Senior Design Manager
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Orpington
Senior Design Manager – Facades & Cladding Location: Orpington Salary: £80,000 – £90,000 (DOE) A leading facades and cladding contractor is seeking an experienced Senior Design Manager to join its Orpington-based team. This is a key leadership role, offering the opportunity to take ownership of the design function across complex residential and high-rise projects. The Role You will manage the full design lifecycle from pre-construction through to completion, ensuring all design deliverables are coordinated, compliant, and aligned with programme and commercial objectives. Key Responsibilities • Lead and manage design teams, subcontractors, and consultants across all project phases, • Ensure designs are fully coordinated, compliant with regulations, and meet company standards, • Develop and manage project-specific design programmes and budgets, • Review technical submissions, alternative construction methods, and value engineering opportunities, • Coordinate design interfaces with Commercial, Operations, and Client teams, • Manage document control, design approvals, and change control processes, • Attend site meetings and inspections to ensure design compliance during construction, • Oversee the timely delivery of handover documentation, including O&M manuals and H&S files Requirements • Proven experience managing design processes on residential or high-rise projects, • Strong knowledge of facades, cladding systems, and construction methodologies, • Good understanding of UK legislation, including the Building Safety Act, • Proficiency in AutoCAD and/or Revit, with experience in BIM processes, • Excellent leadership, organisational, and communication skills Personal Attributes • Proactive and solutions-driven, • Confident and collaborative team player, • Able to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities, • Strong attention to detail and analytical skills, • Committed to quality, innovation, and sustainability What’s on Offer • £80,000 – £90,000 salary depending on experience, • Opportunity to work on complex, high-value projects, • Career progression within a growing specialist contractor If this role is of interest, please reach out to Charles Howe of Tradeline Recruitment via phone or email