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Design Manager

Future Engineering Recruitment Ltd
Leicester Full-time GBP 70,000 – 100,000
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Design Manager

Leicester

£70,000 - £100,000 + Bonus + Pension + Holidays + Private Medical + Career
Progression + 'Immediate Start'

Join a high-performing, fast-growing international contractor delivering complex, high-value (100m+) technical projects across the UK and Europe. You'll be part of a forward-thinking business known for delivering technically challenging projects to the highest standards, working with leading global clients and offering clear progression into senior leadership roles as the company continues to scale across Europe.

In this role, you'll take ownership of design during pre-construction, driving coordination, technical assurance, and design strategy before projects move to site. Working closely with clients, consultants, subcontractors, and internal teams, you'll ensure all design information is aligned, compliant, and fully buildable.This position will suit candidates with a strong background in building services design or coordination, who are comfortable operating at the interface between design and delivery, with exposure to BIM processes and complex building systems.

Your Role as a Design Manager Will Include:

  • Managing and coordinating design deliverables in line with client and construction

requirements
  • Leading design meetings with clients, consultants, and subcontractors

  • Reviewing and managing design drawings, technical submissions, and specifications

  • Driving design coordination, QA processes, and technical compliance

  • Supporting BIM coordination and digital design workflows

  • Ensuring effective design handover to project delivery teams

  • Providing technical support throughout project lifecycle including site interface

  • Monitoring design progress, risks, and programme alignment

As an Design Manager, You Will Have:
  • A background in Mechanical, Electrical, Building Services, Civil, Structural, Engineering or Architectural background.

  • Experience managing design on complex construction or mission-critical projects

  • Strong understanding of systems and processes for large scale industrial projects.

  • Experience working within a main contractor, MEP/ CSA contractor, or consultancy environment

  • Knowledge of BIM, CAD, and digital coordination tools

  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Keywords: MEP Design Manager, Building Services Manager, MEP Coordinator, Mechanical Design, Electrical Design, Civil Design, Architechture, Structural Design, CSA Design Manager, CSA Design coordinator. HVAC, Building Services, BIM, Revit, Data Centre, Mission Critical, Pharma, Industrial, Advanced Manufacturing, Logistics, MEP, CSA, Main Contractor, Design & Build, Preconstruction, Technical Coordination, Design Management,

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