Design Manager

Location:

Region: London
Country: United Kingdom

Role:

  • Industry: Architectural
  • Job Type: Contract / Freelance
Rate: Negotiable

Application Details:

Start Date: ASAP
Expiry Date: 12/06/2025
Job Reference: DCDM_1747301396

Design Manager

Locations: London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol

Division: Build

Package Includes: Car allowance, private medical (subsidised), life assurance, living-away allowance (if applicable), contributory pension, 35 days holiday (including public holidays)

G2 Recruitment is working in partnership with a leading UK engineering and construction firm to recruit multiple Design Managers for major build projects across London, Manchester, Birmingham, and Bristol.

This is a key opportunity for experienced professionals to step into a strategic role, managing design and technical coordination on a diverse portfolio of projects. Reporting into the Regional Design Lead, you'll play a vital role from pre-construction through delivery-ensuring innovative, practical and cost-effective design solutions that meet client and business objectives.

Role Overview:

  • Lead the design function across both temporary and permanent works on live sites and during tender phases
  • Collaborate with internal teams to align design proposals with project goals and operational constraints
  • Prepare, manage and integrate design programmes into the master project schedule
  • Act as the Designer under CDM Regulations during the pre-construction stage
  • Support bids with design content, technical input, and compliance oversight
  • Manage external consultants and ensure timely delivery of coordinated design packages

What We're Looking For:

  • A degree in Architecture, Construction Management, or an equivalent discipline
  • Experience working with main contractors in a design coordination/management role
  • Strong planning, organisational, and communication skills
  • Familiarity with software such as AutoCAD, Revit, and other project collaboration platforms
  • Attention to detail and a solution-driven mindset
  • A collaborative approach, able to work confidently within multi-disciplinary teams

Desirable Attributes:

  • A track record of delivering high-quality design coordination on large-scale construction projects
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
  • Strong commercial awareness and understanding of buildability and construction sequencing
  • Commitment to continuous improvement and high standards of delivery

This is a fantastic chance to join a reputable contractor with a strong pipeline of work across the UK. If you're an experienced Design Manager looking to advance your career, we want to hear from you. Apply below.

g2 Recruitment are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships or any other characteristic protected by law.

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L&D Team

We are very lucky that g2 recruitment see Learning and Development as a vital part of a consultants journey which is why we have 4 people in the team who you will work very closely with from day 1 in your career. The team are on hand to guide you through your career at all levels and provide extra support working closely with the management team to give all consultants the best chance of success.  

Our Three Pillars of Training

Academy:
Week 1 is a series of remote sessions to learn all things systems, followed by a 1 week academy process which is a mixture of classroom and deskside this will be in one of our UK offices and usually consists of 3-8 other consultants all starting their journey together.

Experienced Modules:
These are a variety of sessions curated by us designed to support consultants as they are progressing through the career ladder, the aim is to ensure consultants at all levels have access to L&D.

Junior Management Programme:
Ran by our head of L&D this programme is designed to support junior managers as they start their management career. This involves things like personal branding, time management and ends in a business plan which is presented to members of the Exec board and senior management team.

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Jaz D’Avola
Head of Learning & Development

Jaz joined g2 Recruitment in 2013.

She now leads our Learning and Development programme, transferring the knowledge and wisdom she learnt as a recruiter to the new generation of talent.

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Imani WIlliams
Learning and Development Consultant

Imani joined g2 Recruitment in 2022.

His role involves developing individuals in all areas of the business, varying from inducting and onboarding consultants to working with them 1 to 1 to identify areas of development.  He aids with growth of L&D across the business, watching consultants experience and develop.

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Meghan Mcloughlin
Learning and Development Consultant

Meghan joined g2 in 2023 as an L&D consultant, Working in recruitment for 6 years, her role is to  help consultants at all levels to upskill and focus on development points. This could be anything from sales calls or candidate calls to organisation improvements.

Kane Gray
Systems & Academy Trainer

Kane joined g2 in April 2023 as an Academy & Systems Trainer.

His role involves teaching the consultants that are new to the company the foundations of recruitment and our systems before then helping them to upskill in areas specific to each consultant. Working closely with different consultants and watching them implement the feedback, apply it, and then benefit off the back of it.

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