Design Manager

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

Job summary

Essential Employment is seeking a Design Manager to lead design coordination for the Great Grid Partnership programme in the UK. The role offers hybrid working and involves coordinating design outputs across major transmission projects to meet programme requirements.

Reporting to the Design Management Regional Lead, you will manage design programmes, drive quality, and ensure NEC contracts and CDM compliance, while collaborating with project managers, designers and client stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Extensive design management experience in energy/major infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of CDM regulations and NEC contracts.
• Experience coordinating design across multidisciplinary teams and interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Lead design coordination and assurance across multiple energy infrastructure projects.
• Manage design programmes, technical reviews and interface activities.
• Drive design quality, compliance, CDM requirements and governance processes.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and manage key stakeholder relationships.
• Support NEC contract processes, design change management and risk mitigation.
• Contribute to tender development and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Design management

Energy sector

Stakeholder management

CDM regulations

NEC contracts

Job description

Design Manager (Great Grid Partnership)

UK Hybrid Working

Omexom is looking for an experienced Design Manager to join our growing team, supporting the delivery of National Grid's Great Grid Partnership (GGP) programme.

Reporting to the Design Management Regional Lead, you'll play a key role in coordinating and assuring design activities across a portfolio of major transmission infrastructure projects. Working closely with project managers, designers, commercial teams and client stakeholders, you'll ensure design outputs are delivered safely, efficiently and in line with programme requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead design coordination and assurance across multiple energy infrastructure projects.
• Manage design programmes, technical reviews and interface activities.
• Drive design quality, compliance, CDM requirements and governance processes.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and manage key stakeholder relationships.
• Support NEC contract processes, design change management and risk mitigation.
• Contribute to tender development and continuous improvement initiatives.

About You

• Experienced in design management within the energy, utilities, transmission or major infrastructure sectors.
• Strong understanding of National Grid standards, processes and assurance requirements.
• Background in HV substations, overhead lines, cable routes or other transmission assets.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and leadership skills.
• Familiarity with CDM regulations and NEC contracts.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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