Design Manager

Permanent | Full Time

Hours – 8:30am to 5pm Mon-Thurs and 8:30-4pm Fri

Start Date :November 2026

Are you an experienced Design Manager looking to play a key role in delivering high-profile residential developments? Do you enjoy leading complex design processes, influencing project outcomes, and working collaboratively with consultants, commercial teams and construction professionals to bring schemes from concept through to completion?

Lovell is seeking a Design Manager to join the London team, taking responsibility for the design management of one or more residential projects. Reporting to the Senior Design Manager, you'll become a key member of the project leadership team, ensuring design information is delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest technical and quality standards.

In this role, you'll lead and coordinate the design process from post planningthrough to project delivery, managing relationships with consultants, specialist subcontractors, statutory authorities and internal stakeholders. You'll oversee design programmes, information release schedules and consultant performance, ensuring all parties are aligned to project milestones and delivering against agreed objectives. Working closely with commercial and operational teams, you'll help drive technically compliant, buildable and cost-effective design solutions that support successful project delivery.

A key aspect of the role will involve ensuring compliance with Building Regulations, NHBC standards, client requirements and the Building Safety Act. You'll review design information, challenge technical solutions where necessary, identify risks and coordinate the flow of information between all project stakeholders. You'll also chair design progress meetings, contribute to project reviews and support procurement and construction activities by ensuring design information is released at the right time to meet programme requirements.

Beyond technical delivery, you'll play an important role in fostering strong relationships across project teams, consultants and external partners. You'll be confident managing competing priorities, influencing decision-making and driving progress in a fast-paced environment. This is an opportunity for someone who enjoys taking ownership, solving problems proactively and helping shape the successful delivery of high-quality residential schemes.

We're looking for candidates with a minimum 5 years contractor/developer Design Management experience and ideally private practice design experience prior to that, within high and low rise residential developments. You'll have a strong understanding of technical design, construction methods, planning processes, technical compliance and consultant management. Knowledge of Building Regulations, NHBC standards and wider construction legislation is essential, as is the ability to critically review technical information and identify design/construction risks and identify practical solutions. A valid CSCS card relevant to the role is also .

In return, you'll join a respected and growing organisation delivering award-winning developments across London. You'll have the opportunity to work on exciting projects, collaborate with experienced industry professionals and develop your career within a business committed to quality, innovation and continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Discretionary bonus, based on business performance.

• 26 days annual leave

• Life Assurance

• Pension Scheme, 5% matched, defined contribution scheme

• Private Medical Insurance

• Sharesave Scheme

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Salary Sacrifice opportunities exist with our EV scheme, Cycle to Work and Additional Holiday Purchase

• Group Discount Scheme

• 24 Hour Digital GP

As an Investors in People Gold award employer, Lovell is the UK’s leading provider of mixed tenure affordable homes and has a reputation for innovation and excellence in the delivery of high-quality housing development and regeneration projects.

We are committed to enhancing the communities in which we work, building quality homes for real people and looking after our own people; developing talent is key to achieving this. We understand that the success of our organisation comes from the strengths, skills and personalities of our people.

Lovell is an equal opportunities employer who encourage and value diversity and inclusion within our teams.