Job Description

Job Title: Design Manager

Location: High Wycombe

Salary: Up to £75,000 + Package

We’re working with a specialist building envelope contractor seeking an experienced Design Manager to lead the design function across multiple projects. This role offers a blend of technical leadership, client engagement, and hands-on design coordination, working on some of the UK’s most exciting façade, cladding, and roofing schemes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the design function for multiple projects, ensuring delivery to programme, budget, and quality standards.
• Oversee the preparation and coordination of design drawings, details, and specifications for façade, cladding, and roofing systems.
• Liaise with clients, architects, engineers, main contractors, and suppliers to resolve design queries and technical challenges.
• Ensure all designs meet Building Regulations, fire, thermal, and acoustic performance requirements.
• Manage the full design approval process — from concept and tender through to construction and as-built stages.
• Review and approve subcontractor and supplier drawings to ensure coordination with the project brief.
• Lead design risk assessments and contribute to value engineering exercises.
• Stay up to date with materials, systems, and industry best practices.
• Support pre-construction teams with technical input during bids and tenders.
• Mentor and develop junior design staff, promoting technical excellence across the team.

Key Requirements

• Proven experience as a Design Manager or Senior Designer within the façade, cladding, or roofing sector.
• Strong understanding of building envelope design, performance, and interface detailing.
• Proficient in AutoCAD and ideally Revit.
• Strong working knowledge of Building Regulations, CWCT Standards, NHBC requirements, and fire safety guidance (BS 8414, BR 135).
• Excellent coordination, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Degree or HNC/HND in Façade Engineering, Architectural Technology, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline.

What’s on Offer

• Salary up to £75,000 + package
• Hybrid working with flexibility around office and project needs
• The opportunity to lead innovative, design-led projects with a forward-thinking contractor

Apply now or get in touch for a confidential chat about this exciting opportunity.