Design & Engineering Manager (Regional Civils)

Balfour Beatty; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

25 days annual leave

Pension

Share incentive plan

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking an experienced Design & Engineering Manager for its London Regional Civils portfolio. You will lead design and engineering function, providing technical leadership and coordinating multidisciplinary designs across projects from tender through to delivery.

The role emphasizes design assurance, CDM compliance, risk management, and strong stakeholder collaboration with clients, consultants and partners. Hybrid working options are available within the UK.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a design and engineering management role within civil engineering or infrastructure.
• Strong technical understanding of civil engineering design and construction methodologies.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary design teams and external design consultants.
• Knowledge of design assurance, CDM regulations, technical compliance and risk management.
• Experience supporting projects through work winning, pre-construction and delivery phases.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the design and engineering function across the London Regional Civils portfolio.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to design teams, ensuring the successful delivery of projects.
• Oversee the coordination, development and assurance of multidisciplinary designs, ensuring compliance with relevant standards, specifications and legislation.
• Work closely with project teams, clients, consultants and design partners to develop effective engineering solutions.
• Provide design input and support during work winning, tendering and pre-construction activities.
• Identify opportunities to drive innovation, improve efficiency and introduce best practice across design and engineering activities.
• Ensure design risks are identified, managed and communicated effectively throughout the project lifecycle.

Skills

Design & Engineering management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Job description

About the role

Are you an experienced Design & Engineering professional looking for your next challenge? Balfour Beatty is looking for a talented Design & Engineering Manager to join our London Regional Civils business, playing a key role in delivering a diverse portfolio of exciting civil engineering and infrastructure projects.

This is a fantastic opportunity to take a leading role in shaping engineering solutions across our regional portfolio, bringing together technical expertise, innovative thinking and strong leadership to ensure our projects are designed and delivered to the highest standards.

Working closely with our operational, commercial and work winning teams, you will influence projects from early-stage design and tender through to construction and completion, ensuring design solutions are safe, buildable, commercially effective and aligned with client expectations.

What you'll be doing

As a Design & Engineering Manager you will:

• Lead and manage the design and engineering function across the London Regional Civils portfolio.

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to design teams, ensuring the successful delivery of projects.

• Oversee the coordination, development and assurance of multidisciplinary designs, ensuring compliance with relevant standards, specifications and legislation.

• Work closely with project teams, clients, consultants and design partners to develop effective engineering solutions.

• Provide design input and support during work winning, tendering and pre-construction activities.

• Identify opportunities to drive innovation, improve efficiency and introduce best practice across design and engineering activities.

• Ensure design risks are identified, managed and communicated effectively throughout the project lifecycle.

Who we're looking for

You will have the following experience:

• Significant experience in a design and engineering management role within the civil engineering or infrastructure sector.

• A strong technical understanding of civil engineering design and construction methodologies.

• Experience managing multidisciplinary design teams and external design consultants.

• A good understanding of design assurance, CDM regulations, technical compliance and risk management.

• Experience supporting projects through work winning, pre-construction and delivery phases.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build strong working relationships.

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.

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 want everyone to be able to thrive and achieve their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We’re making great progress through our Value Everyone DEI Action Plan, but we know we’ve got more to do. Find out more about our values and DEI initiatives.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We are committed to our processes being barrier‑free and will support adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please let the recruiter for this role know if you require any adjustments.

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