Senior Design Manager

Senior Design Manager | Leeds and Derbyshire | Tier 1 Main Contractor | DfE Schools

Morson Edge is recruiting a Senior Design Manager for a privately owned, family-run Tier 1 main contractor, one of the most financially secure in UK construction.

The business is strengthening its presence in Yorkshire and growing its regional design team, on the back of a strong pipeline of Department for Education school replacement projects. The role covers its North Midlands and Yorkshire region, split between head office in Derbyshire and the regional office in Leeds.

The role

You'll make sure the design intent is properly managed on DfE school projects, reviewing, interrogating and managing the design from pre-construction through to delivery on site.

What you'll do

Lead the design team through pre-construction and construction, keeping designs compliant with the DfE Employer's Requirements and the contractor's own standardised school solution
Act as Building Regulations Principal Designer under the Building Safety Act, coordinating designs and designers, including on higher-risk buildings where appointed
Lead design reviews, option analysis and value engineering
Contribute to PITT, ITT and contractor's proposal submissions
Run the RFI, change and document control processes, and feed into the design programme with the planner
Be the point of contact on design for the client, consultants, designing subcontractors and statutory bodies, and set each designer's scope of duties
Lead CDM compliance, the BIM process, document management in Viewpoint 4P, and embodied carbon and Building Control requirements
What you'll bring

A proven track record on DfE school replacement projects, in both pre-construction and on site
Robust knowledge of the DfE CF21 Employer's Requirements and process
Experience managing specialist designing subcontractors
Strong technical and building knowledge, and a sound understanding of design obligations and CDM
An understanding of cost control, detailed design, programme and contractual requirements
BIM software such as Revit, Navisworks or Solibri
What's on offer

Competitive salary
25 days' holiday, plus 8 bank holidays and Christmas Eve
Group personal pension
Private health insurance after a qualifying period
Eye care vouchers
Training and development, in a business that develops its people from assistant to senior design manager
Full time and permanent, ideally 40 hours over five days
Interested? Contact Sully Khan at Morson Edge on
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed