Head Of Design

MTRP Ltd; Saltaire; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

MTRP Ltd in West Yorkshire is recruiting a Head of Design to lead a major healthcare development, directing the design function and a multidisciplinary team across the project.

You will drive the design programme from pre-construction through delivery, coordinate consultants and supply chain, and manage design risk to ensure NEC contract compliance on a landmark scheme.

This senior role offers the opportunity to shape delivery and lead design decisions on a high-profile project in the region.

Qualifications

• Significant design management experience in Tier 1 or major main contractor environments.
• Strong track record delivering healthcare or hospital projects.
• Experience working under NEC contracts.
• Ability to lead design teams on large, technically complex schemes.
• Excellent understanding of healthcare design, compliance and stakeholder requirements.

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 to delivery.
• Coordinate consultants, specialist subcontractors and internal delivery teams.
• Manage design risk, change, compliance and technical challenges.
• Ensure design information aligns with programme and construction requirements.
• Work closely with the client and key project stakeholders.
• Provide senior-level design input as part of the project leadership team.

Skills

Design Management

Healthcare project experience

NEC contracts experience

Stakeholder management

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.

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