Design Manager in London

Our client is focused on driving the transition to a sustainable energy future. Currently recruiting a Design Manager who will be responsible for reviewing and ensuring the sufficiency of design and quality control documentation for a variety of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) sites across Europe.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience performing and managing the review of designs for high voltage construction projects such as renewable energy projects, BESS, substations, or similar, from a Distribution Network Operator, Owner’s Engineer, contractor or developer’s perspective. The Design Manager requires an individual to be technically competent with excellent communication skills, is able to distinguish high priority issues with clarity, and manage their identification and resolution in a variety of settings (different countries, contractors, contractual arrangements, etc.).

• Agree the right design review strategy for each project and lead the review of all design submissions from contractors and other project stakeholders (DNO, TSO, etc.), ensuring they meet project requirements and ensuring adherence to relevant norms and standards for projects.
• Proactively identify and prioritise important issues, identify required documentation and required submission dates to ensure interfaces between equipment and works of different parties can be clarified, and any review processes completed without impacting the project timeline.
• Coordinate with external owner's engineers and specialists for supplementary design reviews or technical support where necessary.
• Play a key role in the development of Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and technical specifications for equipment and works, ideally including HV equipment (such as transformers up to 400kV).
• Provide input to project's quality management plans and define quality requirements for projects.
• Review as-built documentation at project completion to confirm its accuracy and completeness.
• Actively participate in project meetings and lessons-learned workshops to contribute to the continuous improvement of internal processes and standards.
• Support the asset management team by documenting and capturing any design modifications made during the operational phase of projects.
• Establish and maintain a consistent design and documentation methodology to be applied across all European projects, while accommodating market-specific requirements.
• Oversee the central management, collation, and organisation of technical documentation.
• Capacity building and support of the development team to ensure that designs submitted for permitting are realistic and constructible.

• Engineering degree or equivalent, preferably electrical engineering or related.
• Experience with large scale electricity projects required, experience with HV grid connections and/or BESS projects desirable.
• Familiarity with relevant norms and standards.
• Ability to discuss technical aspects of all engineering disciplines (civil, electrical, controls, etc.).
• Experience carrying out design reviews, ideally working with/for Owner’s Engineers.
• Competency with AutoCAD software (for review purposes), document management systems, and standard office software.
• Ability to coordinate and communicate with a wide range of stakeholders, including internal teams, external contractors, technical advisors, and regulatory bodies.
• Willingness for occasional travel to project sites or international offices.
• Highly organised, attention to detail, a problem-solving mindset and commercial acumen.

This is a full-time, permanent, hybrid position offering flexibility to work 3 days per week at our client’s office in central London. All successful candidates will be contacted within 5 days of application for the position.