Design Manager - UK in London

An established and rapidly growing engineering and construction contractor is looking for an experienced Design Manager to support the delivery of major energy infrastructure projects across the UK.

Working within a specialist Energy division, you'll lead and coordinate multidisciplinary design activities from tender through to commissioning and project handover.

This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in delivering technically complex projects including substations, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), carbon capture facilities and other critical energy infrastructure.

This is a hybrid position, with a minimum of three days per week based in either the London or Glasgow office or on project sites.

As Design Manager, you'll be responsible for ensuring all design packages are delivered safely, efficiently and in line with programme, budget and client requirements.

Acting as the key interface between clients, consultants, subcontractors and project delivery teams, you'll drive collaboration throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary design coordination across civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, process and control disciplines.
• Manage design deliverables from concept through to construction issue, commissioning and final handover.
• Coordinate consultants, specialist subcontractors, suppliers and OEMs to ensure timely delivery of design information.
• Chair design coordination meetings, technical workshops and stakeholder reviews.
• Manage design trackers, interface registers, risk registers and technical action logs.
• Review technical submissions, RFIs and design changes while maintaining programme compliance.
• Work closely with procurement teams to support technical evaluations and equipment selection.
• Drive constructability, buildability and value engineering reviews.
• Identify and mitigate design risks that could impact programme, procurement or construction.
• Support commissioning activities, testing, energisation and project close-out documentation.
• Ensure all project documentation is managed in accordance with digital engineering and document control procedures.

You'll ideally have

• Degree qualified in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture or a related discipline.
• At least 5 years' experience in a Design Management role.
• Experience delivering complex energy, infrastructure or industrial projects.
• Strong knowledge of substations, BESS, renewable energy, power generation, process plant or similar sectors.
• Experience managing consultants, specialist suppliers and design teams.
• Excellent technical coordination and stakeholder management skills.
• Good understanding of construction methodologies, programme management and change control.
• Knowledge of Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), Navisworks or similar digital engineering platforms would be advantageous.
• Professional accreditation (CEng, IEng, CIOB, APM, PRINCE2 or PMP) is desirable.
• What's on Offer
• Opportunity to work on some of the UK's most complex and high-profile energy infrastructure projects.
• Hybrid working with flexibility between office, site and home.
• Long-term career progression within a growing business.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Collaborative and supportive working environment with exposure to technically challenging projects.

If you're an experienced Design Manager looking to take the next step in your career within the UK energy sector, we'd love to hear from you