Senior Design Manager

Role overview

Core responsibilities

• Lead delivery of multiple multidisciplinary projects while ensuring technical excellence, commercial performance, and client satisfaction.
• Provide leadership and governance to Design Managers and project teams across delivery, quality, risk management, and resource utilisation.
• Drive BIM, Common Data Environments, Digital Twin technologies, and data-led design approaches.
• Lead project reviews, design assurance, and technical governance across the project portfolio.
• Manage forecasting, utilisation, profitability, change management, and risk mitigation.
• Mentor Design Managers, Project Managers, and technical leaders.

Growth and stakeholder leadership

• Build senior client relationships, identify repeat-business opportunities, and support account growth.
• Support strategic pursuits, major bids, client presentations, business planning, and market development.
• Represent WSP in industry forums and professional organisations.
• Collaborate on workforce planning, capability development, succession planning, and team growth.

Required qualifications and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• 15+ years of Property & Buildings experience with leadership responsibility for multidisciplinary design and project delivery teams.
• Experience delivering large-scale, complex building projects and programmes across multiple sectors.
• Experience managing senior and executive-level client relationships.
• Strong commercial acumen and knowledge of regional authority requirements and international design standards.
• Experience leading architecture, structures, MEP, ICT, and fire and life safety disciplines.
• Advanced understanding of BIM, Digital Delivery, Information Management, and emerging design technologies.
• Proven contribution to business development, strategic pursuits, and successful major bids.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant discipline.
• Chartered Engineer, Registered Architect, PMP, or equivalent professional accreditation is advantageous.
• Previous experience with a leading international engineering consultancy is highly desirable.

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