Civil Structural Engineering Design Manager

Are you passionate about creating smarter safer and more efficient design solutions Are you ready to work on critical national infrastructure with a fantastic team Then this could be the opportunity youve been waiting for. The Real Estate team are undergoing an exciting period of growth due to increased client demand we are looking for experienced and aspiring Engineering Design Managers to join an experienced and supportive team.

Our Design Managers are more than just technical leads - theyre strategic thinkers collaborators and problem solvers. Youll work closely with our clients ensuring that the final project is fit for purpose. Your focus: ensuring designs are buildable compliant innovative and efficient. You will be leading design input on multi-disciplinary projects from early concepts through to delivery.

Working across a range of prestigious infrastructure projects stemming from sectors including data centres advanced manufacturing defence heavy industrial rail avaiation and through all main real estate and industrial sectors we are confident you will diversify your project experience with us. Our clients are at the fore-front of industry leading change and we are keen to speak to like-minded individuals at various stages within their career to see what Turner & Townsend can offer you.

Design Manager Roles and Responsibilities

• Work with the Project Manager to manage the agreed contract with external design consultants and contractors ensuring that duties are discharged under the contract and if not that appropriate action is taken.
• To lead technical assurance review constructability and manage design interfaces not to accept approve or amend designs but to manage evaluate and guide the design the process.
• Management of multi-disciplinary teams of Engineers from consultants and partner companies in the production of project solutions to the required level of design.
• Collaboration with other technical operational maintenance and strategic stakeholders and design coordinators.
• Liaison with Clients Engineering Managers Project Managers Contractors and Consultants concerning project issues scope changes risks etc.
• Drive the development of innovative practical and sustainable engineering solutions that meet client operational and regulatory requirements.
• Embed health safety and environmental considerations into all engineering and design solutions
• Ensure effective integration across civil structural geotechnical mechanical and Electrical functions.
• Ensure constructability maintainability and reliability across the whole asset lifecycle.

Qualifications :

• Minimum 5 years experience managing design through the full project lifecycle - ideally across a range of sectors and procurement routes.
• A strong understanding of integrated design delivery and managing consultant performance.
• Knowledge and experience of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and common data environments
• Degree qualified or equivalent in engineering discipline either Civil or Structural Engineering
• Chartered Engineer (Preferred) Status with ICE IStructE or similar
• Passionate about construction and customer satisfaction with a focus on high standards and excellence.
• Strong practical knowledge of construction work types methods and design solutions.
• Experience with CAD (AutoCAD or Revit)
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise effectively with both clients and staff
• Self-driven and results-oriented with a positive outlook
• People management time management and project design management skills

Additional Information :

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To…