Design Manager

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Sweco UK is looking for a talented and motivated Design Manager to join our growing Mission Critical team.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the design management of complex data centre projects across Europe. Working closely with clients, consultants and contractors, you will help coordinate the design process from early-stage planning through to delivery, ensuring design quality, programme, risk and stakeholder interfaces are effectively managed.

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you will support the delivery of technically complex, high-value projects within the Mission Critical sector. You will use your design management experience to coordinate multidisciplinary teams, support decision-making and contribute to the successful delivery of critical infrastructure projects.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating and managing design activity across multidisciplinary project teams
• Chairing and contributing to design and project meetings with clients, designers and contractors
• Supporting the preparation, review and coordination of design deliverables
• Helping manage design risk, assumptions, interfaces and change throughout the project lifecycle
• Working with project teams to maintain programme, quality and compliance requirements
• Supporting bid, planning and project delivery activities as required
• Contributing to the development of improved design management processes, tools and best practice
• Building strong working relationships with clients and project stakeholders

What we’re looking for

To be successful in this role, you’ll bring:

• Experience in design management, project coordination or a similar role within engineering, construction or infrastructure
• A relevant engineering degree or equivalent technical background
• Chartered status, or working towards chartership, would be an advantage
• Experience in data centres, critical infrastructure or complex built environment projects is desirable
• Strong communication, organisation and coordination skills
• A proactive, collaborative approach with excellent attention to detail
• The ability to manage competing priorities and influence stakeholders effectively

Why Sweco?

At Sweco, you’ll be part of an inclusive, friendly and flexible working environment where people are encouraged to grow and develop. You’ll work on meaningful projects that help shape the future of critical infrastructure while contributing to a trusted consultancy that helps transform society.

Employee Benefits

• Flexible and hybrid working (Flexworks Policy)
• Competitive pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme
• Payment of two relevant professional subscriptions
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off (with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days per year)
• Cycle2Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (wellbeing, mental health, financial and work advice)
• Employee discounts via Sweco Benefit Select (Faircare)
• Salary Sacrifice Electric Vehicle Scheme
• We plant a tree for all new starters!

About Us

Transforming society together, we're planning and designing sustainable communities and cities of the future.

Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco, we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable.

We offer our clients a combination of global expertise and local presence, adapted to their business and reality. Our ambition is to be our clients’ most relevant partner, working together to help them solve their challenges, today and into the future.

Sweco is committed to enabling all its colleagues to achieve a great balance between work and their other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, leisure activities, further learning or other interests. We offer flexible start and finish times, part time and hybrid working options so that you can flex your hours around your day to day needs.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

It’s important to us that that all our colleagues thrive at work - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects the contribution individuals can bring to Sweco. We aim to promote equality, inclusivity and diversity for everyone.

Here at Sweco we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity.

We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant to ensure those who serve or have served, and their families, are treated fairly. To find out more The Armed Forces Covenant - Our Commitments | Sweco UK

We are an accredited Real Living Wage Employer which reflects our commitment to fair pay and support for all colleagues.

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer, and will interview applicants covered by the Equality Act 2010 that opt into the guaranteed interview scheme on the application form and meet the minimum criteria for the role.

If I have a disability, can I get help (e.g. “reasonable adjustments”) with the application process?

If you’re an applicant with a disability that requires a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or are limited in the ability or unable to use the online application system and need an alternative method for applying, please contact GB_Function-HR-Resourcing@sweco.co.uk for assistance.

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• Name
• The best method for contacting you (Phone or email)
• The position title
• Requisition/vacancy number

Upon receipt of this information, we’ll respond to you promptly to obtain more information about your request.

Please note: we reserve the right to close vacancies before the advertised closing date.