Senior Design Manager, High-Spec Fit-Out

Tilbury Douglas; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Car allowance

26 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Pension matched

Volunteering days

Flexible working

Employee assistance programme

Perks at Work

Discount platform

Supplementary benefits

Job summary

Tilbury Douglas is seeking an experienced Design Manager for fast-paced fit-out projects in London. You will lead design management from tender to handover, coordinating interiors, MEP, joinery, ceilings and finishes while protecting the design vision and ensuring buildability and programme adherence.

You will collaborate with clients, architects and consultants, chair design workshops, and drive early coordination to close information gaps.

Qualifications

• Proven design management experience on commercial fit-out and interior projects.
• Strong ability to coordinate interior, MEP, joinery packages and interfaces.
• Excellent client-facing, stakeholder and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead design management from tender to handover on fast-paced fit-out projects.
• Coordinate interiors, MEP, joinery, ceilings, partitions, finishes, furniture, AV/IT with interfaces fully resolved.
• Protect design vision while challenging details for buildability, value and programme.
• Drive design workshops, early coordination and issue resolution across interfaces.
• Own design information flow, approvals, trackers, samples and technical submissions.

Skills

Design management

Interdisciplinary coordination

Client-facing

Problem solving

BIM knowledge

Education

Construction/architectural/engineering/design qualification

CIOB membership advantageous

Tools

BIM

Model reviews

Job description

Tilbury Douglas is seeking an experienced Design Manager for fast-paced fit-out projects in London. You will lead design management from tender to handover, coordinating interiors, MEP, joinery, ceilings and finishes while protecting the design vision and ensuring buildability and programme adherence.

You will collaborate with clients, architects and consultants, chair design workshops, and drive early coordination to close information gaps.