Design Manager - Water Infrastructure

Design Manager – Water Infrastructure

Manchester | Around £70,000 depending on experience | Car or car allowance

An established civil engineering contractor is recruiting a Design Manager to coordinate design for water and wastewater infrastructure. You’ll connect designers, client representatives and site teams so technical decisions are made in time and construction teams receive coordinated information.

What you’ll do

Plan design activities and manage submissions, reviews, approvals and information release against the construction programme.

Coordinate consultants and project teams, clarifying responsibilities and resolving gaps or clashes between designs.

Review proposals for buildability, safety, cost and programme implications and track decisions and design changes.

Manage technical queries during construction and coordinate responses with designers and site teams.

Maintain design records and support the transfer of design and as-built information at handover.

What you’ll bring

At least ten years’ experience in civil engineering, including site experience on wastewater networks and experience in a contractor’s design team.

Experience coordinating design deliverables and resolving technical issues with designers, clients and delivery teams.

The ability to review designs with construction sequencing, temporary works and site constraints in mind.

A full driving licence. A qualification in temporary works evaluation is desirable.

How to apply

Apply with your CV for a confidential conversation about the role