Senior Design Manager

Salter Grange Limited; Leeds; Presencial; GBP 70 000 - 100 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Salter Grange Limited is seeking a Senior Design Manager to lead multidisciplinary design teams on major data centre and mission-critical projects in Europe. You will oversee design through inception, development, construction and handover, coordinating consultants across regions.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years in design management, strong M&E knowledge, and BIM experience using Revit within multinational teams.

Qualificações

• 5+ years in design management within construction.
• Experience on large-scale data centre or mission-critical projects.
• Strong BIM experience and coordination of international teams.

Responsabilidades

• Lead design process from concept to handover.
• Coordinate architectural, structural, civil, MEP, and specialist consultants.
• Develop design programmes aligned with delivery schedules.
• Review designs for client specs, standards, and regs.
• Collaborate with project managers, commercial, procurement, and site ops.
• Manage design risk registers, RFIs, and change processes.
• Ensure designs are cost-effective, sustainable and buildable.
• Support value engineering while maintaining quality.

Conhecimentos

Design management

Data centre projects

M&E building services

Multidisciplinary coordination

BIM / Revit

Regulatory compliance

Communication skills

Ferramentas

Autodesk Revit

Common data environments

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Senior Design Manager Salter Grange is recruiting on behalf of a leading European engineering and construction contractor delivering major data centre and mission-critical projects. We are seeking an experienced Design Manager to lead multidisciplinary design teams from project inception through to construction and handover. This role requires a proactive leader with strong technical expertise, commercial awareness, and the ability to manage multiple stakeholders within fast-paced project environments.

Senior Design Manager Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the design process throughout all project phases, from concept through detailed design, construction, and commissioning.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams including architectural, structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, and specialist consultants.
• Develop and manage design programmes aligned with overall project delivery schedules.
• Review design deliverables to ensure compliance with client requirements, project specifications, applicable European standards and local regulations.
• Collaborate closely with project managers, commercial teams, procurement and site operations to ensure design intent is maintained throughout construction.
• Manage design risk registers, technical queries, Requests for Information (RFIs) and design change processes.
• Ensure designs are practical, cost-effective, sustainable, and fully buildable.
• Support value engineering initiatives while maintaining project quality and performance standards.

Design Manager Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in design management, engineering, or project delivery within the construction industry.
• Experience on large-scale projects, ideally within data centres, mission-critical, pharmaceutical or industrial sectors.
• Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical building services systems.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary consultant teams across multiple countries or regions.
• Knowledge of European building regulations, industry standards, and best practices.
• Experience working within BIM environments, including Autodesk Revit and common data environments.
• Excellent communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.

If you're looking to join one of Europe's leading engineering contractors and work on landmark mission-critical projects, we'd love to hear from you