Senior Design Manager

Job description

Senior Design Manager | Major Data Centre Project

£90,000 – £110,000 + Car Allowance + Excellent Benefits

Acton, West London

Data Centres | Mission Critical | Major Projects

Walker & Sloan are working with an outstanding specialist contractor to recruit an experienced Senior Design Manager to join one of the UK's most exciting mission-critical construction projects.

Our client has built an exceptional reputation for delivering technically complex projects across the Data Centre, Defence and Energy sectors. With over 40 years of specialist expertise, they continue to deliver landmark developments where engineering excellence, innovation and collaboration are at the heart of every project.

This opportunity will see you joining a flagship hyperscale data centre development in Acton, where you'll provide strategic leadership across the design function, ensuring successful project delivery from pre-construction through to completion on one of London's most significant live construction schemes.

The Role

As Senior Design Manager, you'll lead the design management strategy across a major project, ensuring all design activities are coordinated, compliant, commercially robust and fully aligned with programme objectives.

Working closely with clients, consultants, operational teams and commercial colleagues, you'll oversee multidisciplinary design teams, manage technical risk, drive value engineering initiatives and ensure the seamless integration of design into construction.

You'll play a pivotal role in influencing project outcomes, supporting procurement and construction activities, while maintaining the highest standards of technical excellence, governance and stakeholder engagement.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a senior design professional looking to work on one of the UK's most technically advanced construction projects.

About You

You'll have significant experience leading design delivery on large-scale construction projects within a main contractor environment and be confident managing multidisciplinary consultant teams from bid stage through to project completion.

You'll possess a strong understanding of design governance, technical compliance, contractual obligations and programme management, together with the leadership skills required to mentor teams, influence stakeholders and deliver commercially successful project outcomes.

You'll be passionate about driving buildability, innovation and value engineering while maintaining a strong focus on quality, programme and client satisfaction.

Ideally, you'll be degree qualified within a relevant construction or engineering discipline and hold professional membership with RIBA, CIOB, ICE or a similar institution. Chartered status would be advantageous.

What's on Offer?

• Salary between £90,000 – £110,000
• Car Allowance
• Competitive Pension Scheme
• BUPA Healthcare & Cash Plan
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Eyecare Vouchers
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays and your birthday off
• Opportunity to lead the design delivery of a flagship hyperscale data centre project
• Genuine long-term career progression within a growing specialist contractor delivering nationally significant developments

Interested?

If you're an experienced Senior Design Manager looking to take the lead on one of the UK's most technically challenging construction projects, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today or contact Walker & Sloan for a confidential discussion.

⚡ Interviews are already being arranged, so early applications are strongly encouraged.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Ealing

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

04-09-2026

Profession type

Design / Fashion

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