Fawkes & Reece
Senior Design Manager
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Senior Design Manager – Tier 1 Main Contractor
Datacentres Projects | Industrial Projects | Great Progression
An outstanding opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Design Manager to join a leading Tier 1 Main Contractor delivering a portfolio of Industrial & Datacentres projects across London.
With a strong pipeline of complex hospital schemes, this role offers the chance to play a key leadership position across multiple projects, contributing to the successful delivery of technically challenging and high-profile developments.
The Role
As Senior Design Manager, you will take ownership of the design management function across several schemes, ensuring design excellence from pre-construction through to project completion.
This is a dynamic, multi-site role requiring travel between projects, working closely with internal teams, consultants, and stakeholders to drive coordination, quality, and programme certainty.
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the design process from pre-construction through delivery
- Coordinate and oversee consultant and subcontractor design outputs
- Ensure design compliance with statutory, regulatory, and employer’s requirements
- Carry out design assurance, technical reviews, and buildability assessments
- Identify and manage design risks, driving value engineering opportunities
- Lead design change control, assessing programme and cost implications
- Maintain accurate records of design submissions, approvals, and revisions
- Collaborate closely with construction, commercial, and procurement teams
- Provide leadership, mentoring, and guidance to Design Managers within the team
Skills & Experience
- Proven track record in a Senior Design Manager or Design Manager role on major projects
- Experience working for a Tier 1 or large main contractor
- Strong understanding of RIBA Stages 3–6
- Background in delivering complex, site-based projects
- Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage complex design interfaces
- Excellent communication, coordination, and leadership skills
- Relevant professional qualification (desirable but not essential)
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Why Apply?
- Long-term pipeline offering stability and career progression
- Key leadership role within a highly respected Tier 1 contractor
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If you are seeking a senior design leadership position within a forward-thinking Tier 1 contractor, we would be keen to hear from you. Please submit your CV or contact Francesca Cainelli on 0207 288 0166 for a confidential discussion.
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