Senior Design Manager
Added 11 Sept · still live
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£54,400
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2161 (75% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £54,400, and AECOM is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
This could also be SOC 1255 (Managers and directors in the creative industries, Design studio manager in creative industries fits design management team leadership) or SOC 2455 (Construction project managers and related professionals, Construction project management focus across UK and international projects). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
About the role
Work with Us. Change the World.
At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.
We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.
Job Description
tart here. Grow here.
Here’s what you’ll do:
Managing the Design Management Team
At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.
We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.
Job Description
tart here. Grow here.
Here’s what you’ll do:
Managing the Design Management Team
- Work closely with the team Leadership and assist in the management of the Design Management team.
- Support the team Leadership in their roles and undertake duties such as business development, team performance reviews etc. as required.
- Gain an understanding of the Team leader’s roles and responsibilities and when required, supplement the Team Leaders in their absence
- Management of AECOM financial process and invoicing.
- Contribute to the DM business planning as required and continuously review business planning targets to monitor progress of the team.
- Lead Design Management projects across the UK and Internationally.
- Assist in the development of the Design Management team members through mentoring, training and reviews.
- Review of work outputs from Design Management team prior to issue to ensure quality and compliance with contractual obligations.
Managing Sub-consultants
- Prepare responsibility matrix to identify sub-consultant responsibility for each area of scope.
- Draft and distribute sub-consultant back-to-back contracts so that all scope is accounted for.
- Manage updates to sub-consultant contracts and prepare final documents.
- Prepare and update cash flow projections.
- Establish procedures for invoice submission for sub-consultants and monitor.
- Track and report on the progress of all sub-consultant invoices and prepare a monthly Financial Report.
- Roles and Responsibilities/Scope Delineation
- Preparing design programmes, monitoring and reporting progress
- Managing Delievrables/outputs
- Managing Design Quality
- Managing Design Budgets/Change
- Managing Approvals
- Organising Project Meetings & Design Workshops
- Managing Design Coordination
- Achieve AECOM PM accreditation, take active role in management of design projects in accordance with AECOM financial systems and processes.
- Lead/Support Design Management projects across the UK and Internationally as appropriate.
- Assist in the development of junior Design Management team members through mentoring, training and reviews.
- Review work outputs from junior Design Management team members prior to issue to ensure quality and compliance with contractual obligations.
- Support the Design Management team Leadership as required.
- It is expected that the jobholder will contribute and participate positively in the Performance Review process, which underpins the firms approach to developing all staff. This will include taking ownership of agreed actions, including pursuing any training opportunities identified. Similarly, specific objectives will be agreed with the jobholder as part of the performance review process and they should assume responsibility for the delivery of these.
Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?
Here’s what we’re looking for:
- Understanding of the design process.
- Project and design programming skills.
- Experience in development and implementation of design management tools and procedures.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Commercial awareness of projects.
- Construction knowledge/experience.
- Proficiency in MS Project/Excel/InDesign.
At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.
About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address ReasonableAccommodationsUKI@aecom.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address ReasonableAccommodationsUKI@aecom.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with AECOM, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
SOC 2161 · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · ~73k in sampleP25 £44kP75 £75k
£37kmedian £56kgoing rate £54k£75k
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What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2161 going rate of £54,400. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.