Design Manager

Overview

As Design Manager in IPS’s Architectural team, you shape design delivery for complex pharma/biotech projects. You’ll coordinate architectural and engineering activities, ensuring alignment with the project scope, QA/QC, and safety reviews. You work with cross-functional leaders to optimise design execution, interfaces, and value across the lifecycle from concept to handover. This role offers impact through process improvement, multi-discipline coordination, and strategic design leadership within a global, innovation-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate architectural and engineering functions to enable robust design development
• Create and manage the Design Execution and Quality Plan and define project communication strategy
• Define design ownership (IPS/Subconsultant/Vendor/Subcontractor) and Level of Detail at each stage
• Develop Critical Interfaces Matrix and coordinate multi-discipline design interfaces
• Support Earned Value tracking and input to procurement planning for equipment and trades
• Lead design reviews, audits, and ensure compliance with Design Management QMS
• Facilitate design handover to Construction Management and assess impact of design changes
• Support Space Management, model development meetings, and ensure 3rd party design scope quality
• Review design decisions and ensure they are justified and recorded; participate in safety reviews and stage-gate assessments
• Assist PM with scope determination, change management, and lessons learned accessibility

Key requirements

• 8+ years of experience in Engineering Design or Project Delivery in pharmaceutical/biotech projects
• Experience through the design lifecycle from concept to construction
• Bachelor in Engineering or relevant degree
• Construction/ commissioning experience beneficial
• Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, communication, and team-building skills
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Proven ability to build rapport with staff and coordinate technical work

• analytical thinking
• structured problem-solving
• superior communication
• BIM
• Design coordination across disciplines
• Model development and LOD planning

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