Senior Design Manager

Saxton Recruitment Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top 10 contractor reputation

Clear progression & career development

Full order book 2027–2029

Training & development opportunities

Job summary

Saxton Recruitment Ltd is partnering with a Top 10 building contractor to appoint a Senior Design Manager in Birmingham. You will lead design delivery across education, healthcare, leisure and MoD frameworks, steering D&B projects from pre-construction through handover.

You will coordinate multi-disciplinary design teams, review architect and engineer proposals, ensure value, and maintain strong client and consultant relationships while delivering to programme and budget.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering Design & Build projects as a Design Manager.
• Strong knowledge of CDM regulations and building regulations.
• Experience working for Tier 1 or Tier 2 contractors.
• Excellent coordination across multi‑disciplinary design teams.

Responsibilities

• Review technical aspects of details from architects and engineers.
• Coordinate changes with the design team to ensure best value.
• Lead design team meetings and coordinate the build process.
• Liaise with client and consultant during the project.

Skills

Architectural/MEP/Structural/Civil

D&B project delivery

CDM knowledge

Tier 1/2 contractor experience

Job description

Senior Design Manager - Birmingham

Senior Design Manager - a Top 10 building contractor is searching for a Senior Design Manager to join the growing technical team delivering prestigious D&B projects across the West Midlands.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Design Manager to work with a leading contractor operating across education, healthcare, leisure, and MoD frameworks alongside delivering negotiated and competitively tendered developments with the commercial and mixed-use sectors.

Why Apply:

• Are you a Design Management professional with a passion for managing projects which make a REAL difference to the communities we live and work in?
• Do you love taking hold of a project and managing from pre-construction phase through to handover?
• Our client is one of the UK's leading construction groups, they have developed an excellent reputation for delivering quality buildings to programme, to budget and to the satisfaction of their clients which secures them a high level of repeat business.
• They are a 'people friendly' business which is focussed on investment into the team's continued professional development, training.
• They champion progression, offer great packages - and flexible working too!

Requirements:

• Strong knowledge of architectural, M&E, structural, civil design solutions
• Experience delivering D&B projects as a Design Manager
• Strong knowledge of CDM and Building Regulations
• Experience working for Tier 1 or Tier 2 contractor

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Review the technical aspects of details put forward by architects and engineers
• Coordinate changes with the Design team to ensure best value
• Lead design team meetings and coordinate build process
• Liaise with client and consultant throughout the project

Key Benefits:

• Top 10 Building Contractor with excellent reputation
• Genuine progression and career opportunities
• Full order book for 2027 / 2028 / 2029
• Great training and development

Salary & Package:

• Great basic salary of £70,000 - £75,000
• Company car or allowance
• Performance related bonus
• Pension & Healthcare

To qualify for the higher rate of pay you must be able to demonstrate a track record as a Senior Design Manager delivering construction projects for a Tier 1 or Tier 2 building contractor ranging from £5m+.

Key Roles - Senior Design Manager / Senior Design & Build Manager / Design Manager