Design Manager

Arcadis; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is actively seeking a Design Manager to join our Design Project Management team. This role focuses on overseeing multi-disciplinary design projects, ensuring alignment with client needs, while fostering collaboration among teams.

The ideal candidate will have a relevant degree and experience in the Defence or Technology sectors, along with a passion for delivering quality and innovative solutions. Candidates are expected to possess strong stakeholder management skills and be proficient in BIM-led design.

Qualifications

• Chartered or equivalent professional accreditation recommended.
• Previous experience within Defence and/or Technology sector desirable.
• Ideally previous Design Management experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage technical delivery of multi-disciplinary design projects.
• Drive high‑quality design decisions across the delivery team.
• Understand PM concepts and tools.

Skills

BIM-led design

Stakeholder management

Technical report writing

Interpersonal skills

Communication management

Education

BA/BSc/BEng or equivalent in a relevant discipline

Tools

Autodesk suite of products

Programme software applications

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play and together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact.

Role Description

We are looking for a Design Manager with experience in the Defence or Technology sectors who can work at the business end of design. You will be part of the Design Project Management team within the Arcadis Places Design Practice, expanding our resources.

A key function of the role is to guide design teams (internal and external) to meet the client’s scope, budget, resource requirements and required timescales. You must engage positively with our clients and their stakeholders and work closely with the Arcadis Project Manager. Your responsibilities include facilitating meetings and workshops, identifying design and project risks throughout the project lifecycle, and coordinating design activities with procurement, planners, environmental, construction and operations teams to provide positive direction for the projects you work on.

Role Accountabilities

• Work with the Arcadis Project Manager to achieve the required outcome for the client and Arcadis.
• Manage the technical delivery and integration of multi-disciplinary design projects, providing leadership, direction and delivery excellence.
• Drive high‑quality design decisions through a culture of collaboration, challenge, innovation and creativity across the delivery team.
• Understand PM concepts, tools and techniques.
• Use interpersonal and influencing skills to support successful outcomes.
• Operate in an environment of constantly changing priorities and manage these priorities.
• Understand the challenges associated with multi‑disciplinary, complex engineering problems and plan, manage and implement solutions.

Qualifications & Experience

• BA/BSc/BEng or MA/MSc/MEng or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
• Previous experience within Defence and/or Technology sector desirable.
• Chartered or equivalent professional accreditation recommended.
• Ideally previous Design Management experience within a client/consultancy environment.
• Knowledge and experience of BIM‑led design and Autodesk suite of products.
• Strong focus on integration, stakeholder and communication management skills.
• Awareness of using programme software applications.
• Excellent written English and technical report writing skills are essential.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. We take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe diverse and skilled workforces are essential to our success. We work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race.