Senior Design Lead - BIM & Construction Projects

Errigal; Slough; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Performance bonus

Friendly team environment

Job summary

Errigal is seeking a Design Lead to drive design activities from tender through project close-out. You will coordinate between design, commercial, procurement and operations to deliver high-quality results on time and within budget.

This hands-on leadership role requires strong technical knowledge, commercial awareness, and the ability to manage people and processes effectively across multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Experience as Design Lead/Senior Designer in the construction industry.
• Knowledge of BIM software – Revit and Navisworks.
• Strong understanding of design management processes, building regulations, and technical standards.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary design teams and coordinating with external consultants.
• Excellent organisational, leadership, and communication skills.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to support procurement and cost control.
• Proficiency in project management tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design set-up process at the start of each project, drafting the TIDP and design deliverables.
• Familiarise with project scope, drawings, design intent, and construction programs.
• Attend pre-construction handover meetings.
• Ensure design deliverables are live, up-to-date, and revised as scope or client requirements change.
• Monitor design progress against program and procurement schedules, highlighting risks or delays.
• Provide solutions to design challenges, respond to RFIs, and maintain compliance with regulations and standards.
• Conduct regular audits of BIM models to ensure accuracy and adherence to standards.
• Lead internal design reviews and QA before submission to clients or upload to CDE.
• Liaise with planning, buying, operations, and commercial teams for alignment on scope and budgets.
• Chair internal design team meetings and attend external client design coordination meetings.

Skills

Leadership

BIM software

Design management

Stakeholder coordination

Communication

Procurement & cost control

Project management tools

Tools

Revit

Navisworks

Job description

Errigal is seeking a Design Lead to drive design activities from tender through project close-out. You will coordinate between design, commercial, procurement and operations to deliver high-quality results on time and within budget.

This hands-on leadership role requires strong technical knowledge, commercial awareness, and the ability to manage people and processes effectively across multidisciplinary teams.