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Design Manager

Odgroup. 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom

Full-time Manager

Lead and coordinate the design process across commercial fit-out projects, ensuring design information is integrated, compliant, buildable, and delivered to programme, budget, and quality requirements. Manage design teams and stakeholder relationships, address design risks and interfaces, support value engineering, and guide the transition from design into construction.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate the design process across commercial fit-out projects, ensuring design information is integrated, compliant, buildable, and delivered to programme, budget, and quality requirements. Manage design teams and stakeholder relationships, address design risks and interfaces, support value engineering, and guide the transition from design into construction.

Requirements

  • Requires proven experience as a Design Manager or Senior Interior or Construction Designer in commercial fit-out, office interiors, or a related construction environment, with strong technical design, coordination, and commercial awareness. Candidates should be proficient with tools such as AutoCAD, Revit, and SketchUp and understand sustainability standards, statutory requirements, and multidisciplinary project delivery.

Key Skills

Design management Commercial fit‑out coordination AutoCAD Revit SketchUp Construction documentation Sustainability standards Statutory compliance Multidisciplinary project delivery Value engineering Risk management Team leadership Stakeholder relationship management Budget control Program scheduling Quality assurance Problem solving Communication Mentoring junior designers Design integration

About Odgroup.

ODGroup is a main contractor that brings projects to life with integrated, high-quality design, project management and construction. With thousands of projects completed and dozens of awards won, we know the importance of great service every step of the way – from set up to aftercare. We’re big enough to deliver to an industry-leading standard. We’re small enough to really care. ODGroup Companies: ODInteriors. Specialising in traditional construction projects that range from pre-designed fit-outs to full-scale refurbishment. ODInteriors aim to be a trusted partner, to enhance projects with our experience and create an outstanding end product, every time. Our ‘traditional’ procurement route team specialise in interior fit out and refurbishment of Cat A & B projects. We work closely with architects, project managers and quantity surveyors to provide exceptional design across all sectors including commercial, retail and leisure. ODCreate. A Design & Build service creating spaces

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