Design Manager Electricity Transmission Projects

Lynx Employment Services Ltd; Nechells; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 70,000; Part time

Job summary

Lynx Employment Services Ltd is recruiting an experienced Design Manager to support a portfolio of major electricity transmission projects. The role requires coordinating design activities across schemes and delivering outputs on time and to required standards.

You will work on-site at Birmingham with a minimum of three days per week, operate under an Inside IR35 contract for 36 months, and manage design programmes, approvals, and changes while mentoring junior designers.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years in design management or a related role.
• Experience coordinating design inputs across multidisciplinary teams.
• Previous responsibility for design activities across multiple projects.
• Experience within UK electricity transmission or major infrastructure.
• Strong design programme management and technical assurance experience.
• Knowledge of NEC change-control processes, including early warnings and compensation events.
• Strong stakeholder management and project leadership experience.
• Familiarity with National Grid standards and project expectations.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and monitor design programmes across multiple projects.
• Coordinate design activities with planning, procurement and construction teams.
• Lead design reviews and coordinate multidisciplinary design teams.
• Ensure designs meet technical, assurance and CDM requirements.
• Manage assurance submissions, hold-point reviews and gateway approvals.
• Maintain design change registers and manage early warnings and compensation events.
• Assess the impact of design changes on cost, programme and risk.
• Manage RFIs, technical queries and design communications.
• Liaise with clients, designers, OEMs, subcontractors and delivery teams.
• Identify and manage temporary and permanent works design risks.
• Support tender development and pre-construction activities.
• Promote buildability, standardisation, lessons learned and continuous improvement.
• Support and mentor Assistant Design Managers where required.

Skills

Design management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Project coordination

8+ years experience

Education

Degree in engineering

Job description

Location: Birmingham Day Rate: Circa £400 per day Contract: 36 months Working Pattern: Minimum 3 days per week on site IR35 Status: Inside IR35
We are recruiting an experienced Design Manager to support a portfolio of major electricity transmission projects.
The role will involve coordinating and overseeing design activities across multiple schemes, ensuring design outputs are delivered on time, to the required quality and in accordance with relevant technical standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and monitor design programmes across multiple projects
• Coordinate design activities with planning, procurement and construction teams
• Lead design reviews and coordinate multidisciplinary design teams
• Ensure designs meet relevant technical, assurance and CDM requirements
• Manage assurance submissions, hold-point reviews and gateway approvals
• Maintain design change registers and manage early warnings and compensation events
• Assess the impact of design changes on cost, programme and project risk
• Manage RFIs, technical queries and design communications
• Liaise with clients, designers, OEMs, subcontractors and delivery teams
• Identify and manage temporary and permanent works design risks
• Support tender development and pre-construction activities
• Promote buildability, standardisation, lessons learned and continuous improvement
• Support and mentor Assistant Design Managers where required

Essential Experience

• At least 8 years experience in design management or a related role
• Experience coordinating design inputs across multidisciplinary teams
• Previous responsibility for design activities across multiple projects
• Experience within UK electricity transmission or major infrastructure
• Strong design programme management and technical assurance experience
• Knowledge of NEC change-control processes, including early warnings and compensation events
• Strong stakeholder management and project leadership experience
• Familiarity with National Grid standards, assurance processes and project expectations

Desirable Experience

• Background in HV substations, overhead lines, cable routes or similar transmission assets
• Degree in engineering, project management, construction management or a related discipline
• Experience working to UK energy transmission and distribution specifications
• Experience within the UK energy sector or another highly regulated industry
• Membership of a relevant professional institution

Candidates must be able to attend the Birmingham site for a minimum of three days each week.

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