Parkside Recruitment
Senior Design Manager
Requirements
Ideally, candidates will have 15 or more years of design management experience and a strong background in themed entertainment, theme parks, or attractions. They should have experience managing multidisciplinary teams and external consultants, international consultancy or PMC experience, and the ability to oversee projects through all design stages and coordinate stakeholders.
Job Description
SENIOR DESIGN MANAGER – THEMED ENTERTAINMENT
📍 Birmingham, UK
💷 £60,000–£85,000 DOE
✈️ International applicants welcome – UK visa sponsorship and relocation support available.
I'm currently recruiting for an established international creative design and themed entertainment business looking to appoint an experienced Senior Design Manager to join its Birmingham team.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a background in themed entertainment, theme parks, attractions or immersive environments, who has experience managing complex design projects and multidisciplinary teams.
We're particularly interested in people who have worked on major international developments, including projects across Dubai, the UAE and wider Middle East.
What are we looking for?
✔ Ideally 15+ years' design management experience.
✔ Strong themed entertainment, theme park or attractions background.
✔ Experience managing multidisciplinary design teams and external consultants.
✔ International consultancy or PMC experience.
✔ Experience overseeing projects from concept through to technical design and delivery.
✔ Strong stakeholder management and technical design coordination skills.
Why consider the opportunity?
- Salary £60k–£85k depending on experience.
- Skilled Worker visa sponsorship available.
- Relocation allowance up to £5,000.
- One week's hotel accommodation on arrival.
- Workplace pension and at least 28 days' annual leave including bank holidays.
The role is based at the Birmingham office, Monday to Friday, five days per week.
Currently based in Dubai, Saudi Arabia or elsewhere overseas? If you have the right themed entertainment experience and are considering a move to the UK, we'd particularly like to hear from you.
Interested, or know someone who might be a good fit?
Please get in touch or send your CV to me directly.
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About Parkside Recruitment
Office Professionals - Accounting and Finance Parkside is a vibrant business providing high quality recruitment and resourcing solutions through two specialist divisions in the Office Professionals and Accounting and Finance sectors, we pride ourselves on providing the best and most cost effective recruitment solutions tailored to our client’s needs. The Office Professionals team has a wealth of knowledge across a variety of disciplines and recruit for Temporary, Fixed Term Contract and Permanent roles within Sales & Marketing, Human Resources, Facilities Management, Customer Service and all areas of Business Support. Our Finance team has vast experience across multiple channels and recruit on both Interim and Permanent roles within the Qualified and Part Qualified market, this includes a specialist transactional recruitment team with tailor made services for all requirements. Parkside’s Technology Division is a dynamic technology recruitment department specialising in data, digital, cloud, & security. We supply specialist tech and change recruitment services to businesses looking for both contract and permanent professionals. Parkside can support several capabilities and verticals to help you attract and retain world class talent in our specialist areas.