Head of Design

MTR Partnership; Salford; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

MTR Partnership is seeking an experienced Head of Design for a landmark healthcare development in West Yorkshire. You will take overall responsibility for the design function, lead the design team and work closely with the client, consultants, supply chain and delivery teams through pre-construction and delivery.

This senior role requires proven design management experience on large healthcare schemes, NEC contract expertise and the ability to drive design programme, manage risk and coordinate

Qualifications

• Significant Design Management experience within Tier 1/main contractor environments.
• Strong track record delivering major healthcare or hospital projects.
• Experience working under NEC contracts.
• Experience leading design teams on large, technically complex schemes.
• Strong understanding of healthcare design, compliance and stakeholder requirements.
• Ability to manage consultants and specialist supply chain partners.
• Strong commercial and programme awareness from a design perspective.
• Confident operating at senior leadership level on major projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall design function across a major healthcare project.
• Manage and develop a multidisciplinary design team.
• Drive the design programme from pre-construction through delivery.
• Coordinate consultants, specialist subcontractors and internal delivery teams.
• Manage design risk, change, compliance and technical challenges.
• Ensure design information is produced in line with programme and construction requirements.
• Work closely with the client and key project stakeholders.
• Provide senior-level design input as part of the leadership team.

Skills

Design management

Healthcare design

Lead design teams

NEC contracts

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Programme management

Senior leadership

Job description

Head of Design | West Yorkshire | Six-Figure Salary + Package

We're currently working with a leading main contractor to recruit an experienced Head of Design for a major healthcare development in West Yorkshire.

The role will involve taking overall responsibility for the design function on a landmark hospital project, leading the design team and working closely with the client, consultants, supply chain and operational teams throughout pre-construction and delivery.

What You'll Be Doing;

• Leading the overall design function across a major healthcare project
• Managing and developing a multidisciplinary design team
• Driving the design programme from pre-construction through to delivery
• Coordinating consultants, specialist subcontractors and internal delivery teams
• Managing design risk, change, compliance and technical challenges
• Ensuring design information is produced in line with programme and construction requirements
• Working closely with the client and key project stakeholders
• Providing senior-level design input as part of the wider project leadership team

What You'll Need;

• Significant Design Management experience within a Tier 1 or major main contractor environment
• Strong track record delivering major healthcare or hospital projects
• Previous experience working under NEC contracts
• Experience leading design teams on large, technically complex schemes
• Strong understanding of healthcare design, compliance and stakeholder requirements
• Ability to manage consultants and specialist supply chain partners
• Strong commercial and programme awareness from a design perspective
• Confident operating at senior leadership level on major projects

Why Apply?

• Senior leadership role on a landmark West Yorkshire healthcare development
• Long-term secured workload on a complex, high-profile scheme
• Opportunity to lead and shape the design function throughout delivery
• Six-figure basic salary plus comprehensive package

If you're an experienced design professional with a strong healthcare background looking to take a lead role on one of the region's most significant construction projects.