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Senior Design Manager

Ward Personnel 🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland

Full-time Senior

Lead design delivery across projects, coordinating pre-construction and construction design processes with clients, consultants, contractors, and internal teams. Ensure design information is compliant, technically suitable, buildable, and controlled, while managing design teams, deliverables, and opportunities for innovation and DfMA.

Responsibilities

  • Lead design delivery across projects, coordinating pre-construction and construction design processes with clients, consultants, contractors, and internal teams. Ensure design information is compliant, technically suitable, buildable, and controlled, while managing design teams, deliverables, and opportunities for innovation and DfMA.

Requirements

  • Requires a construction-related degree or diploma and at least 10 years of experience, with strong technical design expertise in an architectural/CSA or engineering/MEP discipline. Candidates should have experience across pre-construction and construction, knowledge of procurement routes and contract administration, and the ability to lead design teams and coordinate with clients and project staff.

Key Skills

Construction Design Management Pre‑construction Coordination Construction Documentation Design Compliance Technical Design Expertise Architectural Design MEP Design DfMA (Design for Manufacture & Assembly) Project Coordination Stakeholder Management Team Leadership Design Review Contract Administration Procurement Knowledge CAD Software BIM Problem Solving Communication Mentoring

About Ward Personnel

Ward Personnel is an award-winning recruitment agency with offices in Dublin, Cork, Poland, and Denmark. Since 2010, we’ve grown into one of Ireland’s leading providers in Construction and International Sourcing. Our 30-strong team delivers quality, compliance, and on-site excellence for top construction firms. With a dedicated International Division and a Poland office, we source skilled talent globally, ensuring smooth integration for clients and candidates. Our mission: trusted partnerships and hassle-free recruitment.

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