Engineering Design Manager – Construction

Overview

In this role you will steer multi-disciplinary design input for high-profile infrastructure projects, ensuring buildability, compliance, and efficiency. You’ll work with clients and cross-functional teams to shape concepts into deliverable designs that meet the brief and quality standards. The position sits in a growth-focused Real Estate team, offering exposure to diverse sectors and procurement approaches. You’ll influence project outcomes by managing design delivery and coordinating with stakeholders. This is an opportunity to apply strategic design thinking to complex programs and create measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Project Manager to manage external design consultants under contract and ensure duties are fulfilled
• Lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams to deliver design solutions
• Evaluate and review designs and proposed solutions for fit-for-purpose outcomes
• Collaborate with technical, operational, maintenance, and strategic stakeholders and design coordinators
• Liaise with Clients, Engineering Managers, Project Managers, Contractors and Consultants on project issues, scope changes, and risks

Key requirements

• Minimum 5 years of design and management experience
• Experience of Buildings fit out, Defence industry and Machine integration preferred
• Around 5 years’ experience managing design through full project lifecycle across multiple sectors and procurement routes
• Strong understanding of integrated design delivery and consultant performance management
• Knowledge and experience of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and common data environments
• Degree/HNC in Civil, Mechanical or Electrical engineering
• Excellent communication skills with clients and staff
• Self-driven and results-oriented with a positive outlook
• People and time management and project design management

• Excellent communication
• Collaboration
• Self-motivation
• BIM (Building Information Modelling)
• AutoCAD
• Revit

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