Design Manager jobs in United Kingdom

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

We are looking for a Senior Design Manager to join our infrastructure team in Leavesden, Hertfordshire, to join our Energy Sector.

• Accountable for the management of the design process for the project from preparation of the design scope with our design partner.
• Ensure design teams’ activities are planned and programmed collaboratively so they integrate with our project’s programmed activities.
• Setup and maintain the design management plans, tools and processes for the project.
• Work with the Construction Lead to deliver a design aligned with the Construction requirements. This will include the management of sub-contractor ECI elements where identified.
• Ensure information is collated and allocated correctly, short term planning, issues logs, reviewing designs, reviewing programme submissions, applications, change requests and oversight of design information requests.
• Work with Client Engineers and Assurance to review designs, discharge Principal Design Duties (CDM), manage risks, and support the Project BIM Manager on BEP and digital strategy.

• Professionally qualified from a relevant accredited body e.g. Institution of Civil Engineers etc.
• Relevant degree (or similar) in the technical discipline being managed.
• Experience in managing three or more direct reports.
• Experience of this sector and understanding of the technical governance regime.
• Experience of managing the design of projects and disciplines of a similar scale and complexity.

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using recruitment@skanska.co.uk or call 0330 105 2000 – Option 5 & 1, if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: recruitment@skanska.co.uk

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.