Senior Design Lead for Regeneration Projects

Wates Smartspace; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Wates Residential is seeking a Senior Design Manager to provide technical leadership across major regeneration projects, guiding design from pre-construction to completion and ensuring buildable, compliant outcomes.

You will coordinate consultants and internal teams, manage design programmes and technical approvals, support BIM and Building Safety requirements, and mentor design managers across the project.

Qualifications

• Significant design management experience within construction.
• Knowledge of CDM requirements and health and safety legislation.
• Experience coordinating consultants and design programmes.
• Understanding BIM, digital information management and the Golden Thread.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design process from pre-construction through to project completion.
• Coordinate consultants, subcontractors and internal teams to deliver buildable, compliant designs.
• Manage design programmes, technical approvals, risks and changes.
• Support BIM, digital information management and Building Safety requirements.
• Build strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Lead and develop Design Managers and wider design team.

Skills

Design management

CDM compliance

Managing consultants

Design programmes

Technical approvals

Design changes

BIM

Golden Thread

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

MCIOB

Chartered Engineer/Architect

Tools

BIM

Job description

Wates Residential is seeking a Senior Design Manager to provide technical leadership across major regeneration projects, guiding design from pre-construction to completion and ensuring buildable, compliant outcomes.

You will coordinate consultants and internal teams, manage design programmes and technical approvals, support BIM and Building Safety requirements, and mentor design managers across the project.