Job Description:

Senior Design Manager



Salary

£70,000 - £90,000

Location

Farringdon, London

Job Type

Permanent

Overview of the Role

A Senior Design Manager job in Farringdon, London, focused on complex data centre, high-tech and industrial projects. The role involves leading architectural delivery, providing strategic design direction, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing client relationships. You will also oversee resources across multiple commissions while supporting project teams and maintaining consistent design and delivery standards.

Practice & Project Information

This established architectural practice delivers complex projects across the data centre, high-tech and industrial sectors. You will work within multidisciplinary teams involving clients, consultants, contractors and architectural professionals, with responsibility for major commissions requiring structured coordination, programme management and strong technical and design oversight.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead complex architectural projects from initial design through to completion

• Provide strategic direction across planning, programme delivery and design management

• Manage client liaison and maintain clear communication throughout project delivery

• Coordinate clients, consultants, contractors and internal project teams

• Mentor project teams and provide leadership across demanding commissions

• Manage resources and team allocation across multiple active projects

Required Skills and Experience

• Senior-level design management experience delivering complex architectural projects

• Strong experience coordinating clients, consultants and contractors

• Proven experience mentoring and leading architectural project teams

• Strong resource management and team allocation experience

• Experience providing strategic direction across planning, programme delivery and multidisciplinary coordination

• Experience delivering major data centre, high-tech or industrial projects; Revit experience advantageous but not essential

Benefits and Package

£70,000 - £90,000 salary, international travel opportunities, fully funded CPD training and study support, professional subscription fees paid including RIAI, RIBA and CIAT, flexible and hybrid working options, and an active social club.

About Hunter Dunning

Hunter Dunning is a specialist property and built environment recruitment consultancy established in 2004, focused on quality and long-term partnerships in the UK and Ireland property and construction market. We specialise in full lifecycle property recruitment, covering architecture, interior design, surveying, land and planning, fire safety and wider construction roles.

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If you meet the criteria above, send us your CV and portfolio. We receive a large number of applications so if you do not hear back within 7 days consider your application unsuccessful this time. We will keep a copy of your details on file for future vacancies. All applications are handled in strict confidence.

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