Senior Design Manager: Pre-Construction Lead (Hybrid)

Watkin Jones PLC; Chester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

25 days leave

Gym discounts

Wellbeing programme

Annual bonus

Health insurance

Life insurance

Shopping discounts

Contributory pension

Job summary

Watkin Jones PLC is seeking a Senior Design Manager to drive design coordination across pre-construction and costing teams. You will partner with external consultants and internal stakeholders to shape feasible, compliant designs for PBSA/BTR schemes and related projects.

In this hybrid role, you’ll help hand over projects to Design and Delivery teams, ensuring value, innovation, and sustainability are embedded from feasibility through construction.

Qualifications

• Experience in a design or technical coordination role.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Understanding of design processes, construction methods and commercial drivers.
• Interest in sustainability and innovation.
• Experience with PBSA or BTR schemes is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support on a range of pre-construction projects.
• Collaborate with pre-construction and costing teams.
• Prepare projects for handover to Design and Delivery teams.
• Assess feasibility, manage design risks and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Develop cost-effective design solutions with internal stakeholders.

Skills

Design coordination

Stakeholder management

Design processes

Construction methods

Sustainability

PBSA/BTR experience

Job description

Watkin Jones PLC is seeking a Senior Design Manager to drive design coordination across pre-construction and costing teams. You will partner with external consultants and internal stakeholders to shape feasible, compliant designs for PBSA/BTR schemes and related projects.

In this hybrid role, you’ll help hand over projects to Design and Delivery teams, ensuring value, innovation, and sustainability are embedded from feasibility through construction.