Job Description
Salary
70,000 - 90,000
Location
Farringdon, London
Job Type
Permanent
Overview of the Role
A Senior Design Manager job in Farringdon, London, focused on complex data centre, high-tech and industrial projects. The role involves leading architectural delivery, providing strategic design direction, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing client relationships. You will also oversee resources across multiple commissions while supporting project teams and maintaining consistent design and delivery standards.
Practice & Project Information
This established architectural practice delivers complex projects across the data centre, high-tech and industrial sectors. You will work within multidisciplinary teams involving clients, consultants, contractors and architectural professionals, with responsibility for major commissions requiring structured coordination, programme management and strong technical and design oversight.
Key Responsibilities
Lead complex architectural projects from initial design through to completion
Provide strategic direction across planning, programme delivery and design management
Manage client liaison and maintain clear communication throughout project delivery
Coordinate clients, consultants, contractors and internal project teams
Mentor project teams and provide leadership across demanding commissions
Manage resources and team allocation across multiple active projects
Required Skills and Experience
Senior-level design management experience delivering complex architectural projects
Strong experience coordinating clients, consultants and contractors
Proven experience mentoring and leading architectural project teams
Strong resource management and team allocation experience
Experience providing strategic direction across planning, programme delivery and multidisciplinary coordination
Experience delivering major data centre, high-tech or industrial projects; Revit experience advantageous but not essential
Benefits and Package
70,000 - 90,000 salary, international travel opportunities, fully funded CPD training and study support, professional subscription fees paid including RIAI, RIBA and CIAT, flexible and hybrid working options, and an active social club.
About Hunter Dunning
Hunter Dunning is a specialist property and built environment recruitment consultancy established in 2004, focused on quality and long-term partnerships in the UK and Ireland property and construction market. We specialise in full lifecycle property recruitment, covering architecture, interior design, surveying, land and planning, fire safety and wider construction roles.
Apply Section
If you meet the criteria above, send us your CV and portfolio. We receive a large number of applications so if you do not hear back within 7 days consider your application unsuccessful this time. We will keep a copy of your details on file for future vacancies. All applications are handled in strict confidence.
Referral Section
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