Design Manager

Are you a strong communicator with a passion for managing complex design projects? We’re working with a well-established, multi-disciplinary practice that’s looking for a Design Manager to join their growing team. This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a leadership role and work across a diverse range of sectors including Formula 1, Life Sciences, Data Centres, and Automotive.

Whether you come from an architectural or engineering background, if you’ve previously acted as a Lead Consultant or Project Architect on complex schemes, this could be the next step in your career.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Delivering professional design management across a range of multi-disciplinary projects.

• Defining design programmes, deliverables, and communication strategies.

• Leading internal and external design team meetings.

• Supporting project administration and reporting in collaboration with Lead Consultants.

• Ensuring quality assurance processes and client technical approvals are in place.

• Helping to establish teams and workflows that set projects up for long-term success.

What You’ll Need

• Experience managing complex design projects as a Lead Consultant or similar.

• Solid understanding of the RIBA Plan of Work, with experience across pre- and post-contract stages.

• Previous involvement in large-scale projects (architecture or engineering).

• Comfortable using digital tools for managing the design process (e.g. MS Excel, MS Project, document management systems).

• Experience with BIM deliverables and design programming is a bonus.

Key Qualities We’re Looking For

• Strong leadership and communication skills.

• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage teams independently.

• A collaborative mindset with the flexibility to adapt across multiple sectors and project scales.

• Ambitious and proactive, with a focus on quality and continuous improvement.