Design Manager

First Recruitment Group; Stretford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Design Manager to lead a high-performing design team in the water infrastructure sector. The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of experience in the engineering design industry, with a strong focus on regulated water projects. Responsibilities include managing engineers and CAD technicians, ensuring delivery quality and timelines, and driving the design process. This role offers both contract and permanent options.

Qualifications

• 10 years' experience in engineering design industry, preferably in regulated water or wastewater projects.
• Track record managing multidisciplinary design teams and projects.
• Driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Manage, direct and develop engineers, CAD technicians, and graduates.
• Lead the design process on multidisciplinary water industry projects.
• Ensure design deliverables satisfy safety and quality requirements.

Skills

Team management

Project management

BIM and 3D modelling

IT proficiency

Communication skills

Education

Graduate or HND

Job description

Position: Design Manager

Location: Manchester

Contract: Contract (outside IR35) or Permanent

Shape tomorrow's water infrastructure while leading a high-performing, multi-disciplinary design team.

Purpose

Manage designers and design delivery across multi-disciplinary teams within the water industry ensuring time and quality expectations.

Responsibilities

• Manage, direct and develop engineers, CAD technicians and graduates.
• Grow the design team and maintain a positive ethos and attitude within the team.
• Lead the design process on multidisciplinary water industry projects.
• Challenge, improve and shape formal processes and procedures for design team and ensure work is undertaken using them.
• Identify and implement appropriate software packages, and drive the use of BIM and 3D modelling where necessary.
• Ensure team produce design deliverables that satisfy safety and quality requirements and are fully integrated.
• Ensure team produce design deliverables within agreed timescales and hours.
• Ensure team use appropriate standards, best practice and software tools.
• Ensure project change for design packages is fully recorded.
• Assist with estimating hours required for design packages.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• 10 years' experience working in the engineering design industry in a regulated sector ideally Water or wastewater projectsli>
• Graduate or HND.
• Good level IT.
• Experience in regulated water industry.
• Track record managing multidisciplinary design teams and projects.
• Experience building teams and capability of junior staff.
• Driving licence & access to vehicle.

Preferred Qualifications & Experience

• Chartered engineer or working towards chartership.

We strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.