Design Manager - Facades
CV-LibraryLE18, South Wigston, LeicestershirepermanentPosted: 1 September 2026
Apply NowWe are recruiting for an experienced Design Manager to join a specialist façade and re-cladding contractor with a strong pipeline of approximately 20 live and upcoming projects.
The company delivers complex external wall remediation and re-cladding schemes, including high-rise residential buildings requiring Building Safety Regulator Gateway approval. This position requires someone with substantial experience engaging with the BSR and managing the technical challenges associated with higher-risk buildings.
Key Responsibilities:
* Manage the design process across multiple façade remediation and re-cladding projects.
* Lead engagement with the Building Safety Regulator throughout Gateway submissions and approvals.
* Coordinate the information required for initial BSR submissions.
* Manage and respond to technical RFIs raised by the BSR, clients and project teams.
* Identify design risks and provide practical, compliant solutions.
* Manage an established in-house team of façade designers.
* Coordinate external specialist façade designers and consultants.
* Review drawings and technical information before submission to building control and the BSR.
* Carry out site visits and surveys where accurate as-built information is unavailable.
* Ensure designs comply with Building Regulations, fire-safety requirements and project specifications.
* Coordinate design information with clients, consultants, manufacturers and operational teams.
* Ensure dimensional accuracy before materials and façade systems are ordered.
* Monitor design programmes, submissions, approvals and outstanding information.
Requirements:
* Previous Design Management experience within façades, re-cladding or external wall remediation.
* Strong knowledge of the Building Safety Act and BSR Gateway process.
* Proven experience managing BSR engagement and responding to technical RFIs.
* Experience working on high-rise residential or higher-risk buildings.
* Strong façade knowledge, ideally covering rainscreen cladding, insulation, fire barriers and associated systems.
* Excellent technical problem-solving and presentation skills.
* Able to coordinate designers, consultants and specialist subcontractors.
* Comfortable attending sites and working with incomplete or inaccurate existing information.
* Strong communication and document-management skills.
This is an excellent opportunity to join an expanding specialist contractor with a substantial secured pipeline of technically challenging re-cladding projects.
Please apply with your latest CV or contact Luke Thompson at Keyman Personnel for further information
The company delivers complex external wall remediation and re-cladding schemes, including high-rise residential buildings requiring Building Safety Regulator Gateway approval. This position requires someone with substantial experience engaging with the BSR and managing the technical challenges associated with higher-risk buildings.
Key Responsibilities:
* Manage the design process across multiple façade remediation and re-cladding projects.
* Lead engagement with the Building Safety Regulator throughout Gateway submissions and approvals.
* Coordinate the information required for initial BSR submissions.
* Manage and respond to technical RFIs raised by the BSR, clients and project teams.
* Identify design risks and provide practical, compliant solutions.
* Manage an established in-house team of façade designers.
* Coordinate external specialist façade designers and consultants.
* Review drawings and technical information before submission to building control and the BSR.
* Carry out site visits and surveys where accurate as-built information is unavailable.
* Ensure designs comply with Building Regulations, fire-safety requirements and project specifications.
* Coordinate design information with clients, consultants, manufacturers and operational teams.
* Ensure dimensional accuracy before materials and façade systems are ordered.
* Monitor design programmes, submissions, approvals and outstanding information.
Requirements:
* Previous Design Management experience within façades, re-cladding or external wall remediation.
* Strong knowledge of the Building Safety Act and BSR Gateway process.
* Proven experience managing BSR engagement and responding to technical RFIs.
* Experience working on high-rise residential or higher-risk buildings.
* Strong façade knowledge, ideally covering rainscreen cladding, insulation, fire barriers and associated systems.
* Excellent technical problem-solving and presentation skills.
* Able to coordinate designers, consultants and specialist subcontractors.
* Comfortable attending sites and working with incomplete or inaccurate existing information.
* Strong communication and document-management skills.
This is an excellent opportunity to join an expanding specialist contractor with a substantial secured pipeline of technically challenging re-cladding projects.
Please apply with your latest CV or contact Luke Thompson at Keyman Personnel for further information