Senior Design Manager

O'Neill & Brennan have an amazing opportunity for a Senior Design Manager to join a UK Leading Regional Main Contractor and due to multiple project wins in the Midlands, they are now in the market to add value to their already impressive Pre Con Team. We are looking for Senior Design Managers from a similar or Tier 1 background The culture is about never settling for second best, surprising the customers with an understanding of their marketplace and always overcoming barriers to deliver quality and innovative outcomes. The team is friendly, sociable, and flexible, best of all, the employees all feel valued. So why not get involved! Key Deliverables Provide technical advice on proposal documents, presentations and meetings Conduct audits and technical reviews of tender information, subcontractor proposals, company proposals and in some cases a secondary project being overseen by the SDM directly Monitor and report against compliance requirements during adjudications Develop detailed understanding of clients' ideas, expectations and requirements, breaking down technical jargon and ensuring clients' ideas and needs lead to concepts and detailed designs Prepare and develop employer requirements and robust contractor proposals Identify and evaluate design risk to ensure ease of buildability thereby reducing/eliminating company risk/claims Identify any scope gaps thereby mitigating risks and developing value engineering/programme opportunities Review subcontractors' proposals to identify and develop value engineering opportunities Produce detailed design programmes and design delivery schedule Ensure consistency of design management process on schemes, reviewing protocols, reviewing design programmes, design specification, and design scopes Contribute to commercial and contractual documentation, negotiations and disputes Ensure design delivery is in line with procurement strategy, project cost plan and value engineering targets Ensure compliance of design brief and managing change control process Recommend and initiate changes to project delivery plans, develop new project management and operating tools and processes Ensure effective procurement of design services Manage consultant/subcontractor teams ensuring works are delivered according to specification Ensure the compilation of detail requirements and responsibilities for technical handover documentation including H&S file, building manuals, Building User Guide Continuous development of design management team and self by conducting lessons learnt activities, ensure information from lessons learnt flow into new, similar projects, improving design processes Proactively seek business development opportunities through professional networks ONeill and Brennan values diversity and promotes equality, All individuals will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation TPBN1_UKTJ

Created: 2025-08-28