Design Engineer

Overview

Key Questions

• Do you have substantial experience managing design consultants and overseeing permanent works design delivery on major civil engineering projects?
• Can you demonstrate hands-on expertise applying design management processes—including TQ management, design deliverable tracking, BIM coordination, and CDM/Principal Designer duties—within a large infrastructure or tunnelling environment?
• Are you excited by the opportunity to lead the technical design interface on complex civil engineering projects where your decisions directly influence delivery success, constructability, and client satisfaction?

The Opportunity

This opportunity has arisen due to significant project growth and increased demand across a major civil engineering portfolio, creating the need for an experienced Design Engineer to support the delivery of high-profile, technically challenging schemes. Working for a respected international engineering contractor known for innovation, digital engineering excellence, and major infrastructure capability, you’ll take charge of coordinating multiple design consultants, driving permanent works solutions, managing design interfaces, and ensuring all outputs meet programme, quality and client expectations.

The role offers exposure to flagship projects, the ability to shape design strategy from early stages, and the chance to work in a collaborative environment that champions professional development, digital adoption, and robust engineering governance—ideal for someone seeking progression towards senior design leadership in a complex project environment.

Your duties and responsibilities:

• To manage design consultant activities and deliverables to ensure they are completed in line with the agreed programme and Client requirements. This may include more than one consultant.
• To be the technical lead for the permanent works design on the project unless a Design Manager is present.
• To ensure both input and output deliverables for the design are tracked and reported to the client Project/Engineering Manager as required.
• To manage the Technical Queries process. Assigning actions and follow up on responses.
• To manage and communicate all design queries, comments and information required from Design workshops and meetings and keep records.
• To raise requests for further information internally and externally from the whole project team.
• To support the Design manager to ensure all design deliverables are timeously provided as per the of design programmes.
• To review Designers Monthly reports and produce monthly reports on design progress and any other design specific elements.
• To manage and update the design deliverable schedule.
• To review all design deliverables and ensure that they are completed to the expected standard. Challenge and resolve when not, including reviewing of all drawing in line with the Clients Scope/requirements.
• To attend interface meeting with external parties, keeping record of meeting and assign/follow up on actions related to the Design.
• To arrange internal design interface meetings with construction department
• To ensure compliance with design management processes required by the contract.
• To collaborate with the engagement of external suppliers/subcontractors.
• To manage provision of drawings to project team – document control.
• To manage the BIM requirements for permanent and temporary works together with the BIM/CAD Technician.
• To assist the Lead TWC as design lead for temporary works design packages for the project and ensure the Temporary Works Process is implement and followed at all times.

Additional Duties

• Any other duties consistent with your status and seniority, as necessary to meet the needs of the Business of the Company.
• Liaise with Designer or representative as required under the contract.
• Work with Technical Services Department to ensure that Themis holds best practice in relation to design management.
• Promote HOCHTIEF to all clients, designers and other external organisations.
• Maintain contacts with Consultants, Clients, and other bodies as appropriate to represent HOCHTIEF demonstrating our ability to provide best value.
• Assist with the recruitment of engineers, technician,…