Design Manager

Are you an experienced and dynamic Design Manager looking for a challenging freelance opportunity with a leading multi-billion-pound contractor?
My client is seeking a talented and proactive Freelance Design Manager to join their team for a significant £300 million prison extension project. This is a critical role focusing on the complex Geo & Civils works packages, demanding a proven track record in managing multi-disciplinary design teams and ensuring the successful delivery of large-scale infrastructure projects.
About the Project:
Our client is a multi-billion-pound, Tier 1 contractor renowned for delivering complex and high-profile projects across the UK. This £300 million prison extension is a vital infrastructure development, involving extensive ground engineering, earthworks, foundations, drainage, and other civil engineering elements.
The Role:
As the Freelance Design Manager for the Geo & Civils packages, you will be responsible for:
Design Leadership: Leading and managing the design process for all Geo & Civils elements, ensuring compliance with project requirements, technical specifications, and relevant standards.
Stakeholder Management: Collaborating effectively with internal teams (operations, commercial, planning), the client, specialist consultants, and external stakeholders.
Technical Assurance: Reviewing and challenging designs, ensuring buildability, value engineering, and adherence to health, safety, and environmental regulations.
Programme & Budget Control: Managing design programmes and budgets, identifying potential risks and implementing mitigation strategies.
Coordination: Facilitating seamless coordination between various design disciplines and the construction team.
Documentation: Ensuring all design documentation is accurate, complete, and properly controlled.
Problem Solving: Proactively identifying and resolving design-related issues and clashes.
About You:
Proven Experience: Demonstrable experience as a Design Manager on large-scale infrastructure projects, ideally within the civil engineering or heavy civils sector. Experience with justice or secure environment projects is a significant advantage.
Geo & Civils Expertise: Strong technical understanding and experience specifically with ground engineering, earthworks, foundations, drainage, and associated civil works.
Client-Side / Contractor Experience: Experience working with or for Tier 1 contractors on multi-billion-pound projects is highly desirable.
Qualifications: A degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline. Professional accreditation (e.g., CEng, MICE) is preferred.
Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical information clearly.
Collaborative Approach: A strong team player with the ability to influence and build effective working relationships.
Problem-Solving Skills: An analytical mindset with a pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
Proactive & Organised: Highly organised with a strong ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
What We Offer:
The opportunity to work on a prestigious £300 million project with a leading multi-billion-pound contractor.
A challenging and rewarding freelance role with significant responsibility.
A highly competitive daily/hourly rate.
Exposure to complex Geo & Civils works packages.
Potential for future freelance opportunities with our client.
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business

Job Info

Job Title:

Design Manager

Company:

Location:

Posted:

Jul 7th 2025

Closes:

Aug 7th 2025

Sector:

Construction

Contract:

Contract

Hours:

Full Time

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