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Design Manager | London | Specialist Contractor | Oct 2025

Join a well-established specialist contractor delivering technically complex façade and restoration projects across London. You'll take the lead on design delivery, coordinating clients, consultants, and subcontractors to ensure drawings, compliance, and programmes align with site and commercial needs.

The Role
• Lead design coordination from tender through to completion
• Manage design programmes, drawing reviews, and technical approvals
• Liaise with architects, engineers, and specialist subcontractors to resolve design issues
• Ensure compliance with building regulations, specifications, and client requirements
• Support pre-construction, procurement, and project delivery teams

What they're looking for
• 510 years' experience in design management or coordination (main contractor or specialist trade)
• Background in façades, stonework, or heritage restoration preferred
• Technically strong, detail-focused, and confident working under pressure
• Organised, collaborative, and able to communicate clearly with all stakeholders
• Ambitious and looking to develop into a senior leadership role

The Company
This is a specialist contractor with a long-standing reputation for craftsmanship, technical excellence, and quality delivery. Operating across London's most prestigious buildings, they combine traditional skills with modern construction methods to deliver award-winning projects.

They offer a supportive culture with direct access to senior leadership, structured progression, and the chance to make a real impact in a growing business.

Also known as: Senior Design Coordinator, Design Manager, Façade Design Lead

Interested?
Michael Ogunyankin 07551 155 789 | [email protected]
No pressure. If it sounds like you (or someone you know), get in touch.

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Senior Project Manager / Project Director
•£120,00 - £140,000 (Depending on Experience)
• London
• Permanent
• Start December 2025

A principal contractor, with a growing reputation for excellence, are now looking to appoint a Senior Project Manager / Project Director as part of their long term strategy.

From new build to refurbishment within commercial or residential sector, they have demonstrated a varied portfolio with often structurally and logistically complex schemes in London With up and coming projects ranging between £20m - £70m, they will have some exciting opportunities within the business.

This position will suit a Senior Project Manager or Project Director in your current role

Reporting to the Board of Directors your responsibilities as will include but not be limited to:
• High level management
• Direction of the project management team
• All the financial aspects of the project including comprehensive reporting to the Board
• Development of lower tier managers.

The Key Attributes:
• A minimum of 10 years' experience in a Project Director or Senior Project Manager role with a £100m - £250m principal contractor
• Able to demonstrate shared value of the business
• Proven experience of delivery from start to completion.
• Previous prime hotels and/or prime residential experience would be an advantage
• Conversant with either Asta or Microsoft Project
• Client-facing & Professional.

This is a great opportunity, if you are looking for an excellent career move with a remuneration to match.

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Estimator - New Build, Refurb & Fit Out | Essex | Permanent

The Role:
This is a hands-on Estimator role where you'll be trusted to take projects from drawings through to detailed cost plans, tenders, and subcontractor procurement. You'll play a key role in pricing work, preparing Bills of Quantities, and supporting commercial delivery from pre-contract through to handover.

Perfect for someone who's either ready to step up with support, or already confident enough to hit the ground running in a busy pre-construction environment.

The Projects:
• Mixture of new build, refurbishment, and fit out schemes across London and the South East
• Values ranging from £500k - £10m+
• Schemes delivered for repeat clients across commercial, residential, and mixed-use sectors
• Tenders prepared using Bluebeam for measurement and Excel-based cost plans (no complex estimating software)

What they're looking for:
• Estimator with 4-5+ years' experience in the construction industry
• Background in new build, refurb, or fit out projects (main contractor or subcontractor)
• Confident preparing BoQs, cost estimates, tender returns, and subcontractor comparisons
• Strong eye for detail, organised, and able to meet deadlines in a fast-moving environment
• Driving licence essential for client/site visits
• Ambitious and collaborative - fits well into a young, sociable team where everyone pulls together

The Company:
This is a privately owned main contractor with expertise across construction, development, and consultancy. With a strong track record and a fast-growing pipeline, they are known for their collaborative approach, client focus, and high-quality delivery.

The team is young, ambitious, and values-driven, with a strong social culture and a flat, supportive structure. Their environment suits someone who enjoys being busy, thrives in a close-knit office, and wants to be part of a business that's growing quickly.

Also known as: Assistant Estimator, Intermediate Estimator, Project Estimator, Quantity Surveyor/Estimator

Interested? Let's talk - no pressure.
Michael Ogunyankin | 07551 155 789 | michael @ borneltd . com