Design Manager

Job description

Design Manager – Central London

Our client, a well-established main contractor with an excellent reputation for delivering complex commercial refurbishment and cut & carve projects across Central London, is looking to appoint an experienced Design Manager with a strong structural engineering background to join their growing team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong Design Manager looking to work on high-profile commercial schemes involving major structural alterations, heavy refurbishment and high-specification fit out projects within challenging city-centre environments.

Reporting directly to the senior leadership team, you will play a key role in managing and coordinating the design process from pre-construction through to project completion across multiple commercial projects.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing and coordinating the full design process across multiple commercial schemes

• Reviewing structural, architectural and consultant design information

• Leading consultant coordination meetings and driving design team performance

• Identifying and resolving buildability, sequencing and technical challenges

• Managing design programmes and information release schedules

• Liaising closely with clients, consultants, subcontractors and site teams

• Ensuring compliance with current UK Building Regulations and statutory requirements

This role would suit an established Design Manager from a main contractor background or Job running Structural Engineers coming in from practice.

This is an opportunity to join a highly respected contractor with a strong pipeline of secured Central London projects, excellent career progression opportunities and exposure to some of the capital’s most technically challenging commercial schemes.

Competitive salary plus and excellent benefits package.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London Area

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

12-06-2026

Profession type

Technical

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English