Design Manager

Essential Employment; Carlisle; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Omexom in Carlisle is seeking an experienced Design Manager to lead the design delivery for a major UK HV transmission project. The role combines site-based work with hybrid collaboration, ensuring design programmes, coordination and governance are delivered safely and to high standards.

Reporting to the Design Management Regional Lead, you will drive multidisciplinary design teams, review design deliverables and engage with National Grid and industry partners to support successful project

Qualifications

• Significant experience in HV substation or transmission projects.
• Strong understanding of National Grid standards, assurance processes and project delivery requirements.
• Design management experience within the energy, utilities or infrastructure sectors.
• Knowledge of CDM regulations, design assurance and NEC contracts.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Managing design delivery across a complex HV transmission project.
• Coordinating multidisciplinary design teams and key stakeholders.
• Driving design assurance, compliance and technical governance.
• Managing design change, risk and NEC contract-related processes.
• Supporting client engagement with National Grid, SSE and other industry partners.
• Leading design reviews and ensuring seamless integration between design and construction teams.

Skills

HV transmission

Design management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Job description

Design Manager

Carlisle, Cumbria Hybrid Site-Based Role (Minimum 3 Days On Site)

Omexom is seeking an experienced Design Manager to join our team and lead the design delivery, a major UK transmission infrastructure project. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the development of critical energy infrastructure, working at the forefront of the UK's transition to a more sustainable energy network.

Reporting to the Design Management Regional Lead, you will take ownership of the end-to-end design process, ensuring design programmes, technical assurance activities and multidisciplinary coordination are delivered safely, efficiently and to the highest standards.

What You'll Be Doing

• Managing design delivery across a complex HV transmission project.
• Coordinating multidisciplinary design teams and key stakeholders.
• Driving design assurance, compliance and technical governance.
• Managing design change, risk and NEC contract-related processes.
• Supporting client engagement with National Grid, SSE and other industry partners.
• Leading design reviews and ensuring seamless integration between design and construction teams.

What We're Looking For

• Significant experience in HV substation or transmission projects.
• Strong understanding of National Grid standards, assurance processes and project delivery requirements.
• Design management experience within the energy, utilities or infrastructure sectors.
• Knowledge of CDM regulations, design assurance and NEC contracts.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills.

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