At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead design management for exciting energy projects, ensuring innovative and compliant solutions.
- Company: Join Morgan Sindall, a leader in the construction industry with a focus on sustainability.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and opportunities to work on impactful projects.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with a strong emphasis on innovation and quality.
- Why this job: Shape the future of energy projects while developing your leadership skills in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Relevant degree and proven experience in design management across various sectors.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 65000 £ per year.
Location: Trilogy Office, Motherwell
Business Unit: Energy
Projects: CMN3 & Harburn
Morgan Sindall is seeking an experienced Design Manager to be based at our Trilogy office in Motherwell, supporting our Energy business unit, with a particular focus on the CMN3 and Harburn projects. This is a key role responsible for managing and coordinating all design aspects at both tender and project delivery stages, ensuring safe, compliant, commercially sound and fully integrated design solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Design Leadership & Management
- Manage the design aspects of tenders and live projects from bid stage through to delivery
- Establish, maintain and manage an effective and sustainable project design resource and team structure
- Lead and provide a professional, comprehensive and customer‑focused design service to clients, partners and suppliers
- Develop and implement the overall design strategy and approach for bids and projects
- Design Process & Coordination
- Safely manage and coordinate the design process through all RIBA design stages, challenging briefs to drive innovation and continuous improvement
- Set up and agree clear design management regimes with internal and external design teams
- Programme, manage and chair all design reviews and coordination meetings
- Ensure fully coordinated design solutions by working closely with discipline lead designers
- Produce and maintain coordinated design programmes aligned with the overall project programme
- Monitor design progress and report regularly to the wider project team
- Compliance, Quality & Change Control
- Ensure compliance with Morgan Sindall design management procedures at bid and delivery stages
- Ensure adherence to the design brief, scope of services and specifications
- Ensure designs comply with current legislation, standards, codes of practice and statutory requirements
- Coordinate activities with contractors and statutory bodies (e.g. Local Authority Planning, Building Control, HSE)
- Manage change control, ensuring design changes are properly authorised, costed and implemented
- Ensure design solutions meet commercial, construction and cost plan requirements
- Commercial & Sustainable Outcomes
- Maintain design development within agreed cost restraints and customer requirements
- Ensure sufficient sustainable design expertise, resources and approaches are embedded within the project
- Ensure integration of sustainable solutions across design and delivery stages
Qualifications, Experience & Technical Knowledge
- HNC / HND / Degree in a relevant discipline
- Membership of a relevant professional institute (e.g. CIOB)
- Proven experience delivering design management services at both bid and delivery stages
- Experience across key sectors such as Education, Health, Manufacturing, Industrial, Leisure or Transport
- Experience with both single‑stage tenders and preferred terms / negotiated routes
- Demonstrable experience bidding for and winning work
- Strong technical knowledge of construction practices, standards and design coordination
- Experience working with ViewPoint and Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC)
Skills & Attributes
- Strong leadership and teamworking skills, with the ability to influence across a business unit
- Excellent management and organisational skills with a focus on quality and compliance
- Strong planning and time management skills, capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously
- Confident working collaboratively to deliver project and operational performance
- Ability to maintain high standards and ensure specifications are met
- Specialist knowledge within a chosen field, with a proactive and solutions‑focused mindset
Design Manager in Motherwell employer: Morgan Sindall Infrastructure
Morgan Sindall Infrastructure is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture in Bury St Edmunds that prioritises employee well-being and professional growth. With generous holiday entitlement, flexible working arrangements, and a commitment to supporting career progression, this role as Senior Commercial Manager provides a unique opportunity to contribute to high-profile energy projects while being part of a collaborative and innovative team.
Contact Details:
Morgan Sindall Infrastructure Recruitment Team
