Design Engineering Manager

Seaway7; Westhill; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Seaway7 is seeking a Design Manager to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams across offshore wind projects and tenders. The role covers from early concept to execution, ensuring technical excellence, governance, and seamless integration with procurement, fabrication, and installation.

You will manage design novation, coordinate interfaces, and drive safe, cost-effective solutions while mentoring engineers across multiple locations.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in civil, structural, mechanical or related discipline.
• Chartered Engineer status desirable.
• Experience delivering engineering and design packages on offshore wind, marine or EPCI projects.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Experience managing design novation and transfer of design responsibility.
• Knowledge of engineering governance, technical assurance and design review processes.
• Understanding of offshore wind and marine engineering standards and regulations including CDM.
• Good commercial awareness and ability to develop cost‑effective engineering solutions.
• Experience with jacket and monopile foundations for offshore wind projects.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary interfaces on large offshore wind developments.
• Experience of fabrication and installation activities on offshore wind projects.
• Knowledge of offshore wind bolting and grouted connections.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering and design teams across projects and tenders.
• Ensure quality and timely delivery of all engineering and design outputs.
• Manage design novation and transfer of design responsibility.
• Maintain engineering governance and technical assurance throughout project execution.
• Chair design reviews and support stage-gate approvals.
• Lead management of design changes, deviations and concessions.
• Ensure designs are practical for procurement, fabrication, transport and installation.
• Act as main technical interface with clients, certification bodies, and stakeholders.
• Identify and manage technical risks, opportunities and lessons learned.
• Drive innovation and standardisation across projects.
• Mentor engineers and designers across locations.

Skills

Leadership

Team coordination

Engineering governance

Stakeholder management

Communication

Mentoring

Safety standards

Cost optimization

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Seaway7 has an exciting opportunity for a Design Manager to join our team on a full-time staff basis, based in either our Westhill, Aberdeenshire or Zoetermeer, Netherlands office.

In this key leadership role, you will play a vital part in the successful delivery of our offshore wind projects and tenders, leading multidisciplinary engineering and design teams to develop innovative, high-quality solutions. From early concept development through to project execution, you will drive technical excellence, foster collaboration, and help deliver world-class renewable energy projects that are shaping the future of offshore energy.

A key aspect of the role is managing the transition of design responsibility from clients and external engineering partners, ensuring all designs are robust, compliant, and seamlessly integrated into project delivery requirements. Working collaboratively across engineering, procurement, fabrication, and installation teams, you will provide strong technical leadership and governance, guiding the development of safe, innovative, and cost-effective solutions.

You will be instrumental in ensuring engineering activities are efficiently managed and aligned with project objectives, supporting the successful delivery of complex offshore wind projects throughout their lifecycle.

What will you be doing?

This will be a varied role but some of the main responsibilities include:

• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering and design teams across projects and tenders
• Ensure the quality and timely delivery of all engineering and design outputs
• Manage design novation activities, including technical review, risk assessment and transfer of design responsibility
• Ensure design assumptions, risks, interfaces and obligations are clearly understood and effectively managed
• Maintain engineering governance and technical assurance processes throughout project execution
• Chair design reviews and support project stage-gate approvals
• Lead the management of design changes, technical deviations and concessions
• Work closely with project teams to ensure designs are practical for procurement, fabrication, transportation and installation
• Act as the main technical interface with clients, certification bodies and key stakeholders
• Identify and manage technical risks, opportunities and lessons learned
• Drive innovation, continuous improvement and standardisation across projects
• Mentor and support engineers and designers across multiple locations
• Promote the highest standards of safety, quality and environmental performance

What experience would we like you to have?

• Degree qualification in Engineering, civil , structural, mechanical or a related discipline
• Chartered Engineer status (or working towards chartership) is desirable
• Experience delivering engineering and design packages on offshore wind, marine or EPCI projects
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Experience managing design novation and engineering responsibility transfer on major projects
• Good knowledge of engineering governance, technical assurance and design review processes
• Understanding of offshore wind and marine engineering standards and regulations including CDM
• Good commercial awareness and the ability to develop cost-effective engineering solutions
• Good stakeholder management and communication skillsExperience managing technical risk and complex engineering challenges and applying safe by design principles
• Ability to motivate, develop and mentor engineering teams
• Experience with the design, technical assurance and governance of jacket and monopile foundations for offshore wind projects
• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering interfaces on large offshore wind developments
• Experience of fabrication, and installation activities on offshore wind project
• Knowledge of offshore wind bolting and grouted connections