Senior Design Manager

Parkside Recruitment; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship

Relocation allowance

Hotel accommodation on arrival

Workplace pension

28 days annual leave

Job summary

Parkside Recruitment in Birmingham is seeking an experienced Senior Design Manager for an international themed entertainment client. The role focuses on leading design management across complex projects in theme parks, attractions, or immersive environments, coordinating multidisciplinary teams to deliver from concept through to technical design and delivery.

We welcome international applicants and offer UK visa sponsorship and relocation support.

Qualifications

• Ideally 15+ years' design management experience.
• Strong themed entertainment, theme park or attractions background.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary design teams and external consultants.
• International consultancy or PMC experience.
• Experience overseeing projects from concept through to technical design and delivery.
• Strong stakeholder management and technical design coordination skills.

Skills

Themed entertainment

Design management

Multidisciplinary teams

International projects

Stakeholder management

Tools

External consultants

Job description

SENIOR DESIGN MANAGER – THEMED ENTERTAINMENT

International applicants welcome – UK visa sponsorship and relocation support available.

I'm currently recruiting for an established international creative design and themed entertainment business looking to appoint an experienced Senior Design Manager to join its Birmingham team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a background in themed entertainment, theme parks, attractions or immersive environments, who has experience managing complex design projects and multidisciplinary teams.

We're particularly interested in people who have worked on major international developments, including projects across Dubai, the UAE and wider Middle East.

What are we looking for?

• Ideally 15+ years' design management experience.
• Strong themed entertainment, theme park or attractions background.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary design teams and external consultants.
• International consultancy or PMC experience.
• Experience overseeing projects from concept through to technical design and delivery.
• Strong stakeholder management and technical design coordination skills.

Why consider the opportunity?

• Salary £60k–£85k depending on experience.
• Skilled Worker visa sponsorship available.
• Relocation allowance up to £5,000.
• One week's hotel accommodation on arrival.
• Workplace pension and at least 28 days' annual leave including bank holidays.

The role is based at the Birmingham office, Monday to Friday, five days per week.

Currently based in Dubai, Saudi Arabia or elsewhere overseas? If you have the right themed entertainment experience and are considering a move to the UK, we'd particularly like to hear from you.