Senior Design Manager
| Posting date: | 10 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £80,000 to £90,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 July 2025 |
| Location: | Reigate, Surrey, RH2 7BA |
| Company: | Fawkes & Reece |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SDM - RC_1752132139 |
Summary
Senior Design Manager
A respected and growing regional Main Contractor known for delivering high quality projects across the commercial, education, residential and façade remediation sectors, with a strong pipeline of secured work are looking for an experienced Senior Design Manager to take leadership in their expanding pre-construction and delivery team.
The Role:
As the Senior Design Manager, you will head up the design function across multiple live and pre-construction projects. You'll lead a team of two Design Managers, ensuring technical solutions are coordinated, commercially viable and delivered on time. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone ready to step into a leadership position with strategic influence.
Responsibilities for the Senior Design Manager
- Lead and oversee the design process across multiple projects
- Manage and mentor two Design Managers
- Coordinate with internal departments, consultants and subcontractors to ensure efficient design delivery
- Support tender submissions and pre con design strategies
- Ensure compliance with planning, building regs and relevant statutory bodies
- Drive innovation in buildability and value engineering
- Represent the contractor at client, design team and project meeting
- Maintain programme and design risk registers
Requirements:
- Proven experience as a Senior Design Manager or ready to step up from a Design Manager role
- Track record of delivering mixed-sector schemes
- Background with a main contractor (regional or national)
- Strong leadership and team management skills
- Comfortable working across multiple sectors
- Excellent understanding of UK building regs, technical standards and construction
- Degree in Construction, architecture or engineering or related discipline
What's on offer for the Senior Design Manager
- Salary: £80,000 - £90,000
- Opportunity to grow and shape the design function within the business
- Long term career progression with a growing regional contractor
If you want to hear more about this Senior Design Manager role please apply with an up-to-date copy of your CV or contact Chelsey Potter in our Brighton Office - 01273003033 / cpotter@fr-group.co.uk