Development Manager ( PM )

Design Manager / Senior Design Manager (Residential Development)
Location: Bath (Hybrid working)
Salary & Benefits: Competitive, DOE

A leading residential development organisation is seeking an experienced Design Manager to join its development team and take responsibility for the successful delivery of the design process across major residential schemes.

This is a key role managing projects from RIBA Stage 0–3, with individual schemes up to £60m GDV, ensuring designs are commercially robust, high quality, compliant and deliverable.

The Role
You will lead the complete design process on major residential developments, coordinating multidisciplinary consultant teams and working closely with project and development colleagues to ensure schemes are designed to programme, cost and quality targets. You will play a central role in risk management, procurement of designers, and stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design process from concept to planning across residential schemes

• Procure and manage architects, consultants and designers

• Ensure projects meet cost, quality, programme and commercial objectives

• Coordinate internal teams and external stakeholders

• Implement risk and opportunity management strategies

• Provide design leadership and support to project management teams

• Report progress and risks to Directors and Project Boards

• Represent the organisation at meetings, presentations and public forums

About You

• Degree qualified with professional membership (e.g. RIBA, CIOB, ICE) or equivalent experience

• Proven experience delivering major residential projects in the private development sector

• Strong design management, programme and commercial skills

• Experienced in managing multidisciplinary consultant teams

• Excellent communicator with strong stakeholder management capability

• Commercially aware with a focus on value, quality and deliverability

Desirable

• Architectural or construction background

• Experience working across both public and private sectors

• Interest in innovation and construction best practice

This is an excellent opportunity for a design professional to play a key role in shaping high-quality residential developments within a growing and ambitious development programme.

For a confidential discussion and further details, please make contact directly.