Senior Design Manager

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

Job summary

Black & White Engineering Limited is seeking a Senior Design Manager to lead coordination, drive quality and deliver complex data centre projects from concept to completion. You will oversee multidisciplinary design delivery across major initiatives, coordinate teams, manage interfaces and governance to meet objectives.

You will engage with clients and stakeholders to ensure design alignment, risk management and timely decision-making while guiding design strategies and leadership across the

Qualifications

• Experience leading multidisciplinary design activities on complex engineering or construction projects.
• Ability to coordinate design teams and manage interfaces across multiple disciplines.
• Experience overseeing programme, risk, quality and design governance requirements.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Understanding of engineering design processes and project delivery lifecycles.
• Ability to drive collaboration and maintain project momentum across diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead coordination, drive quality and help deliver complex data centre projects from concept to completion.
• Oversee multidisciplinary design delivery across major data centre projects.
• Coordinate project teams, manage interfaces and governance to achieve objectives.
• Engage with clients and stakeholders to ensure design alignment and issue resolution.
• Develop and maintain design delivery strategies and leadership across the programme.

Skills

Project leadership

Interfaces management

Stakeholder management

Governance knowledge

Risk management

Communication skills

Job description

Lead coordination, drive quality and help deliver complex data centre projects from concept to completion.

As a Senior Design Manager, you will play a key role in overseeing multidisciplinary design delivery across major data centre projects. You’ll work closely with engineering teams, clients and project stakeholders to ensure designs are coordinated, risks are managed and project objectives are achieved.

The role offers exposure to large-scale, technically demanding programmes where successful delivery relies on strong collaboration, governance and leadership. You’ll help manage design interfaces, coordinate project teams and drive high standards throughout the design process.

What’s in it for you?

Project leadership – Take a central role in the coordination and successful delivery of major data centre developments.

Strategic involvement – Influence programme decisions, design delivery strategies and project outcomes from an early stage.

Complex challenges – Work across multidisciplinary teams to manage interfaces, risks and competing priorities.

Career growth – Expand your leadership capabilities while working alongside experienced technical and project professionals.

Client engagement – Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders and contribute to successful project execution.

Collaborative environment – Join a business that values teamwork, accountability, integrity and continuous improvement.

• Strong experience managing multidisciplinary design activities on complex engineering or construction projects
• Ability to coordinate design teams and manage interfaces across multiple disciplines
• Experience overseeing programme, risk, quality and design governance requirements
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Understanding of engineering design processes and project delivery lifecycles
• Ability to drive collaboration and maintain project momentum across diverse teams

In addition, you will also join a community that focuses on learning and development through regular knowledge-sharing sessions and investment in accredited professional courses. You can set the pace for your own development, and whatever path you choose, you will receive the right support.

About Black & White Engineering

Black & White Engineering is a multi-award-winning engineering consultancy with more than 1,300 employees across the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and North America.

We specialise in the full spectrum of engineering design consultancy for the data centre sector, including Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing (MEP), Civil & Structural, Design Management, Sustainability, BIM, Power Systems and other infrastructure-related services.

Our engineering approach is grounded in practicality, technical excellence and operational efficiency. With rapid growth across regions, many colleagues have progressed from engineering roles into leadership positions — your future development is supported and recognised.

Ready to lead multidisciplinary design delivery on some of the industry’s most complex projects?

Ready to take the lead?