DESIGN PROJECT MANAGER
Your tasks
The Design Project Manager is responsible for planning,coordinating, and managing all design-related activities throughout the projectlifecycle, ensuring that design deliverables meet project requirements,technical specifications, statutory regulations, quality standards, budgetconstraints, and project schedules. The role involves coordinating with clients, consultants, engineers, BIM teams, subcontractors, to ensure smooth design development and execution.
Design Management and Coordination
- Lead and manage the overall design process from project initiation through design development, submission, approval, and construction.
- Review design drawings, technical specifications, calculations, and engineering documents to ensure compliance with project requirements.
- Coordinate architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP), and other engineering disciplines.
Project Planning and Schedule Management
- Develop and maintain the design programme, submission schedule, and design deliverables register.
- Monitor design progress against project milestones and contractual deadlines.
- Coordinate design reviews, technical meetings, and interdisciplinary coordination sessions.
Client,Consultant and Stakeholder Management
- Serve as the main point of contact for design-related matters between the client, consultants, contractors, and internal project teams.
- Attend project meetings and provide updates on design progress, outstanding issues, and proposed solutions.
- Review client requirements and ensure that design deliverables comply with contractual obligations.
Technical Review and Quality Assurance
- Ensure design documents comply with applicable codes, standards, regulatory requirements, and project specifications.
- Review drawings and technical submissions for accuracy, consistency, completeness, and coordination.
- Establish design review procedures and quality control processes.
BIM andDigital Design Coordination
- Oversee Building Information Modelling (BIM) and digital design coordination activities, where applicable.
- Ensure that 3D models and coordinated drawings are aligned across relevant disciplines.
Manage clash detection reviews and coordinate the resolution of clashes between building services, structural elements, and architectural components
Cost and Contract Management
- Monitor design development against the approved project budget and identify potential cost implications.
- Review proposed design changes and assess their impact on cost, programme, quality, and construction.
Constructionand Site Support
- Coordinate with construction and site teams to ensure approved designs are implemented correctly.
- Provide technical guidance and resolve design-related issues encountered during construction.
- Review shop drawings, coordination drawings, and as-built documentation, as applicable.
Risk Management and Reporting
- Identify and manage design risks, technical constraints, and potential project impacts.
- Maintain a design risk register and monitor outstanding technical issues.
- Prepare regular reports on design progress, submission status, approval status, and outstanding matters.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Building Services Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in design engineering, design coordination, and project management
- Experience coordinating with clients, consultants, contractors, suppliers, and site teams.
- Strong project planning, organisational, and time management skills.
- Ability to lead and supervise design engineers, BIM coordinators, and drafting teams.
- Excellent communication, coordination, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.