Design Manager

Your new company A well established, privately owned UK construction company operating throughout the UK. They deliver major projects across a number of sectors including education, leisure, commercial, and industrial. They have a strong focus on sustainability, community engagement and social value.Your new role An opportunity has arisen for a Design Manager to join the construction team based in the Cambridge area. The role involves overseeing design development from early consultation through to live project delivery, ensuring alignment with project intent and compliance standards. As Design Manager, you will bring strong leadership skills, experience in a principal contracting environment, and a collaborative approach to stakeholder engagement. Duties include:Leading design coordination across projectsManaging consultants and subcontractor design inputsOverseeing design programmes, RFIs, and document controlEnsuring regulatory compliance and planning conditions are metPromoting buildability and safety in designSupporting BIM processes and digital model reviewsContributing to pre-construction and value engineering effortsMaintaining technical and commercial awarenessRepresenting the design function in client meetingsSharing lessons learned and mentoring junior team membersWhat you''ll need to succeed Demonstrated success in a design coordination or management role, preferably within a principal contractor setting.Strong technical foundation, supported by a degree or ..... full job details .....