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Senior Design Manager

1 month ago


Oxford Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Laing O'Rourke Full time

Are you an experienced Senior / Lead Design Manager looking to move into a leadership role?

This is a fantastic opening for a Change Management Lead to work on the Ellison Institute of Technology, in Oxford.

We are looking to reinforce our future project technical leadership of the business by investing in high calibre Senior Design Managers with our world class people and development strategies.

What will the role look like?

  • Management of change both internally and externally raised.
  • Management of the Change Management Software
  • Key reviewer of change raised
  • Allocation of roles within the LOR team and supply chain to compile/assess the change
  • Compilation of the change response - Technical, Programme and Commercial
  • Weekly review of the status of change with the LOR project executive
  • Weekly review of the status of change with the client Project Managers and Cost Consultants
  • Change management communication with the project exec and the client Project Managers and Cost Consultants
  • Agreement of change with the client Project Managers and Cost Consultants

What skills & experience are we looking for?

  • Excellent stakeholder management skills
  • Keen eye for detail
  • A deep understanding of the design management role under a variety of contracts
  • Previous experience manage all elements of the technical design process for large scale major projects, from bid and pre-construction phase through to project completion

About us:
We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please get in touch.


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