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Senior Design Manager

Bovis 🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Full-time Senior

The Senior Design Manager is responsible for delivering design management on projects from pre-bid to handover with a high degree of independence. They oversee design performance, monitor delivery milestones, and manage consultant relationships across a portfolio of complex projects.

Responsibilities

  • The Senior Design Manager is responsible for delivering design management on projects from pre-bid to handover with a high degree of independence. They oversee design performance, monitor delivery milestones, and manage consultant relationships across a portfolio of complex projects.

Requirements

  • Candidates must hold professional construction qualifications such as a BSc or MSc in construction project management, building studies, or architecture. Essential experience includes leading design teams, managing consultants, and possessing thorough knowledge of construction legislation and technical standards.

Benefits

  • Car allowance
  • Flexible and hybrid work options
  • Up to 10% employer pension contribution
  • Private medical health benefit
  • Enhanced parental leave
  • Life assurance
  • 25 days annual leave
  • Wellbeing leave
  • Health and wellbeing support
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Discounted gym membership

Key Skills

Design management Construction project management Consultant coordination Regulatory compliance CDM 2015 Construction legislation Team leadership Stakeholder communication Risk management Design performance monitoring Project delivery Client liaison Collaboration Problem solving Leadership Strategic planning Quality assurance Scheduling Budget control Portfolio management

About Bovis

Since 1885, we’ve built enduring partnerships grounded in trust, expertise and shared purpose. We bring together the right people, capabilities and resources to deliver complex, high-quality projects – from commercial and residential developments to cultural spaces, universities, prisons and essential public infrastructure. We’re a catalyst for economic growth, a leader in sustainable construction, and we deliver projects that make a lasting impact on people, places and the planet. Backed by robust governance, our agile, one-team approach enables us to navigate complexity, minimise risk and unlock long-term value for clients and communities alike. Through Bovis Consulting, we combine on-the-ground specialist skills with strategic project leadership — drawing on the insight, innovation and technical expertise of our construction business to deliver intelligent, precisely tailored solutions. We don’t just build. We build with purpose, care and clarity. And we always take the l

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