Design Manager - Architect - Data Centres

ENGINEERINGUK; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

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View more categories View less categories Sector Construction and Building Services ,Creative and Design ,Technology Role Manager Contract Type Permanent Hours Full Time

Ready to Lead Design Excellence? Join Laing O'Rourke in Manchester!

Are you passionate about pushing the boundaries of Design Management?

Do you thrive when leading projects from concept through to completion?

Looking for your next big move in a company that values innovation and technical excellence?

We want to hear from you!!

The Opportunity: Architect Design Manager - Data Centres Portfolio

We're looking for an experienced Architect Design Manager to play a key role on our mission-critical Data Centres programme, based from our Manchester hub. At Laing O'Rourke, Design Managers are technical leaders-ensuring robust, high-quality design delivery across every phase of the project lifecycle.

This is more than a job. It's a chance to shape the future of modern infrastructure through world-class design.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Lead consultant teams to deliver smart, integrated design solutions that meet client needs and optimise value.
  
• Champion design quality, buildability, and technical suitability across all stages-from feasibility to handover.
  
• Drive collaboration across disciplines using BIM and Digital Engineering tools.
  
• Ensure design complies with all contractual, safety, and performance standards.
  
• Embed continuous improvement by capturing and sharing knowledge across the Engineering Enterprise.
  

We're Looking For:

• A qualified Architect or construction design professional with approx. 5 years' end-to-end design management experience.
  
• Proven background across different sectors and procurement routes.
  
• Expertise in DfMA, managing consultants, and change control.
  
• A leader who's passionate about innovation, quality, and collaboration.
  

Not Ticking Every Box?

No problem. If you've got transferable skills and a commitment to learning, we'd still love to hear from you.

Why Laing O'Rourke?

We're a global engineering and construction pioneer with over 150 years of legacy, delivering iconic infrastructure and buildings across the UK, Middle East, and Australia. We're powered by people, innovation, and a relentless drive for excellence.

At Laing O'Rourke, we're committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. As a Disability Confident employer, we offer guaranteed interviews to applicants with disabilities who meet the essential criteria.

Interested?
Apply now to find out more.

Let's build something extraordinary together.

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Company

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

“As an engineering enterprise, Laing O'Rourke is committed to playing a vital role in building a stronger and more sustainable economy that benefits society in general.”

– Ray O’Rourke KBE, Chief Executive Officer

Our Origin Story:

Diversity & Inclusion:

Laing O'Rourke is committed to inclusion; an employer that maintains the highest standard of employment practice and one which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse society in which we live and work.

Laing O'Rourkebelieves that when we go to work, we should feel we are going to a place where we are accepted, understood and valued and that we should make others we work with feel this way too.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION SUBCOMMITTEES

Laing O'Rourke have ten Diversity & Inclusion Subcommittees. The purpose of the diversity and inclusion sub-committees is to offer a safe and supportive environment to listen and share personal experiences and insights, as well as play a sympathetic role for each other.

The sub-committees help to drive education, events and initiatives across the organisation as well as help colleagues to understand their purpose.

Current subcommitteesinclude Dis-Ability, Carers, Ethnicity, Gender, Families that live abroad,LGBTQ+, Women & Menopause, & Working Families.

Support for Disabled Employees:

• LOR recruitment, HR Teams, Leadership and management have undertakendisability awareness trainingand are eager to provide an inclusive and accessibility experience to job applicants and new colleagues
• LOR Dis-ABILITY Subcommitteeis an Employee Network Group of colleagues passionate about disability inclusion. Its aims are to raise awareness and remove barriers around disability, neurodiversity and long term health conditions to support creating an inclusive and diverse workplace for everyone.
• Disability Confident Leaders– We are using the requirements of the government scheme to create an inclusive environment for disabled job applicants and existing colleagues.
• LOR are members of theBusiness Disability Forum, giving access to a wide range of resources and information. Our line managers have access to their best practice guides and confidential support line.
• LOR are partnering withEven Breakto have access to exemplary advice around disability inclusion.

Sustainability:

In April 2021 Laing O’Rourke announced new global sustainability targets. These include:

• To be a net zero company by 2050
• By 2033 to achieve equal gender balance across currently 5,500 international staff

Rewards andBenefits:

• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension – basic and enhanced schemes
• Health and Wellbeing
• Virtual GP
• Health Assessment (Age 50+)
• Phased return to work (80% of working week for 100% pay)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 5 days leave extra can be purchased
• Employee Discounts
• Allowances – car or transport allowance, depending on role/grade

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