Design Manager

Position:
Design Manager

Location:

Havant, Hampshire Salary: £75,000 - £85,000  benefits A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Design Manager to join, a well-established civil engineering contractor with nearly 100 years of history delivering innovative, sustainable projects across the South Coast. The Civils Design Manager will receive a generous salary up to £85,000  Car allowance, company bonus, Private Healthcare and fantastic career development. We are seeking a design leader who can take ownership of the design management process on a Design & Construct project delivered under NEC
4. This role will involve coordinating internal design leads, managing external consultants, and ensuring the seamless integration of multiple design disciplines to deliver safe, buildable, and technically compliant solutions. This is a key appointment, offering the chance to play a pivotal role on high-profile, technically complex projects, including those with flood defence, reservoir safety, structural concrete, and highways elements. Design Manager Salary & Benefits Salary: £75,000 - £85,000 depending on experience.

* Pension scheme (up to 10% employer match). 25 days holiday  bank holidays.
* Company Car allowance Company phone and discretionary bonus. Additional benefits to be discussed ign Manager Job Overview Lead and manage the design process from concept through construction, ensuring timely delivery of coordinated solutions. Oversee integration of multi-discipline design inputs, facilitating design reviews, technical assurance, and constructability assessments. Ensure all design activities comply with NEC4 contract requirements, including submissions, TQs, early warnings, compensation events, and change control.

Maintain full compliance with CDM 2015 regulations. Drive application of digital engineering, BIM 360, and AutoCAD. Promote value engineering and innovation to enhance project outcomes. Support preparation of Flood Plans, Emergency Drawdown Procedures, Reservoir Safety Reports, and liaise with qualified Panel Engineers under the Reservoirs Act 1975. Act as the primary interface between design, construction, client, and stakeholders. Identify and mitigate design-related risks, maintaining close alignment with the construction programme.

Design Manager

Job Requirements Degree in Civil / Structural Engineering (or equivalent). Strong track record managing design on large civil engineering projects (experience of structural concrete, road construction, flood defence or reservoirs advantageous). Commercial awareness of NEC3/4 and JCT contracts. Understanding of CDM regulations and technical compliance processes.
* Proficiency in AutoCAD, BIM 360, MS Project or Primavera. Experience coordinating external consultants and multi-discipline teams.
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