Design Manager
13 days ago
Manchester
Design Manager Location: Manchester The Opportunity We are currently working with a leading North West Contractor who are seeking an experienced Design Manager to support the delivery of a £30 million, 12-storey residential apartment scheme in Manchester. This is a high-profile, urban residential development requiring a Design Manager with strong technical knowledge, excellent coordination skills, and proven experience managing the design process on multi-storey residential projects from pre-construction through to completion. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring design information is coordinated, compliant, and issued in line with the construction programme, working closely with the Project Manager, site teams, consultants, and subcontractors. Key Responsibilities • Managing the design process from pre-construction through delivery, • Coordinating consultants, architects, engineers, and specialist designers, • Ensuring design information is fully coordinated, buildable, and issued on time, • Managing design risk, change control, and design queries (RFIs), • Reviewing drawings and specifications for compliance with employer’s requirements, • Supporting value engineering and buildability reviews, • Ensuring compliance with building regulations, planning conditions, and fire strategy, • Maintaining the design programme aligned with the construction programme, • Attending design team meetings and reporting progress to senior stakeholders, • Supporting technical approvals, warranties, and handover documentation Candidate Requirements • Proven experience as a Design Manager on multi-storey residential or mixed-use projects, • Strong understanding of the design and construction process within a main contractor environment, • Experience coordinating complex design packages and specialist subcontractors, • Sound knowledge of building regulations, fire safety, and technical compliance, • Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and competing priorities, • Strong communication and problem-solving skills, • Relevant construction or design-related qualification (Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or similar), • Professional accreditation (MCIOB, RIBA, CIOB, ICE or similar) desirable What’s on Offer • Competitive salary and benefits package, • Opportunity to work on a flagship Manchester residential development, • Long-term project pipeline with a growing and reputable contractor, • Collaborative and supportive working environment