Design Manager in London

Responsibilities

• Leadership & Strategy: Implement design management processes for individual projects, aligned to contract requirements and business objectives. Establish project design management governance, review gates and decision rights for design progression from concept through to construction readiness. Foster a collaborative culture focused on quality, safety, and continuous improvement across project teams and consultant partners.
• Design Programme Ownership: Develop and manage project design programmes independently; establish logic, interfaces and dependencies across design disciplines. Integrate consultant and supply-chain TIDPs into project programmes; monitor progress and implement corrective actions. Lead design coordination meetings focused on programme delivery, issue resolution, and stakeholder alignment.
• Information Management & CDE (ISO 19650): Work with the Document Control and Digital Engineering team to implement Information Management plans (aligned to EIR/AIR/OIR) and BIM Execution Plans for project delivery. Establish and maintain CDE systems including naming conventions, workflows, and approval processes for project requirements. Ensure management of MIDP/TIDP publication and maintenance; ensure accurate status tracking and design progression visibility. Coordinate model federation and clash detection processes; oversee asset information management and issue identification and resolutions.
• Statutory & Regulatory Compliance: Coordinate comprehensive approvals strategy including Planning permissions, Building Control, highways, utilities, and environmental consents. Manage Building Control strategy and coordinate submissions, amendments, and compliance evidence for project requirements. Ensure CDM 2015 compliance including design risk management, coordination, and effective communication with Principal Designer. Support Building Safety Act Gateway requirements for in-scope projects including designer competence management and design assurance.
• Contract & Commercial Integration: Review and assess Employer's Requirements and Works Information; develop compliant Contractor's Proposals aligned to project objectives. Establish design deliverable schedules with clear acceptance criteria and coordinate with project commercial milestones. Support compensation event and variation assessments with design impact analysis and commercial recommendations. Coordinate technical submittals and maintain approvals tracking systems linked to project delivery requirements.
• Appointments & Novations: Support consultant appointment processes including scope development, competence verification, and capacity assessment. Coordinate appointment and novation processes at project milestones; manage design scoping documentation and transition requirements. Monitor consultant performance against project requirements and implement improvement measures where necessary.
• Technical Reviews & Value Engineering: Coordinate multi-disciplinary design reviews covering compliance, technical coordination, and constructability assessment. Support value engineering initiatives focused on cost optimisation, programme efficiency, and performance improvement. Identify opportunities for standardisation and efficiency improvements; coordinate implementation across the project teams. Coordinate temporary works and permanent works interface design and ensure appropriate approvals are obtained.
• Sustainability & Carbon: Implement project sustainability plans in line with Vinci Building's Environment Roadmap, and building contract requirements. Coordinate carbon assessments and operational energy evaluations; integrate outcomes into design development processes. Support achievement of sustainability ratings and coordinate evidence compilation for design certification and handover.

We are VINCI Building operating from our network of offices throughout England and Wales, delivering new build, refurbishment and associated fitout works, with particular expertise in the education, healthcare, industrial, air, retail, commercial and mixed-use sectors. We focus on technical excellence and experience to sustainably deliver best value for our clients. Our goal is always to build strong partnerships with our customers and stakeholders to ensure success by unlocking your strategic vision and turning it into a deliverable scheme. Sustainability is at the heart of our approach, and we are committed to respecting and protecting the environment in everything that we do. Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) at VINCI Building is about recognising and celebrating each other's differences and what they bring to the team. We commit to equity of opportunity and fair treatment of all current and potential employees and encourage job applications from all.