BAM UK & Ireland
Senior Design Manager
Senior Design Manager at BAM UK & Ireland, based in Solihull, West Midlands. This is a contract role.
- Pay
- Not given by the employer
- Hours and contract
- Contract · On site
- Location
- Solihull, West Midlands
- Closing date
- Sector
- Graphic Designer
Reference job/Solihull-Senior-Design-Manager-B90-4SS/1427002933
About the role
Building a sustainable tomorrow
What if your next step led further than you thought?
With a reputation built over 150 years, BAM has the depth, scale and momentum to offer you more than a next step. We offer you a path. One that can take you across sectors, into leadership, or even around the world. We invest in development because we want our people to stay and grow. Wherever you want to go, we’ll help you get there.
BAM UK & Ireland is recruiting a Senior Design Manager to join the Central region. Reporting to the Regional Design Manager. You will oversee the design management discipline, digital discipline, and establish and monitor robust strategies for new opportunities during pre-construction.
Making Possible
You will be required to manage the design process to deliver technically compliant, cost-efficient and coordinated design packages, during both the pre-construction and project delivery stages.
Liaise with subcontractors, design team members and external consultants, creating a collaborative environment to deliver design information that meets the clients requirements and conforms to building regulations.
Overseeing a variety of contract types and multiple live projects, you will manage the design information release, production and approval of technical drawings, chair design workshops, coordinate complex design packages, and validate design details, adding value to the construction process.
Providing expert guidance and technical support, you will work closely with both clients and project teams to identify and mitigate risks, as well as ensure compliance with all statutory, legal, and planning requirements.
Assisting with the selection and scope of suitable subcontractors for Contractor Design Portions and working drawings
Your team
To be based from our Solihull office on a hybrid basis
What’s in it for you?
A challenging and continuously changing environment in a forward thinking organisation. In addition to an attractive salary and benefits package, we support further personal growth and development.
What do you bring to the role?
A “can-do” and collaborative approach
• Enthusiastic team player, able to listen, understand, engage and motivate, and with confidence to make decisions when required
• A desire to constantly learn, improve and share knowledge and experience
• An understanding of both the design and construction processes, and the interface between them
• Desire to drive improvements and benefits through embracing digital construction
• Excellent communication skills, both at the personal level and more formal reporting level
• GCSE’s+ HNC in Building Studies, Degree in Design Management or Architecture.
About BAM
Building a sustainable tomorrow. That’s our mission and our promise at BAM. It’s how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.
We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We’re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.
The application process
BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at any time you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you. "Join us in Making Possible"
For more information or an informal conversation about this opportunity, please contact Paul Howes, Recruitment Manager: [email removed]
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Reference: job/Solihull-Senior-Design-Manager-B90-4SS/1427002933 · Posted 4 days ago · Closes 4 Dec 2026 · Listed via BAM UK & Ireland
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