Senior Design Manager: Infrastructure Delivery Lead

Aldwych Consulting; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Aldwych Consulting Ltd. seeks a Senior Design Manager to lead multidisciplinary design development across major infrastructure projects from early concept to delivery.

You will ensure outputs are coordinated, buildable and commercially aligned, working with pre-construction, commercial, engineering and delivery teams to manage interfaces and drive timely delivery. This senior role requires a strong pre-construction capability, commercial awareness and experience with steel, RC and timber.

Qualifications

• Strong background as a Design Manager or Senior Design Manager on complex infrastructure projects.
• Proven experience in pre-construction, including design development and early-stage planning.
• Solid commercial understanding, including cost drivers, procurement and risk.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multidisciplinary design teams across major infrastructure projects.
• Oversee design development during pre-construction, ensuring buildability and sequencing.
• Drive design assurance, governance and compliance with standards and regulatory requirements.
• Manage design interfaces between steel, RC, timber and other material packages.
• Work with commercial teams to ensure design supports cost plans and procurement strategy.
• 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 mitigation measures to protect programme and cost.

Skills

Design management

Pre-construction

Stakeholder management

Cost awareness

Team leadership

Communication

Delivery coordination

Education

Civil/Structural engineering or similar

Tools

Aconex

BIM 360

CDEs

Job description

Aldwych Consulting Ltd. seeks a Senior Design Manager to lead multidisciplinary design development across major infrastructure projects from early concept to delivery.

You will ensure outputs are coordinated, buildable and commercially aligned, working with pre-construction, commercial, engineering and delivery teams to manage interfaces and drive timely delivery. This senior role requires a strong pre-construction capability, commercial awareness and experience with steel, RC and timber.