Senior Design Manager - Healthcare

Birmingham Source: WhatJobs

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Overview

In this role, you lead design strategy and the delivery of design proposals within healthcare construction projects, ensuring alignment with customer requirements, budgets, and programme timelines. You manage the Design Team and external designers, driving buildable, innovative solutions in collaboration with cross-functional teams. You will oversee design information release, liaise with regulators, and identify risks while shaping the design to meet project ambitions and client needs. This is a leadership role with significant impact on project outcomes and healthcare delivery infrastructure.

Pay / Benefits

Smart working with up to 40% remote
25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
Family-friendly maternity/adoption and paternity/partners leave
Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave
Recognition schemes
wellbeing and development opportunities

Responsibilities

Lead development and implementation of design proposals to meet customer requirements, programme expectations, and budget constraints
Develop and manage the design strategy to deliver winning, deliverable solutions
Lead and coordinate the Design Team including M&E design elements
Manage consultants and novated design teams to ensure compliance with project specifications
Review external design teams for competence and resources
Provide guidance on buildability of proposals across all packages
Collaborate with construction, commercial, planning and building services to resolve design challenges
Manage design information timing and release in line with construction programme
Liaise with planning, building control and utility providers
Identify design risks and opportunities and develop effective solutions
Drive collaboration between consultants, subcontractors, customers and delivery teams
Champion innovation, continuous improvement and digital ways of working in the design process

Key requirements

Proven experience as Design Manager or Senior Design Manager on major construction projects
Healthcare project experience with understanding of healthcare design complexities and stakeholders
Experience managing design through pre-construction and project delivery
Strong experience coordinating multidisciplinary design teams (architectural, structural, M&E/building services)
Excellent understanding of construction methodology and buildability challenges
Experience managing external consultants, subcontractor design and novated design teams
Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills
Good working knowledge of BIM and digital design processes
Experience with current procurement forms
Knowledge of construction regulations, codes of practice and industry standards
Valid CSCS card
Professional membership such as RIBA, CIBSE, IET or similar advantageous