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About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Design Manager to join our growing civil engineering team. This role is ideal for a committed and ambitious professional with strong leadership, interpersonal skills, and commercial awareness, capable of contributing to the growth of a high-performance team.

Responsibilities

• Establish and implement project plans for allocated work packages.
• Manage and maintain forecasts, cost, and revenue budgets.
• Document and manage all fee, programme, and scope changes.
• Ensure delivery of project outcomes on time, within budget, and to client specifications.
• Coordinate between design and construction teams to ensure timely information flow.
• Maintain strong relationships with external parties.
• Implement systems for cost-effective, high-quality, safe, and environmentally responsible design and construction.
• Monitor design development progress against budgets and programmes.
• Develop and maintain resource allocation plans.
• Liaise with other Design Managers to balance portfolio resources.
• Apply project controls, risk assessment, and HAZOP analysis.
• Liaise with construction and procurement teams to meet delivery objectives.
• Support the Bid Manager with tender preparation.
• Support construction teams throughout the construction process.
• Develop and review design management documentation.
• Prepare monthly progress reports and chair design progress meetings.
• Support stakeholder management teams.
• Implement innovative and value-for-money design delivery solutions.
• Progress projects through preliminary and detailed design phases.
• Liaise with clients to communicate requirements effectively.
• Coordinate UK and overseas multi-disciplinary design teams.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental legislation, including CDM Regulations.
• Supervise team members, including APMs, Graduates, and Apprentices.
• Assist with contract preparation, project planning, and programming.
• Perform project administration, including monitoring delivery, resources, and budgets.
• Manage and respond to project-related correspondence.
• Support procurement in the appointment of contractors.
• Ensure compliance with the Integrated Management System.
• Assist and support the Engineering Manager.

Requirements

• Degree qualified in a relevant discipline.
• Experience managing the coordination of multidisciplinary teams on major infrastructure projects.
• Experience managing design delivery programmes and budgets.
• Broad design engineering experience on infrastructure projects.
• Good understanding of CDM regulations.
• NEC3 contract experience.
• Professional Institution membership.

Skills

• Leadership
• Interpersonal skills
• Commercial awareness
• Project management
• Risk assessment
• HAZOP analysis
• Communication skills
• ProjectWise
• Bentley Systems

Location

• UK
• Ireland

Education Level

• Degree qualified in a relevant discipline

About the Company

• SYSTRA is a global specialist in planning, designing, integrating, testing, commissioning, and delivering mass transit and mobility solutions.
• The group has over 60 years of experience in creating, improving, and modernizing transport infrastructure.
• The company employs over 10,300 colleagues globally, with approximately 1,000 in the UK and Ireland.