Data Centre & Mission Critical Design Lead

Hoare Lea; Leeds; Hybride; GBP 85 000 - 115 000; Plein temps

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Private medical cover

Electric vehicle salary sacrifice

Stock options

25 days annual leave (increasing with/

Flexible and hybrid working

Résumé du poste

Hoare Lea, a leading engineering consultancy, is seeking a Design Manager for Data Centre and Mission Critical projects based across the North region (Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow or Edinburgh). You will lead design management for technically complex data centre facilities, working with engineers, clients and external design teams.

Join a collaborative, high‑performing team and shape project delivery using digital tools, manage costs and changes, support multi‑office resourcing, and drive

Qualifications

• Proactive design management experience within building services or project delivery.
• Strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and build positive working relationships.
• Confidence working with project leads, engineers, specialists, clients and external design teams.
• Experience arranging and facilitating meetings, workshops, briefings and design reviews.
• Good understanding of design programme management and project delivery processes.
• Ability to monitor costs, report progress and support fee and change management processes.
• Strong digital awareness and a proactive approach to using digital tools.
• Experience working within quality management procedures and technical review processes.
• Good awareness of risk management and compliance requirements.
• Ability to support team development, resourcing and the effective distribution of work across multiple offices.
• A collaborative mindset, with the confidence to work across Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow or Edinburgh as part of a wider regional team.

Responsabilités

• Take ownership of design management duties across technically complex engineering projects including Data Centres and Mission Critical Facilities.
• Responsible for dealing successfully with Clients and other professionals to foster and maintain good relationships and to create future opportunities.
• Arrange and facilitate project briefings alongside the Project Leader, with the right cultural mindset to support successful outcomes.
• Manage and prioritise the workload of a both internal and external teams including Hoare Lea specialist groups, plus civil, structural and architectural team members
• Arrange and facilitate internal project communications, including huddles, workshops, meetings and social media activity.
• Host and chair team management meetings and external design team meetings
• Arrange and facilitate internal design reviews, ensuring compliance with internal QM procedures and processes.
• Undertake internal design programming and agree this with the Hoare Lea team and external client/project lead teams.
• Ensure projects are operating effectively in the digital space and champion the use of digital tools internally and externally.
• Ensure internal teams are working within the scope of the appointment.
• Monitor project costs, invoicing against programme/earned value, and provide cost predictions to completion.
• Report to the Project Lead, Programme Director and Regional Operations Directors as required.
• Implement and manage change processes, including agreement of associated fees.
• Attend project team meetings and workshops as appropriate and facilitate Hoare Lea actions in a timely manner.
• Collate monthly client reports at project level for issue.
• Monitor and report on Hoare Lea design progress against programme through to issue.
• Work with the Regional Document Controller to ensure successful issue of projects to a high standard and on time.
• Manage internal and external design risk assessments in accordance with QM procedures.
• Ensure projects are audited and technically reviewed to manage risk.

Description du poste

Hoare Lea, a leading engineering consultancy, is seeking a Design Manager for Data Centre and Mission Critical projects based across the North region (Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow or Edinburgh). You will lead design management for technically complex data centre facilities, working with engineers, clients and external design teams.

Join a collaborative, high‑performing team and shape project delivery using digital tools, manage costs and changes, support multi‑office resourcing, and drive