Senior Design Manager

Senior Design Manager - Cambridge
85,000 + Package (Dependent on Experience)

Are you an experienced Senior Design Manager looking to lead a technically challenging refurbishment and extension project?
Do you thrive in complex structural environments where coordination, leadership, and precision matter?
Ready to take ownership of a major scheme entering a key design and delivery phase?

A leading main contractor is seeking a Senior Design Manager to take responsibility for a CAT A office fit out in Cambridge. The project is currently in the PCSA period with the design stages already underway creating a fast?paced environment that requires a confident, organised and technically strong design lead.

This scheme includes significant structural reconfiguration and groundworks, meaning the successful candidate must have demonstrable experience managing complex structural and enabling works. You will act as the driving force behind design coordination, technical assurance, consultant management and programme control throughout the pre?construction and delivery stages.

• Proven Senior Design Manager experience, or a Design Manager ready to step up, with 7+ years in a UK main contracting environment.
• Strong working knowledge of architectural, structural and MEP design processes.
• Excellent understanding of UK Building Regulations, planning procedures and construction methods.
• Familiarity with BIM and digital coordination tools (Navisworks, Revit, ACC).
• Confident leader with excellent communication and team?management capability.
• Commercially aware, with solid understanding of cost plans and change control.
• Able to use Asta Powerproject and manage design programmes.
• Comfortable chairing technical meetings, negotiating with consultants and managing project risk.

• Salary around 85,000, dependent on experience.
• Full benefits package available.
• Opportunity to lead a high-profile, technically challenging central Cambridge development.

For more details, contact Vekshana.

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