Senior Design Manager – Infrastructure Delivery Lead

Aldwych Consulting Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Aldwych Consulting is seeking a Senior Design Manager to lead multidisciplinary design development on major infrastructure projects in the UK from concept through to handover. You will coordinate with pre-construction, commercial and delivery teams, manage interfaces between steel, RC and timber, and ensure buildability, cost and programme alignment on complex schemes.

Strong leadership, communication and governance experience in self-delivery environments is essential, with a proactive approach

Qualifications

• Experience leading design on major infrastructure.
• Proven ability to manage multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong pre-construction and design governance.
• Knowledge of buildability and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multidisciplinary design teams across major infrastructure projects
• Oversee design development during pre-construction, ensuring buildability, sequencing and logistics are fully considered
• Drive design assurance, technical governance and compliance with standards and regulatory requirements
• Manage design interfaces between steel, RC, timber and other material packages
• Work closely with commercial teams to ensure design supports cost plans, procurement strategy and risk management
• Support self-delivery teams with clear, practical design information and timely resolution of technical queries
• Coordinate temporary works, construction methodology and engineering inputs
• Maintain structured design reviews, reporting and documentation
• Engage with clients, stakeholders and supply chain partners to ensure alignment and clarity
• Identify risks early and implement sensible mitigation measures to protect programme and cost

Skills

Design management

Pre-construction planning

Stakeholder management

Self-delivery / construction execution

Education

Civil/Structural Engineering degree

Tools

Aconex

BIM 360

Common Data Environments (CDEs)

Job description

Aldwych Consulting is seeking a Senior Design Manager to lead multidisciplinary design development on major infrastructure projects in the UK from concept through to handover. You will coordinate with pre-construction, commercial and delivery teams, manage interfaces between steel, RC and timber, and ensure buildability, cost and programme alignment on complex schemes.

Strong leadership, communication and governance experience in self-delivery environments is essential, with a proactive approach