Senior Design Manager - Construction Delivery Lead (Hybrid)

SWG Group; Welshpool; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Competitive salary and benefits

Car allowance

Direct access to Directors

Job summary

SWG Group is seeking a Senior Design Manager to lead design on pre-construction and live projects, setting standards and managing risk across a £500k to £7m portfolio.

Based in the UK with a flexible hybrid arrangement (office/site/remote), this permanent role offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits.

You will coordinate with external consultants, lead design teams, and ensure compliance under JCT Design & Build and NEC contracts.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a Senior Design Manager or Design Manager within a main contractor environment.
• Strong working knowledge of JCT Design & Build and NEC forms of contract.
• Proven ability to manage and coordinate design on projects of varying scale and complexity.
• Practical, delivery-focused mindset with strong construction knowledge.
• Commercially aware and confident in managing design risk and change.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the design process from pre-construction through to practical completion
• Take overall responsibility for design coordination under JCT Design & Build and NEC contracts
• Act as the senior point of contact for external consultants, designers and specialist subcontractors
• Ensure design solutions are appropriate, compliant and commercially aligned across projects ranging from £500k to £7m
• Chair and lead design team and technical coordination meetings
• Review, interrogate and challenge design information to ensure buildability and constructability, cost and risk control

Skills

Senior Design Manager experience

JCT Design & Build knowledge

NEC contracts knowledge

Design coordination

Stakeholder management

Autonomous working

Construction industry knowledge

Education

Degree in Construction Management / Architecture / Engineering

Job description

SWG Group is seeking a Senior Design Manager to lead design on pre-construction and live projects, setting standards and managing risk across a £500k to £7m portfolio.

Based in the UK with a flexible hybrid arrangement (office/site/remote), this permanent role offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits.

You will coordinate with external consultants, lead design teams, and ensure compliance under JCT Design & Build and NEC contracts.