Civil / Structural Engineering Design Manager

Overview

In this role you will shape design strategies for critical national infrastructure, leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver buildable, compliant and sustainable engineering solutions. You will work closely with clients and project teams to ensure designs meet requirements and integrate across disciplines, while embedding health and safety and environmental considerations. The role offers visibility across high-profile projects and the chance to influence how complex assets are delivered.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working environment
• work-life balance
• equal opportunity employer

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Project Manager to manage external design consultants and contractors under contract, ensuring duties are fulfilled
• Lead technical assurance, assess constructability, and manage design interfaces to guide the design process
• Manage multidisciplinary engineering teams from consultants and partner companies to deliver project solutions
• Coordinate with technical, operational, maintenance, and strategic stakeholders and design coordinators
• Liaise with Clients, Engineering Managers, Project Managers, Contractors and Consultants on issues, scope changes and risks
• Drive development of innovative, practical and sustainable engineering solutions meeting client, operational and regulatory requirements
• Embed health, safety and environmental considerations into all design solutions
• Ensure integration across civil, structural, geotechnical, mechanical and electrical functions
• Ensure constructability, maintainability and reliability across the asset lifecycle

Key requirements

• Minimum 5 years experience managing design through the full project lifecycle across sectors and procurement routes
• Strong understanding of integrated design delivery and managing consultant performance
• Knowledge and experience of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and common data environments
• Degree qualified in engineering (Civil or Structural)
• Chartered Engineer (Preferred) with ICE, IStructE or similar
• Passion for construction and customer satisfaction with high standards
• Strong practical knowledge of construction work types, methods and design solutions
• Experience with CAD (AutoCAD or Revit)
• Excellent communication skills with clients and staff
• Self-driven and results-oriented with a positive outlook
• People management, time management, and project design management skills
• Excellent communication
• Collaboration and teamwork
• Self-motivation and results orientation
• BIM and common data environments
• Design management of multidisciplinary projects
• Constructability review and design interfaces

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