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About the Role

BAM UK & Ireland is seeking a Design Manager for the London Construction segment to manage the design process, ensuring technically compliant, cost-efficient, and coordinated design packages throughout pre-construction and project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Manage the design process for pre-construction and project delivery stages.
• Engage and manage digital and sustainability project requirements.
• Liaise with subcontractors, design teams, and consultants to ensure compliance with DfE, school requirements, and Building Regulations.
• Manage design information release, production, and approval of technical drawings.
• Chair Client Engagement Meetings and design workshops.
• Coordinate complex design packages and validate design details.
• Provide expert technical guidance to DfE, Technical Advisors, and project teams.
• Identify and mitigate risks while ensuring statutory and legal compliance.
• Demonstrate technical competence across Architecture, Structures, and MEPH.
• Assist in the selection and scoping of subcontractors for Contractor Design Portions.
• Develop and manage the design programme to inform the TIDP and MIDP.
• Provide regular internal and external reporting.
• Review designs for technical completeness and buildability.
• Develop Consultant scopes of service and the Design Responsibility Matrix.
• Develop Value Engineering proposals with the wider team.
• Lead the design programme.

Requirements

• Design Management experience, ideally within the DfE/Schools sector.
• Collaborative and 'can-do' approach.
• Ability to listen, engage, motivate, and make confident decisions.
• Commitment to continuous learning and knowledge sharing.
• Understanding of design and construction processes within the DfE sector.
• Proficiency in Revit and AutoCAD.
• Knowledge of BIM Level 2 requirements.
• Desire to drive improvements through digital construction.
• Excellent communication and formal reporting skills.
• Understanding of EDMS, specifically ACC/Autodesk Forma.

Skills

• Design Management
• Technical Drawing Approval
• Stakeholder Management
• Risk Mitigation
• Value Engineering
• Revit
• AutoCAD
• BIM Level 2
• EDMS
• ACC/Autodesk Forma

Location

• London, UK

Salary/Compensations

• Competitive salary

Benefits

• Company Car or Car allowance
• Family friendly policies
• 8% matched pension contributions
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• 26 days holiday
• 2 wellbeing days
• 1 volunteering day
• Personal and professional development
• Flexible benefit pot

About the Company

• BAM is one of the largest construction companies in Europe, focused on engineering vital infrastructure and constructing high-quality buildings with a mission of building a sustainable tomorrow.

Equal Opportunity

• BAM strives to create an environment where everyone feels welcome and valued, employing talent regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or other characteristics.
• BAM is committed to an inclusive recruitment process and provides reasonable adjustments upon request.