Senior Design Manager

Black & White Engineering; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Black & White Engineering is seeking a Senior/Principal Design Manager to lead complex design programmes from concept through to delivery across major international developments. You will manage multidisciplinary design teams, coordinate stakeholders, run design workshops and drive delivery while contributing to strategic planning and client engagement.

Join a rapidly growing consultancy committed to exceptional project outcomes, with opportunities for global collaboration and meaningful impact

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex design programmes.
• Strong stakeholder and client management skills.
• Engineering, architecture or construction background.
• Excellent organisational and communication abilities.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong leadership and coordination capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Managing project design programmes and deliverables.
• Coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Facilitating design workshops and stakeholder meetings.
• Managing project risks and programme challenges.
• Supporting client engagement and project communication.
• Ensuring quality and delivery objectives are achieved.
• Contributing to strategic project planning.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Design coordination

Leadership

Engineering background

Job description

Great projects require exceptional coordination, strong leadership and a relentless focus on delivery. As a Senior/Principal Design Manager, you will help drive some of the most technically complex engineering projects in the industry from concept through to completion.

This role presents an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing consultancy while taking ownership of project design management, stakeholder engagement and multidisciplinary coordination across major international developments.

What's in It For You

Project Leadership – Take ownership of high-profile projects from inception through delivery.

Client Engagement – Become a trusted advisor to leading global clients.

Multidisciplinary Exposure – Work alongside experts across engineering disciplines.

Career Progression – Join a business where growth creates opportunity.

Global Collaboration – Support projects delivered across multiple regions.

Meaningful Impact – Help shape project outcomes and delivery success.

What You'll Be Doing

• Managing project design programmes and deliverables.
• Coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Facilitating design workshops and stakeholder meetings.
• Managing project risks and programme challenges.
• Supporting client engagement and project communication.
• Ensuring quality and delivery objectives are achieved.
• Contributing to strategic project planning.

Essential Skills

• Experience managing complex design programmes.
• Strong stakeholder and client management skills.
• Engineering, architecture or construction background.
• Excellent organisational and communication abilities.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong leadership and coordination capabilities.

Learning & Development

You will be joining a community that focuses on learning and development through regular lunch and learn sessions and investment in accredited professional courses or educational programmes. You can set the pace for your professional development, and whatever path you choose, you will receive relevant support.

Company Overview

Black & White Engineering is a multi-award-winning engineering consultancy with offices across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. We are a leading provider of engineering design services for the data centre sector, delivering expertise across Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP), Civil and Structural, Power Systems, Sustainability, BIM, Design Management and wider specialist infrastructure disciplines. Our teams support projects across all areas of the construction industry, offering practical, efficient design solutions that prioritise real-world installation, maintenance and operational performance. As one of the fastest-growing consultancies in our industry, we offer genuine opportunities for progression. Many of our engineers have developed into leadership roles as the business has expanded. Joining Black & White Engineering means making a meaningful impact with clients and colleagues while receiving the recognition you deserve.