Job Description:

Design Manager Required 

- West London Office - Projects across London 

- Hybrid - 2/3 days from home 

- £350 - £600 a day 

Key requirement for this role is strong experience with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) and the Gateway process. 

We are currently seeking an experienced Design Manager to lead the technical and design coordination for a complex High-Risk Building residential scheme in South West London. 

The successful candidate will have strong experience delivering multi-storey residential developments, along with a solid understanding of the Building Safety Act, including the gateway process, duty holder responsibilities and safety case requirements.

This role will play a key part in delivering a major London regeneration project, working closely with internal technical teams, external consultants and stakeholders to ensure fully compliant, high-quality design delivery.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the coordination, review and approval of architectural, structural and MEP design packages.

-Manage design delivery across all RIBA stages, ensuring alignment with programme and construction sequencing.

- Chair design team meetings, track design actions and maintain clear communication between consultants, subcontractors and internal project teams.

- Coordinate design information to support buildability, logistics, quality benchmarks and high-rise construction sequencing.

Building Safety Act & HRB Compliance

- Ensure all design information complies with the Building Safety Act, including Gateways 2 and 3, duty holder obligations and the Golden Thread of information.

-Oversee the preparation and coordination of documentation for the Safety Case, Fire & Emergency File, digital records and change control procedures.

-Liaise with Principal Designer (CDM and Building Regulations), Building Control, Fire Engineers and Safety Consultants to ensure compliance throughout the project lifecycle.

-Identify and manage design risks, ensuring mitigation strategies meet HRB regulatory standards.

Technical Oversight & Quality Assurance

-Review and approve technical drawings, subcontractor designs, specifications and calculations.

-Ensure compliance with UK Building Regulations, Approved Documents, warranty provider requirements and planning conditions.

-Support the development and management of the Design Delivery Programme (DDP) in line with the overall project programme.

- Manage technical queries and RFIs from site, ensuring timely resolution.

Project Delivery Support

-Provide technical leadership during procurement, including subcontractor tender reviews, technical assessments and scope definition.

- Coordinate the issue of construction information so site teams are working from the latest design packages.

- Support client meetings, progress reporting and technical presentations where required.

Experience & Skills Required

• Proven experience as a Design Manager (or Senior Design Coordinator ready to step up) within a main contractor or developer environment delivering HRB residential projects.

• Strong working knowledge of the Building Safety Act, including Gateway submissions and Golden Thread requirements.

• Experience coordinating multi-disciplinary design teams on medium to high-rise residential developments.

• Ability to interpret complex technical drawings across architecture, structural, MEP and fire engineering disciplines.

• Strong understanding of construction methodology, façade systems, fire compliance and building regulations.

• Excellent communication, organisation and problem-solving skills.

Desirable

• Experience on London regeneration or mixed-use schemes.

• Familiarity with digital information management systems such as Procore.

• Relevant professional membership (RIBA, CIAT, CIOB or similar).