Senior Design Manager in Norfolk

Vacancy Summary

Job Title: Senior Design Manager
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Norfolk
Salary: c.£70,000 basic (dependent on experience), plus a comprehensive package including a car allowance, private healthcare, performance bonus, pension.

Company & Project: A successful and profitable Main Contractor with a lenghty track record of delivering projects across East Anglia are recruiting for a Senior Design Manager to join their team. 

The successful candidate will be involved in the design process from early feasibility and planning stages through to on-site coordination and delivery, including 2-stage Design & Build projects. 

This is a unique opportunity to join a regional business with a busy pipeline of work across the local area. 

Duties & Responsibilities:
The Senior Design Manager will oversee technical compliance and design management, focusing primarily on early feasibility and procurement stages, while also monitoring on-site design coordination and managing the performance of external consultants.

Key responsibilities include:

• Align design development with buildability, commercial demands, and cost plan budget allowances
• Establish, oversee, and optimise appropriate design staffing and team capability across both tendering and execution phases
• Schedule and direct all design coordination sessions and technical review meetings
• Guarantee full adherence to internal design management protocols and standards from pre-construction through to final completion
• Implement a fully integrated design strategy, collaborating closely with lead discipline designers to produce seamless design solutions
• Oversee and safely guide the complete design lifecycle through all RIBA stages, interrogating the project brief to drive creative solutions and ongoing efficiency gains during tender and delivery
• Identify requirements for design reviews and contribute directly to technical evaluations

Desirable Experience:

• Previous experience to include working for a Main Contractor as a Design Manager on projects over £10m in value.
• Sector experience across Healthcare, Education, Commercial, Mixed-Use or Leisure would be advantageous. 
• Previous Roles May Include: Senior Design Manager | Principal Design Manager | Design Manager | Design Coordinator | Design & Build Manager

Qualifications & Skills: Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or Architecture or comparable qualification.

Application Process: 

If you would like more information about this vacancy, please email Jess Quinn.

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