Senior Design Manager

Brightpath Recruitment; Connacht; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Brightpath Recruitment is seeking an experienced Senior Design Manager to lead multidisciplinary design teams and coordinate design delivery across projects. The role focuses on ensuring high-quality outputs, collaboration with clients, consultants and internal teams, and mentoring junior staff.

You will oversee design processes, budgets, programmes and standards, guiding teams to deliver drawings and documentation to programme constraints and quality expectations.

Qualifications

• Minimum of seven years' experience in a design management, architectural, engineering, or modular construction environment.
• Experience working within main contracting, specialist contracting, modular construction, or design consultancy sectors.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organisational, planning, and time management abilities.
• High level of attention to detail and problem-solving capability.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while delivering projects to programme and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coordinate, and facilitate design team and departmental meetings.
• Manage the delivery of high-quality design outputs in line with project requirements, standards, and design procedures.
• Collaborate with internal departments and external consultants to achieve project objectives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, ensuring their requirements and expectations are met throughout the design process.
• Delegate design tasks effectively and review completed work to ensure quality and compliance.
• Develop innovative design solutions and communicate concepts clearly to project teams and stakeholders.
• Assist in developing and monitoring design budgets to ensure efficient use of resources.
• Mentor, coach, and support design team members, promoting continuous professional development.
• Deliver training and share best practice on design developments, software, standards, and procedures.
• Motivate and support both internal and external design teams to achieve project milestones.
• Ensure the timely production of coordinated, accurate, and high-quality drawings and design documentation.
• Work with clients, project managers, consultants, and design teams to develop and maintain design delivery programmes.

Skills

Revit

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Education

Level 7 qualification in Architectural Technology, Civil or Structural Engineering, Architecture, or related discipline

Job description

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Design Manager to lead and coordinate multidisciplinary design teams. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the design process, ensuring high-quality project delivery, and fostering collaboration between internal teams, consultants, and clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coordinate, and facilitate design team and departmental meetings.
• Manage the delivery of high-quality design outputs in line with project requirements, standards, and design procedures.
• Collaborate with internal departments and external consultants to achieve project objectives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, ensuring their requirements and expectations are met throughout the design process.
• Delegate design tasks effectively and review completed work to ensure quality and compliance.
• Develop innovative design solutions and communicate concepts clearly to project teams and stakeholders.
• Assist in developing and monitoring design budgets to ensure efficient use of resources.
• Mentor, coach, and support design team members, promoting continuous professional development.
• Deliver training and share best practice on design developments, software, standards, and procedures.
• Motivate and support both internal and external design teams to achieve project milestones.
• Ensure the timely production of coordinated, accurate, and high-quality drawings and design documentation.
• Work with clients, project managers, consultants, and design teams to develop and maintain design delivery programmes.

Experience

• Minimum of seven years' experience in a design management, architectural, engineering, or modular construction environment.
• Experience working within main contracting, specialist contracting, modular construction, or design consultancy sectors.
• Proficiency in Revit and AutoCAD.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary design teams and coordinating multiple concurrent projects is desirable.

Qualifications

• Level 7 qualification (or equivalent) in Architectural Technology, Civil or Structural Engineering, Architecture, or a related discipline.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organisational, planning, and time management abilities.
• High level of attention to detail and problem-solving capability.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while delivering projects to programme and quality standards.
• Creative approach to design and continuous improvement.