Design Manager – Residential & Public Sector | SE London & Kent | Permanent | Feb 2025\n \nThe Role:\nFed up with being boxed into pure pre-con or stuck chasing consultants with no authority?\n This is a proper hands-on Design Manager role — taking ownership of live projects and seeing them through the full design journey.\n \nYou’ll be site-based on existing residential schemes, working closely with the construction and commercial teams, with tenders and new work allocated to you once secured. \n \nThere’s a Pre-Construction Manager in place, so this is very much about delivery, coordination, and control. Hybrid working is available once you’re established.\n \nThe Projects:\n\nResidential refurbishment and new-build schemes.\nPublic sector projects coming through a framework (education / government-led work).\nTraditional and D&B projects, taken through the full RIBA stages.\nLive sites plus a growing forward pipeline. \nWhat they’re looking for:\n\nExperience as a Design Manager (or strong Senior Design Coordinator ready to step up).\nComfortable taking public sector projects through all RIBA stages.\nConfident coordinating architects, consultants, and internal teams.\nPractical, delivery-focused — not just pre-con or desk-based.\nBackground from contractor or developer environments welcomed.\nAble to work site-based across SE London / Kent.\nThey’re not hung up on brand-name employers — capability and attitude matter far more than logos. \nThe Company:\nA well-established residential contractor/developer delivering projects across London and the South East.\n \nPrivately owned, hands-on, and steadily growing — this is an environment where Design Managers have real influence, not just a title.\n \nAlso known as:\n Design Manager, Senior Design Coordinator, Project Design Manager\n \nSound interesting?\n Let’s have a chat — no pressure.\nMichael Ogunyankin | (phone number removed) | (url removed)\n(If this isn’t for you, feel free to forward it to a colleague who fits.)