate with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience with budget, regulatory requirements and QA/QC processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage the entire design process and consultant teams to meet goals.
• Oversee consultant design delivery, ensuring functional, aesthetic and technical compliance.
• Coordinate early involvement of specialist packages and external contractors.
• Collaborate with project management to align with scope, budget and programme.
• Lead design review meetings and address design risks and feasibility.
• Incorporate sustainable design principles and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Maintain accurate design documentation and QA/QC before approvals.

Skills

Design management

Stakeholder coordination

Project delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in architecture or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

SketchUp

Procore

Job description

Criterion Capital is seeking a Design Manager to assist the design development process and the consultants teams for our residential and hotels projects across London. The Design Manager will be responsible for managing the entire design process and consultant teams, ensuring that design solutions meet client and the ERs, project cost and timescale goals, and all relevant regulatory requirements.

The ideal candidate will have residential or hotels projects experience, and rounded experience on projects delivery (Fit Out, Envelope and Services)., Manage and oversee the consultant and contractor design process for our projects, ensuring all consultants' designs meet the project's functional, aesthetic, and technical requirements. Monitor the Consultants deliverables and programs for each stage.

Identify and recommend early involvement of specialist packages and coordinate the work of external specialist contractors and suppliers

Collaborate closely with the project management and operations team to ensure designs are aligned with project scope, budget, and programme and the relevant information has been shared between the project team

Serve as the primary point of contact for all design-related matters related to the project(s), communicating effectively with clients, project managers, and construction teams.

Facilitate design review meetings with stakeholders to present concepts, obtain feedback, and refine designs to achieve final approvals.

Identify and Proactively address potential design challenges and risks that could impact costs, timelines, or project feasibility.

Incorporate sustainable design principles into all projects, ensuring that designs minimize environmental impact and adhere to green building standards where applicable.

Ensure the Consultant information format and output as well as production of all design documentation, is accurate, complete, and clear

Contribute to the project QA/QC processes required to be established before BSR approval, to ensure that the agreed design is closely controlled on site

A minimum of 1 years' industry experience in consultancy and/or design manager roles within main contract or developer business'.

Bachelor's degree in architecture, or a related field.

Ability to manage design teams and coordinate with multiple stakeholders.

Experience in managing design projects within budget and to the highest quality standards.

Understanding of construction methods and how design choices impact project feasibility and costs and achieve compliance with current building regulations.

Proficiency in design software (e.g., AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp) and familiarity with project management tools (Procore).