Senior Design Manager - Hyperscale Data Centre Leader

4Front Recruitment; Acton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Private healthcare

Pension

Electric vehicle scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Eyecare vouchers

Birthday day off

Job summary

4Front Recruitment is assisting a specialist design-and-build contractor in recruiting a Senior Design Manager to lead the design strategy for a flagship hyperscale data centre project in West London. You will drive governance, technical assurance and value engineering from concept through to completion.

The role requires senior leadership of multidisciplinary teams, robust knowledge of Building Regulations and CDM, and a proven track record delivering complex, high-value projects in data

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading design management across major construction projects.
• Background working for a main contractor or specialist design and build contractor.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary design teams on complex construction programmes.
• Strong knowledge of contractual obligations, Building Regulations, CDM requirements and construction design principles.
• Experience managing design governance, programme performance, technical assurance and commercial risk.
• Proven track record of delivering value engineering solutions while maintaining programme, quality and buildability.
• Experience mentoring and developing Design Managers and Assistant Design Managers.
• Experience within data centres, mission critical, defence, energy, industrial or other technically complex environments would be highly desirable.
• A degree or equivalent professional experience together with a relevant industry qualification such as RIBA, CIOB, ICE or similar. Chartered status would be advantageous, together with SMSTS and a CSCS Manager Card (Black preferred).

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for design management across a major construction programme, ensuring design performance, governance and technical assurance.
• Define and implement the project's design delivery strategy to support procurement, construction and commissioning.
• Oversee design governance, manage technical risk, lead key design reviews and ensure robust change control.
• Drive value engineering, promote innovation and develop best practice across the design management function.
• Work with project leadership, consultants and delivery teams to align design activities with programme, quality and client objectives.
• Mentor and develop Design Managers and Assistant Design Managers.

Skills

Leadership

Design management

Multidisciplinary teams

Value engineering

Contractual knowledge

Regulatory knowledge

mentoring

Data centres experience

Education

Degree or equivalent

RIBA/CIOB/ICE or similar

Chartered status advantageous

SMSTS

CSCS Manager Card (Black)

Job description

4Front Recruitment is assisting a specialist design-and-build contractor in recruiting a Senior Design Manager to lead the design strategy for a flagship hyperscale data centre project in West London. You will drive governance, technical assurance and value engineering from concept through to completion.

The role requires senior leadership of multidisciplinary teams, robust knowledge of Building Regulations and CDM, and a proven track record delivering complex, high-value projects in data