Design Manager

BAM; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in the UK is seeking a Senior Design Manager for the Scottish Region. This pivotal role requires effective leadership and project management skills to oversee design aspects from tender to completion. The ideal candidate will possess strong collaborative abilities, excellent communication skills, and a thorough understanding of design and construction processes. Competitive salary and extensive benefits offered, including matched pension contributions and private healthcare.

Benefits

Competitive salary

8% matched pension contributions

Private healthcare

Life assurance

26 days holiday

2 wellbeing days

1 volunteering day

Personal and professional development

Qualifications

• Strong leadership skills with a collaborative approach.
• Desire to learn, improve, and share knowledge.
• Good planning skills and commercial understanding.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate effective design leadership qualities.
• Assist with bid writing and tender submissions.
• Coordinate design process with team and clients.
• Manage design audits and compliance checks.

Skills

Leadership and management skills

Collaborative approach

Understanding of design and construction processes

Excellent communication skills

Good commercial understanding of contracts

Education

Recognised degree qualification or equivalent

CIOB or equivalent preferable

Tools

3D design and BIM

Job description

Overview

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Building a sustainable tomorrow

What if your next step led further than you thought? With a reputation built over 150 years, BAM has the depth, scale and momentum to offer you more than a next step. We offer you a path. One that can take you across sectors, into leadership, or even around the world. We invest in development because we want our people to stay and grow. Wherever you want to go, we\'ll help you get there.

Your role: BAM UK&I are looking to appoint a Senior/ Design Manager in the Scottish Region based at our Stepps Office, with a proven record of managing all design aspects of a project from tender through to completion. You will be expected to work effectively as an integral member of the bid and construction delivery team, following our golden rules and values of Proactive ownership, Open Collaboration, Scalable learning and Predictable performance.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrating effective design leadership qualities to encourage effective design team and construction team co-ordination and collaborative working to the Project goal
• Embracing Digital Construction to enable a digital build-before-we build team approach
• Understanding the project requirements including Client brief & business processes, and Employer Requirements
• Assist with bid writing, review and preparation of tender submission documents
• Identifying, managing and mitigating design risk as part of the team
• Identifying opportunities to improve the design by considering how to improve safety, incorporate buildability, improve quality, reduce defects, and provide best value compliant solutions
• Working with the tender team to develop the Contractor's Proposals document
• Reporting to the Project Manager, take responsibility for the management of the design through preconstruction and construction stages in line with company procedures; including managing the design development process and the interface with specialist sub-contract design
• Arrange design audits/compliance checks if required
• Ensuring designs are developed in line with the commercial objectives and contract requirements
• Preparing and reach agreement to the Design Management Plan and BIM Execution Plan
• Be aware of / provide input into, designer appointment / novation; roles and responsibilities
• In conjunction with the Project team, develop and reach agreement on the design programme and Information deliverables, ensuring this is fully co-ordinated with the project procurement and construction programmes and monitor performance
• Review safety risks checking they are identified, eliminated, reduced or controlled in line with CDM requirements. Ensure designers are carrying out their duties, and where required, support the role of Principal Designer in line with CDM 2015
• Co-ordinating the whole design process, managing change, information approvals and working closely with the client, employer\'s representatives, design team and legislative bodies
• Organising and chairing design co-ordination and design progress meetings with the design team and sub-contractors and ensuring that design risk assessments are produced. Prepare minutes, notes and reports as required to ensure effective communication and accurate records are maintained
• Managing the document control process, supported by a document controller
• Maintaining a professional approach with clients and their professional teams, sub-contractors and suppliers

Your team

To be based in the Scottish Region based at our Stepps Office

What\'s in it for you?

• Competitive salary
• A wide range of family friendly policies
• 8% matched pension contributions
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• 26 days holiday
• 2 wellbeing days
• 1 volunteering day
• Personal and professional development

What do you bring to the role?

• Strong leadership and management skills, with a "can-do" and collaborative approach
• Enthusiastic team player, able to listen, understand, engage and motivate, and with confidence to make decisions when required
• A desire to constantly learn, improve and share knowledge and experience
• A thorough understanding of both the design and construction processes, and the interface between them
• A good commercial understanding of contracts, procurement routes and risk management
• Good collaborative planning skills
• Thorough understanding of 3d design and BIM, with a desire to drive improvements and benefits through embracing digital construction
• Excellent communication skills, both at the personal level and more formal reporting level
• Recognised degree qualification or equivalent and CIOB or equivalent is preferable

About BAM

Building a sustainable tomorrow. That\'s our mission and our promise at BAM. It\'s how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.

We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We\'re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

The application process

BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at any time you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you. "Join us in Making Possible"

For more information or an informal conversation about this opportunity, please contact Paul Howes, Recruitment Manager: [e-mail]

Closing date 29th January 2026