Senior Design Manager

Location Dublin
Discipline: Construction
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £Negotiable DOE
Contact name: Marie Clear

Contact email: mclear@elkrecruitment.com
Job ref: BH-5732
Published: about 1 hour ago
Startdate: 2026-01-19
At Elk Recruitment, we are looking for a driven Senior Design Manager to join our client’s growing team based in Dublin. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Senior Senior Design Manager to make a real impact in an innovative and growing organization.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead internal design reviews and ensure coordinated, compliant design outputs
  • Manage design programmes, deliverables, approvals and issue registers
  • Coordinate external consultants and specialist design packages
  • Drive design risk management and design change control
  • Support project teams with technical queries (RFIs) and construction information
  • Produce, maintain and develop the company Design Manual (standards, templates, workflows, QA checks)
  • Ensure design aligns with Irish statutory requirements (e.g. Building Regulations / BCAR)
 
What You’ll bring:
  • Proven experience as a Senior Design Manager / Design Manager in Ireland or similar markets
  • Strong technical judgement and stakeholder management skills
  • Degree in Architecture / Engineering / Construction (or equivalent)
  • Knowledge of BCAR, DAC/Planning compliance and project delivery in Ireland
  • BIM/coordination experience (Revit/Navisworks/ACC) an advantage
 
What’s next
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