Design Manager

Job Title: Design Manager

Location: Lisburn

Description

We are hiring for our client, a respected Main Contractor delivering high-quality fit out and refurbishment projects across the Built Environment sector. Due to continued project wins, they are seeking an experienced Design Manager to join their team in Lisburn.

This Design Manager role offers the opportunity to work on technically challenging projects where precision, collaboration and buildability are at the heart of delivery. The successful Design Manager will play a pivotal role in coordinating consultants, managing design risk, and ensuring seamless transition from concept through to construction.

 

Top 3 Things to Know About this Job

1. The Role
Key leadership position within the pre-construction and delivery teams
High-quality fit out and refurbishment projects
Strong influence on programme, cost and buildability

2. The Person
Design Manager experience within a Main Contractor environment
Technically strong with excellent coordination skills
Confident communicator who thrives in collaborative teams

3. The Reward
Competitive salary package
Long-term career development and progression
Supportive, quality-driven company culture

 

The Role

Manage the full design process from tender through to project completion
Coordinate consultants, subcontractors and internal teams
Review design information for compliance, buildability and risk
Chair design team meetings and manage design programmes
Ensure timely issue and approval of design deliverables

 

The Person

Proven experience as a Design Manager with a Main Contractor
Background in construction, architecture or engineering
Strong knowledge of fit out and refurbishment projects
Organised, proactive and detail-focused

 

Next Steps Why Hunter Savage

For further information and to apply for this Design Manager job, contact Adam Adair, Senior Consultant Built Environment, at Hunter Savage.
???? Adam.Adair@HunterSavage.com

Expert, confidential advice from a specialist recruitment consultancy.
Salary details are indicative and dependent on experience. Shortlisting criteria may be adjusted based on response.

 

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Adam Adair

Senior Consultant

07441345306

adam.adair@huntersavage.com

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