Senior Design Manager

SalterGrange; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Salter Grange is seeking an experienced Design Manager to lead multidisciplinary design teams from project inception through to construction and handover. You will guide design development, ensure compliance with client requirements and industry standards, and collaborate with project managers and commercial teams to preserve design intent.

Ideal candidates bring strong leadership, technical expertise, and a proactive approach to managing complex, data centre and mission-critical projects across

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in design management, engineering, or project delivery within construction.
• Experience on large-scale projects, ideally data centres, mission-critical, pharmaceutical or industrial sectors.
• Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical building services systems.
• Knowledge of European building regulations, industry standards and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the design process from inception to construction and handover.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams including architectural, structural, civil, mechanical, electrical and consultants.
• Develop and manage design programmes aligned with project delivery schedules.
• Review design deliverables for client requirements and standards compliance.
• Collaborate with project managers, commercial, procurement and site operations to maintain design intent.
• Manage design risk registers, RFIs and change processes.
• Ensure designs are practical, cost-effective, sustainable and buildable.
• Support value engineering while maintaining project quality.

Skills

Design leadership

Stakeholder management

Project delivery

Coordination of teams

Value engineering support

Education

Experience in construction

Tools

Autodesk Revit

Common data environment (CDE)

Job description

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.

• 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.
• 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.