Senior Design Manager

Salter Grange Limited; West of England; Presencial; GBP 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Salter Grange Limited is recruiting an experienced Senior Design Manager to lead multidisciplinary design teams from inception through construction and handover on a major hyperscale data centre project. The role requires strong technical leadership, commercial awareness, and the ability to manage multiple stakeholders in fast-paced environments.

Candidates should have 8+ years in design management, BIM experience (Revit), and familiarity with European regulations and data centre standards.

Formación

• 8+ years in design management, engineering, or project delivery within construction.
• Experience on large-scale projects, ideally data centres, mission-critical, pharma 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 Revit and common data environments.
• Excellent communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and manage the design process from concept through construction and handover.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams including architectural, structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, and consultants.
• Develop and manage design programmes aligned with delivery schedules.
• Review design deliverables for client requirements and regulations.
• 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 initiatives while maintaining quality and performance.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Coordination

BIM Revit

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder mgmt

Problem solving

Herramientas

Autodesk Revit

Common Data Environments

Descripción del empleo

Senior Design Manager - Data Centre

Salter Grange is recruiting for an experienced Design Manager for a major hyperscale data centre project on behalf of a leading international technical contractor. 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 maintain design intent 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

• 8 + 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.