Design Production Manager

Overview

As part of the Engineering Design Team, you lead complex multi-disciplinary design outputs from inception to completion, ensuring technical excellence, safety, and regulatory compliance. You mentor Design Leads, manage budgets and programmes, and report on project performance. You’ll collaborate with Design Delivery and other specialists to deliver high-quality designs that meet client standards and value targets. This role supports Galliford Try’s mission to deliver lasting change through responsible, innovative design.

Pay / Benefits

• generous holiday entitlement
• pension plan
• private medical options
• employee discounts
• cycle to work scheme
• professional association membership

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering design solutions for large multi-disciplinary projects using in-house resources and design partners
• Ensure designs align with client specs, standards, and operational requirements
• Manage design budgets and programmes, tracking tasks and activities
• Mentor Design Leads and others to achieve design excellence and risk management
• Ensure compliance with SHE policies, legal requirements, and best practice
• Support implementation of carbon, digital, DfMA, and innovation strategies
• Oversee design appointments for technical, commercial, and programme compliance
• Scope project requirements via reviews, site visits, and client discussions to inform offers/tenders

Key requirements

• Effective leadership and people development experience
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management
• Strong IT skills (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and cost/performance management systems (e.g., Oracle)
• Extensive knowledge of multi-disciplinary engineering design
• Extensive knowledge of the Water Industry
• Commercial and contractual awareness
• Team and line management experience
• Excellent communication skills (redundant but present in text)

• leadership
• stakeholder management
• communication
• Excel
• Outlook
• PowerPoint

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