Senior Design Manager

Morgan Sindall Construction; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Design Manager to oversee design aspects of projects in London. This role combines project and office-based work with occasional remote flexibility. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in the main contracting market, particularly in Education and Healthcare sectors, and must possess a strong understanding of construction design techniques. Join a progressive company that values teamwork and innovation, where your contributions will help shape the future of construction projects. If you are passionate about design management and thrive in a collaborative environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in main contracting market, especially in Education and Healthcare.
• Facades experience is a must.

Responsibilities

• Manage design aspects of tenders and projects in progress.
• Lead design service for customers and key partners.
• Ensure compliance with design management procedures.

Skills

Construction Design Techniques

Project Management

Team Leadership

Design Management

Education

HNC or HND in Design Management

CIOB Membership

Job description

Location: London

Project Based/Office Based, with flexibility for occasional remote working

We are looking for an experienced and talented Senior Design Manager to manage the design aspects of tenders and projects in progress within the London Business. This position is project & office based, with flexibility for occasional remote working.

About Morgan Sindall

Morgan Sindall Construction is an Investors in People Platinum employer providing national construction services to private and public sector customers across a range of markets. Together, we create great results for our customers, partners and people. We are one of the UK’s most successful Tier 1 contractors. As a progressive and ambitious company, our employees benefit from a safe and rewarding working environment.

About the role:

1. Establish, maintain and manage effective project design resource and team profile at bid and delivery stages.
2. Lead and provide a professional, comprehensive and sustainable design service for the customer and key partners and suppliers at bid and delivery stages.
3. Manage and coordinate safely the overall design process through the RIBA design stages challenging the brief and bringing innovation and continuous improvements benefits to the projects at bid and delivery stages.
4. Ensure completion and compliance of design management departmental procedures at bid and delivery stages.
5. Involvement with ‘design strategy’ and approach.
6. Ensure adherence to the design brief/scope of service and develop a comprehensive scope of service for key stages of project.
7. Programme and manage all design reviews and coordination meetings.
8. Ensure fully coordinated design strategy is in place and work closely with discipline lead designers to deliver coordinated design solutions.
9. Establish the need for and input into design reviews.
10. Ensure that design is developed in line with commercial and construction requirements and the cost plan budget allowances.

Ideally you will have:

Significant experience in the main contracting market with experience of working on Education, Healthcare, Leisure, Life Science projects. Facades experience is a must.

What are we looking for?

As an experienced Senior Design Manager, you will have a good understanding of construction design techniques and a HNC or HND (or equivalent) in Design Management or other equivalent commercially related subject, and/or CIOB Membership. Experience on both single stage and two stage tenders.

To thrive in our business, you should share our passion for the project at hand and enjoy working in an inclusive and hardworking team environment. At Morgan Sindall Construction our employees work collectively, encouraging and challenging each other to succeed. Across our business we treat everyone equally and have developed a community where voices are heard, and respected.

What can we offer you?

Working in our London business, you will be part of a growing and dynamic team of people who are passionate about what they do and enjoy the challenge and pace of work in a hardworking and fun construction environment. No day will be the same and we challenge each other to deliver what’s right for our customers.

Our culture is so important to us and defines the way we go about our business. We are inclusive, supportive and team focused and take pride in the longstanding and committed relationships we have with our supply chain partners.

Our culture places a huge amount of trust in our team – we all know what is expected of us and we are committed to delivering as individuals and as a team.

We are Morgan Sindall Construction London and Home Counties Region

Our people in London and Home Counties are encouraged and rewarded to work as a team to achieve our Perfect Delivery philosophy. The success of this strategy to:find – win – deliver – repeat has yielded a healthy forward order book, enabling us to focus on strengthening our long-term work winning capability in our primary sectors of: education, public sector frameworks, civic buildings, leisure, investment linked opportunities and healthcare.

Our commitment to our people is as strong as the commitment to our clients. At Morgan Sindall Construction we recognise that our employees play a vital role in helping us achieve our goals. As a result, the company develops and promotes these employees who share their same sense of dedication. Our strength is our people whose skills, knowledge and integrity keep us at the forefront of our industry.

If you are interested in furthering your career in an inclusive and supportive environment, apply to us today.

Equality Statement

Morgan Sindall Construction seeks to recruit the best person for each of our roles, based on merit alone and free from bias. We’re committed to treating all our job applicants fairly and with respect, irrespective of their background, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

Morgan Sindall Construction are committed to collaborating with skilled and dedicated people, we recognise that valuable experience is gained outside of the industry. We are welcoming and fully supportive of Veteran and Service Leaver applicants for all roles within the business.

Diversity and Inclusion Statement

Our aim is to create a workplace built on acceptance, respect, and inclusion, where everyone feels that they belong and can make a meaningful contribution. We encourage applicants regardless of religion, ethnicity, nationality, disability status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family, or parental status. Morgan Sindall Construction is an equal opportunities employer and has been accredited with the Positive About Disabled People ‘Two Ticks’ accreditation. We are also an Investors in People company.

Morgan Sindall is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK. In the recruitment process all applicants are required to provide the necessary right to work information and documentation. Our recruitment process should be accessible to all. If you need any assistance or accommodation during the recruitment process, please email [e-mail]