Design Manager

About the role

Balfour Beatty Power in Scotland is seeking a Design Manager - Roads to join their Power T&D team.

The role involves overseeing the design delivery for the Skye OHL and UGC projects, collaborating closely with commercial, production, and engineering teams throughout the project stages.

As the Design Manager, you will play a crucial role in managing the design and construction of Access routes in challenging terrains. Your responsibilities include coordinating internal resources and supply chain expertise to develop sustainable engineering solutions for overhead line or underground cable projects.

Key aspects of the role include stakeholder and supplier management to ensure smooth design selection and implementation within project timelines. Prioritizing standardization, safety, and functionality, we aim to integrate these principles into our work culture.

The position requires a hybrid work approach, combining state‑of‑the‑art Common Data Environment tools with on‑site assessments to fully understand project requirements. While experience in Road Design or Project Management is beneficial, it is not a mandatory requirement.

Balfour Beatty welcomes applications from both full‑time and part‑time candidates, including those interested in job‑sharing opportunities. Our company values work‑life balance and provides a flexible working policy to support your overall well‑being.

The role covers the following accountabilities:

Manage the development and implementation of design proposals ensuring they meet customer requirements including budget constraints, presenting proposals for approval to the customer. The design should deliver:

• Safety in construction and use
• Quality within affordable parameters
• Ease of maintenance, energy efficiency with minimum environmental impact
• Innovation to meet customer goals and positive impact on the local community

Manage and ensure effective briefing of the Design Teams.

Manage Subcontractor design packages and technical approvals.

Lead the development and management of the design deliverables programme:

• Ensure there is a clear schedule of design deliverables
• Lead gate reviews activities to ensure that they are timely and appropriate sign off is achieved at each project gate to include appropriate communication to project manager and principal design manager
• Lead the co‑ordination and production of design data, design deliverables, reports and documentation essential to the project and contractual requirements and report progress against the design deliverables programme
• Solicit and obtain advice and guidance on the “buildability” of the design proposals to the design and construction teams on all packages.
• Liaise with all statutory bodies/authorities as required – such as town planning, building control and services e.g. gas and water.
• Manage Change Control Process
• Support implementation of the BIM Common Data Environment and Workflows.
• Lead Value Engineering Process & application of Lean construction techniques in order to save money, reduce waste and optimise construction.
• Ensure that learning and best practice is captured from the project with the aim of sharing it across the business stream and the business.
• Proactively contribute to the Risk and Value Management process

Live the Balfour Beatty Values

Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm and Safety by Design

This role requires an individual with proven experience in delivering design services, both dirung design development and on site during construction stage. Successfully implementing design strategies into construction practice.

Leadership skills in a matrix organisation are required to deliver design services in a timely manner with a customer and business sector specific focus. Good interpersonal and communication skills are required, coupled with an ability to form effective relationships with partners under time pressure.

Good working knowledge of BIM is required. The individual will have experience within the most current forms of construction contracts such as NEC
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• HND or higher Academic base
• Relevant Professional membership with an appropriate institute,…