Senior Design Manager

Job DescriptionCurrie & Brown are looking for a Senior Design Manger to join our dynamic Infrastructure team in London.Principal accountabilitiesDeliver effective design management on individual projects.Develop the project scope to satisfy the business need and support the business case.Develop the design for external design consultants, ensuring that the design contract is implemented and effectively managed through the design process.Seek safe and cost-effective design solutions to meet project requirements, working closely with Engineering Team to align designs to Relevant Technical Standards or to agree concessions from the standards we required.Manage external design consultants, ensuring that design outputs are reviewed, co-ordinated and meet quality requirements.Define, in collaboration with the Asset Information Team and other stakeholders as required, the asset information requirements within the Employers Information Requirements for both design and construction contractsMonitor, coordinate and provide technical input to any design changes throughout the construction and handover stages.Support the wider project team and CDM Advisor discharge Clients statutory duties as a Principal Designer where applicable.Support the technical evaluation of potential contractors and consultants as required.Support the continuous improvement of project delivery (including design management) processes and procedures and implement process improvements as these are developed.Support the Project Manager as required with stakeholder management to support the delivery of projects, having consideration for the balance between operational disruption and project costs.Support the Construction Management Team with management of safety and quality on site, ensuring that the construction on site aligns with the design and that quality testing meets necessary requirements.Support the effective commissioning and handover of projects through review of as-built information, ensuring quality and completeness and what is delivered against contractual requirements.Ensure compliance with all legal and statutory obligations applicable to this role, including all standards and code compliance and required planning permissions.Lead any assigned Design Management resource, support the development of any such assigned resource; maintain standards, manage, motivate, coach and mentor as required.Qualifications and experienceEducated to Degree level preferably Mechanical or Electrical EngineeringQualifications Charted Member of a recognised Engineering Institute highly desirable.Experience (typically associated with 5 to 8 years experience) in engineering design or design management on large infrastructure projects or multi-year programmes of work with a value typically in excess of 15m.Experience (typically associated with 1 to 3 years experience) of leading small teams of up to 2 to 3 people desirable.Experience of managing multiple, interfacing, concurrent design projects desirable.Good understanding of the importance of controlling and managing the project close out and handover process.Good understanding of Health Safety & Environmental issues associated with the construction industry.Strong practical problem-solving skills.Good understanding of construction techniques and constructability issues.Good understanding of monitoring the management of quality.Knowledge and understanding of NEC suite of contracts desirable. Experience of preparation of project manager instructions and respond to Contractor Claims desirable.Personal resilience and the ability to manage ambiguity.CSCS (Construction Skills Certification Scheme) card.

Created: 2025-06-14