Senior Design Coordinator (Building Envelope / FaÇAde)

HR GO Recruitment; Edgware; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote working

Birthday day off

Wellbeing support

North London / Hertfordshire links

Job summary

HR GO Recruitment is seeking a Senior Design Coordinator to own design delivery across live façade projects in a hybrid North London setting. You will manage design programmes, IRS, and consultant inputs, ensuring timely information and compliance with UK regulations.

Applicants should bring UK building envelope experience, strong stakeholder leadership, and solid programme management skills for coordination across internal teams and external consultants.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable UK construction / building envelope experience.
• Experience coordinating design on UK construction projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong programme management and deliverables planning (incl. IRS).
• CAD or BIM experience within building envelope, façade design coordination.
• Knowledge of UK Building Regulations, British Standards and NHBC requirements.
• Strong communication, leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Commercial awareness of scope changes, variations and programme impact.

Responsibilities

• Manage and control design information across all live façade projects
• Create, maintain and drive Information Release Schedules (IRS) and design programmes
• Coordinate internal design resources; forecast and plan future resource needs
• Manage and monitor external design consultants and specialist inputs
• Lead internal/external design meetings and manage stakeholder communication
• Coordinate structural, thermal, acoustic and fire engineering inputs where required
• Manage design governance: risk registers, change control, document control
• Support Gateway 2 / Golden Thread information requirements where applicable
• Produce design KPI reporting and management updates; drive process improvements

Skills

Design coordination

Programme management

CAD/BIM

UK Building Regulations

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Commercial awareness

Tools

CAD

BIM

Job description

Senior Design Coordinator - Building Envelope

Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 PA, Depending on Experience

Location: Office based in North London, with remote working

Hours: Monday-Friday, 08:00-17:00 (30 min lunch)

Start: ASAP (flexible for notice)

Overview

A growing building envelope contractor is seeking a Senior Design Coordinator to take ownership of design delivery across multiple live projects. You'll manage design programmes, Information Release Schedules (IRS), consultant inputs and approvals, ensuring design information is issued on time and in line with UK regulations and project requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and control design information across all live façade projects


• Create, maintain and drive Information Release Schedules (IRS) and design programmes


• Coordinate internal design resources; forecast and plan future resource needs


• Manage and monitor external design consultants and specialist inputs


• Lead internal/external design meetings and manage stakeholder communication


• Coordinate structural, thermal, acoustic and fire engineering inputs where required


• Manage design governance: risk registers, change control, document control


• Support Gateway 2 / Golden Thread information requirements where applicable


• Produce design KPI reporting and management updates; drive process improvements

Essential Requirements

• Demonstrable UK construction / building envelope experience


• Experience coordinating design on UK construction projects with multiple stakeholders


• Strong programme management and deliverables planning (incl. IRS)


• CAD or BIM experience within building envelope, façade design coordination


• Knowledge of UK Building Regulations, British Standards and NHBC requirements


• Strong communication, leadership and stakeholder management skills


• Commercial awareness of scope changes, variations and programme impact

Desirable

• Experience managing external consultants


• Building Safety Act / Gateway process exposure


• Higher-level design coordination or design management experience

Package & Benefits

• £45,000 - £55,000 per annum, Depending on Experience


• Remote working with links to North London / Hertfordshire operations


• Employee wellbeing support and a paid birthday day off

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. HRGO is committed to equal opportunities for all