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Senior Design Manager

Wates Group 🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Full-time Senior

Lead and coordinate design activities for complex, high-value construction projects across various sectors. Manage the design programme and Information Delivery Plan while collaborating with consultants and internal teams to ensure cost-effective and compliant solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate design activities for complex, high-value construction projects across various sectors. Manage the design programme and Information Delivery Plan while collaborating with consultants and internal teams to ensure cost-effective and compliant solutions.

Requirements

  • Requires proven experience as a Senior Design Manager with a Tier 1 main contractor, specifically on projects valued at £50m+. Must possess strong multidisciplinary design coordination skills and high digital literacy.

Benefits

  • Competitive Salary
  • Bonus Program
  • Car Allowance
  • Company Car
  • Travel Expenses
  • Private Medical
  • 8% Employer Pension
  • Wellbeing Support
  • 26 Days Holiday
  • Bank Holidays
  • Family Leave
  • Structured Career Development

Key Skills

Senior design management Large‑scale construction coordination Design programme leadership Information Delivery Plan management Cost‑effective solution development Compliance assurance Multidisciplinary coordination Digital design tools proficiency High digital literacy Stakeholder communication Strategic planning Risk management Leadership Negotiation Problem solving Project governance Budget oversight Regulatory knowledge Team collaboration Decision making

About Wates Group

The Wates Group was established in 1897 and is one of the leading privately-owned construction, development and property services companies in the UK. We employ almost 6,000 people, working with a range of clients and partners from across the public and private sectors. Also, we strive to continue our DEI efforts to ensure a supportive workplace through our initiatives and employee networks. We are proud to sponsor Premiership Women's Rugby, driving impactful change to redefine what inclusion and equal opportunity look like in rugby and the built environment industry.

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