Design Management Talent Community

2 days ago

Dartford, United Kingdom Laing O'Rourke Full time

5193
- Dartford
- Permanent

**Shape the Future of Science and Innovation with Laing O'Rourke**

Are you experienced in Life Sciences or Laboratory projects?

Passionate about exemplary design management?

Keen to work on iconic, technically complex buildings that define the future of healthcare, science and technology?

**Then we want to hear from you.**

Laing O'Rourke is recruiting **Design Managers** (from Building Services or Architectural backgrounds) to join our pioneering teams in **Oxford, London and the South East**, delivering some of the UK's most high-profile projects.

**Our Projects Include**:
The **Ellison Institute of Technology** - a cutting-edge research and development hub in Oxford
A major **£900M Life Sciences facility** - just awarded, based from Dartford and London
These are not just projects — they are transformative, once-in-a-generation opportunities to shape the built environment for scientific progress.

**THE ROLE: SENIOR DESIGN MANAGER**:
As a key member of our Technical Function, you will:

- Lead pre-construction design development on large-scale projects
- Drive design management excellence through buildability, safety, and technical compliance
- Act as a bridge between commercial, operations, and design teams
- Implement our structured design management processes, from briefing through to delivery
- Promote innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement in design delivery
- Be a champion of our Engineering Enterprise, helping unlock the full value of design across the project lifecycle

**WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR**:
✔ End-to-end design management experience (concept to handover)
✔ A degree in Building Services, Architecture, or a construction-related discipline
✔ Sector experience in Life Sciences, Laboratories, Healthcare or similarly complex projects
✔ A proactive, collaborative, and detail-oriented mindset

**WHY LAING O'ROURKE?**:
We're a global engineering and construction innovator with 150+ years of heritage, delivering complex buildings and infrastructure with certainty and quality. We operate across the UK, Middle East, and Australia and are proud to deliver projects that make a real difference.

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**PRIVATE MEDICAL INSURANCE**:
**LIFE ASSURANCE**:
**PERSONAL ACCIDENT AND INJURY INSURANCE**:
**INCOME PROTECTION**:

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