Senior Design Manager - Birmingham

BALFOUR BEATTY; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm seeks an experienced Senior Design Manager in Birmingham to drive design excellence across complex projects. You will oversee the technical aspects, mentoring teams and ensuring compliance while collaborating with clients and contractors. Ideal candidates have a strong background in design management and construction methods, alongside excellent communication skills. A range of benefits including flexible working and generous leave policies are offered.

Benefits

Smart working with flexibility

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Qualifications

• Strong track record of design management in the construction sector.
• Deep technical understanding of design co-ordination and compliance.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams and managing consultants.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the design process on major projects.
• Act as the technical authority, mentoring Design Managers.
• Oversee integration of architectural, structural and MEP disciplines.

Skills

Design management

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Construction methods

Job description

About the role

Are you a proven design leader with a passion for delivering technically challenging projects?

We are seeking an experienced Senior Design Manager to join our team and drive design excellence across a portfolio of large-scale complex developments.

As Senior Design Manager, you will take a pivotal role in strengthening the technical capability of our design function. Working closely with Project Directors, Consultants and Contractors, you will provide leadership and oversight through every stage of the design and delivery process. Your ability to bring clarity to complex challenges will ensure we achieve innovative, buildable and commercially sound solutions.

What you\'ll be doing

As Senior Design Manager, you will:

• Lead and manage the design process on major projects, ensuring designs are co-ordinated, compliant, and technically robust.
• Act as the technical authority within the team, mentoring Design Managers and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Oversee the integration of architectural, structural and MEP disciplines to deliver fully co-ordinated design packages.
• Collaborate with clients, consultants, and delivery teams to balance innovation, buildability, cost and programme requirements.
• Provide expert guidance on technical standards, codes, and construction methodologies.
• Drive best practice in digital design management (BIM, co-ordination tools, data management).

Who we\'re looking for

You will have:

• A strong track record of design management in the construction sector, ideally across large-scale, complex projects.
• Deep technical understanding of construction methods, design co-ordination, and compliance frameworks.
• Experience in leading multi-disciplinary teams and managing external design consultants.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK\’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Operating across England and Wales, our buildings teams create places where people live, are cared for, work, learn, meet and have fun, with a focus on the aviation, health, defence, education and development sectors.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence \'Employer Recognition Scheme\' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [e-mail]