Design Manager or Senior Design Manager | Cambridge | Permanent | Principal Contractor

“It coordinated fine in BIM…”

One of construction’s great modern horror stories. Usually said about 14 minutes before someone discovers a ductwork clash the size of a Ford Transit.

I’m working with a major contractor looking for a proper Design Manager - someone who can see problems coming before they become six people standing around a ceiling void blaming each other.

Sectors: Education | Healthcare | MOD | MOJ | Heritage | Higher Education | Commercial

They need someone commercially aware, technically sharp and good with people - because half the job is managing design… and the other half is diplomatically explaining to consultants why “we’ll issue that next week” stopped being acceptable three weeks ago.

The role covers both pre-con and live project delivery:
• Managing design programmes
• Chairing meetings/workshops
• Coordinating consultan...