Design Coordinator - Warrington

BALFOUR BEATTY; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading civil engineering company is seeking a Design Coordinator based in Warrington to manage the design process of civil engineering projects. You'll ensure designs are accurate and align with project requirements while collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams. The ideal candidate will have a degree in a construction or civil engineering-related subject and previous design coordination experience. This role offers a flexible work model and competitive benefits package.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

25 days paid annual leave

Family-friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Qualifications

• Degree in a related subject required.
• Experience in Civil Engineering preferred.
• Previous design coordination experience desired.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate design process across multiple projects.
• Ensure design proposals meet customer requirements.
• Liaise with various teams to drive technical excellence.

Skills

Design Coordination Experience

Good interpersonal skills

Good communication skills

BIM knowledge

Project Delivery environment experience

Education

Degree / HNC / HND in Construction / Civil Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About the role

Join Balfour Beatty’s Regional Civils team and help shape the future of essential infrastructure across the North West of England. Based out of our Warrington office, you’ll play a pivotal role in coordinating design activities on a diverse portfolio of civil engineering projects—supporting everything from early‑stage design development to construction delivery on site.

As a Design Coordinator, you’ll work at the heart of a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment, ensuring that design information is accurate, timely, buildable, and aligned with project requirements. You’ll liaise closely with designers, engineers, supply chain partners, and project teams to drive technical excellence and support the safe, efficient delivery of works across the region.

This is an opportunity to join a business with a strong pipeline, a commitment to innovation and sustainability, and a culture that empowers people to grow. If you’re motivated by complex challenges, enjoy problem‑solving, and want to contribute to projects that make a lasting impact on local communities, we’d love to hear from you.

In this role, you’ll implement and manage the control of the design process across a range of Civil Engineering and Infrastructure projects, ensuring that all design activities and the procurement of specialist packages are delivered in line with project requirements, programme expectations, and agreed cost parameters. You’ll act as a central link between design teams, commercial colleagues, and operational delivery, making sure that technical information is coordinated, buildable, and fully aligned with Balfour Beatty’s standards for quality and safety.

What you’ll be doing

• Support and manage the development and implementation of design proposals ensuring they meet customer requirements including budget constraints, presenting proposals for approval to the customer. The design should deliver:
  • Safety in construction and use
  • Quality within affordable parameters
  • Ease of maintenance, energy efficiency with minimum environmental impact
  • Innovation to meet customer goals and positive impact on the local community.
  • Maintain records of all inputs and outputs including tracking formal submissions and approvals
• Contribute to or complete the project design responsibilities matrix
• Manage and ensure effective briefing of the Design. This includes, where necessary, the management of any 3rd parties or novated design teams to ensure that they meet all customer specifications, and where necessary, checking the competence and resources of any incumbent design teams or 3rd parties.
• Provide advice and guidance on the “buildability” of the design proposals to the design and construction teams on all packages.
• Liaise with all statutory bodies/authorities as required – such as town planning, building control and services e.g. gas and water.
• Support the development and management of the design deliverables programme:
  • Ensure there is a clear schedule of design deliverables
  • Lead gate reviews activities to ensure that they are timely and appropriate sign off is achieved at each project gate to include appropriate communication to Bid Managers and other Design/Work Winning/Project Delivery team members as required
  • Lead the co-ordination and production of design data, bid deliverables, reports and documentation essential to the project and contractual requirements and report progress against the design deliverables programme
• Support the implementation of the BIM CSUK protocols, including teamwork and collaboration and the management and sharing of data relating to BIM models
• Ensure BIM management during the project ensuring the supply chain is fully aware of BIM requirements
• Consider the application of Lean construction techniques in order to save money, reduce waste and optimise construction.
• Ensure that learning and best practice is captured from the bid/project with the aim of sharing it across the business stream and the CSUK business.
• Collaborate on the scope definition for sub-contractors in respect of their design responsibilities
• Proactively contribute to the Risk and Value Management process

Who we’re looking for

• Degree / HNC / HND / in a Construction / Civil Engineering related subject
• Progressing towards chartered status with an appropriate institute / institution
• Previous Design Coordination Experience
• Preferred previous site experience in Civil Engineering and Infrastructure Projects
• This role requires an individual with some experience in delivering design services within a Project Delivery environment and successfully implementing design strategies as well as relevant project experience.
• Some experience to support deliver design services in a timely manner with a customer and business sector specific focus.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills are required, coupled with an ability to form effective relationships with partners under time pressure.
• Good working knowledge of BIM is required. The individual will have experience within the most current forms of procurement.
• A valid CSCS card is a requirement.
• Excellent IT Skills relevant to the Business Stream are desirable and Microsoft Office is essential.
• Detailed knowledge of codes of practice and other regulatory material, applicable to the Business Stream.
• The individual should have a desire to continuously pursue innovation and development, with a focus on the customer and the relevant Business Stream.
• Numeracy and bid/report writing is a requirement.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

With a strong track record of delivery, our civils teams connect communities through infrastructure projects in the highways, public realm, rail, flood and coastal defence, and industrial sectors across England and Wales.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [e-mail]