Knightwood Associates
Assistant Design Manager
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Important information
Contract type:
Permanent
Location:
London, UK
Work mode:
Onsite
Published on:
15 October 2026
What they need
Assistant Design Manager – Central London
Our client, a well-established main contractor with an excellent reputation for delivering complex commercial refurbishment and cut & carve projects across Central London, is looking to appoint an architecturally biased Assistant Design Manager with a strong architectural jobrunning background to join their growing team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a technically competent jobrunning architect looking to make the transition into working for al leading contractor on commercial schemes involving major structural alterations, heavy refurbishment and high-specification fit out projects within challenging city-centre environments.
Reporting directly to the senior leadership team, you will play a key role in managing and coordinating the design process from pre-construction through to project completion across multiple commercial projects.
Key responsibilities include:
Assisting Managing and coordinating the full design process across multiple commercial schemes
Reviewing structural, architectural and consultant design information
Leading consultant coordination meetings and driving design team performance
Identifying and resolving buildability, sequencing and technical challenges
Managing design programmes and information release schedules
Liaising closely with clients, consultants, subcontractors and site teams
Ensuring compliance with current UK Building Regulations and statutory requirements
This role would suit either an existing Assistant Design Manager from a main contractor background or Job running Architects, whose clients coming from practice and with a strong history of delivering commercial fit out schemes.
This is an opportunity to join a highly respected contractor with a strong pipeline of secured Central London projects, excellent career progression opportunities and exposure to some of the capital’s most technically challenging commercial schemes.
Competitive salary plus and excellent benefits package.
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