About the Role
the company is seeking a Senior Manager - Design to support the planning, design, and development of large-scale residential projects within the Residential Business Unit. This role will manage the design process from early development and concept stages through detailed design and delivery, working closely with development, delivery, commercial, and external consultant teams. The ideal candidate will combine strong architectural/design management capability with a good understanding of real estate development, residential product, and commercial decision-making.
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate residential design activities from concept through detailed design and construction.
- Manage external architects, engineers, and specialist design consultants.
- Work closely with Development teams on product definition, feasibility, design strategy, and development objectives.
- Review design proposals to ensure alignment with residential product requirements, budgets, programme, and commercial objectives.
- Manage design development through key stage gates, approvals, and technical reviews.
- Coordinate design interfaces across architecture, interiors, landscape, infrastructure, and engineering disciplines.
- Support value engineering and design-to-budget exercises with Development, Commercial, and Cost Planning teams.
- Identify design risks, resolve coordination issues, and ensure timely decision-making.
- Support procurement, tendering, and contractor engagement where required.
- Monitor design implementation during construction to ensure the intended quality and specifications are maintained.
Requirements
- Strong portfolio demonstrating delivery of multi-residential projects across mid-market to luxury segments.
- Strong design management experience across the full project lifecycle, with the ability to lead a residential precinct independently and coordinate multidisciplinary consultants and key internal stakeholders.
- Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or a related discipline.
- Approximately 10+ years of relevant experience in architecture, design management, or real estate development.
- Developer/client-side experience strongly preferred, or significant experience working directly with major real estate developers.
- Demonstrable understanding of the real estate development lifecycle, not only architectural design.
- Experience managing multidisciplinary design consultants and complex stakeholder environments.
- Strong understanding of design coordination, programme, cost, and constructability considerations.
- GCC experience is a must.
