Senior Design Manager

SalterGrange; West of England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Salter Grange is recruiting an experienced Design Manager for a major hyperscale data centre project. You will lead multidisciplinary design teams from inception through construction and handover, ensuring design intent, schedule and budget are met.

The role requires strong technical and leadership skills, solid experience in data centres or mission-critical sectors, and a good working knowledge of European regulations and BIM environments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in design management, engineering, or project delivery.
• 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.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

Autodesk Revit

BIM coordination

Job description

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.

• 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.
• 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.