Design Manager in Manchester

Energy Jobline ZR; Manchester; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Jobline ZR is seeking a Design Manager for highways and infrastructure projects. The role supports a major transport design initiative based in Scotland with remote work and occasional Manchester office visits.

Lead multidisciplinary teams, drive design reviews, and manage interfaces with stakeholders under NEC contracts. Chartered Engineer status and 10+ years in transport design are essential.

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer status with ICE or equivalent body.
• Extensive experience in transport infrastructure design environments.
• Strong leadership in design management and coordination.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams across highways and infrastructure.
• Lead design reviews, assurance activities, and coordination meetings.
• Manage interfaces between engineering disciplines, contractors and stakeholders.
• Support delivery through programme, risk and change control.
• Review technical deliverables for quality and compliance.
• Provide leadership to design teams and manage NEC contracts.

Skills

Chartered Engineer (CEng)

Design Management

Project management

Design Coordination

NEC contracts experience

Stakeholder management

BIM

Education

Chartered Engineer (CEng)

Tools

BIM

Job description

Job DescriptionRole - Design Manager (Highways & Infrastructure projects) Duration - 12 months - (Likely to extend or be offered additional projects after this) IR35 - Outside Hours per week - 40 (5 days) Location - Remote work (Clients office is based in Manchester) We are currently supporting a leading engineering and infrastructure consultancy that is experiencing significant growth within their Transport and Highways division. As part of this continued expansion, they are seeking an experienced Design Manager / Design Coordinator to support the delivery of a major design project in Scotland. Our client is happy to consider someone working remotely, with occasional office visits to Manchester when required. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced transport professional to join a high-profile project environment, working alongside a multidisciplinary team to deliver complex infrastructure solutions.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing and coordinating multidisciplinary design teams across highways and infrastructure disciplines.
• Leading design reviews, technical assurance activities, and design coordination meetings.
• Managing interfaces between engineering disciplines, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Supporting project delivery through effective programme management, risk management, and change control.
• Reviewing technical deliverables to ensure quality, compliance, and alignment with project requirements.
• Supporting the successful delivery of NEC contract projects through strong collaboration and commercial awareness.
• Providing technical leadership and guidance to design teams.
• Project management under NEC forms of contract

About You

• Chartered Engineer status (CEng) with ICE or equivalent professional body.
• Minimum 10 years' experience working within transport infrastructure, highways, or civil engineering design environments.
• Strong experience in Design Management / Project management/ Design Coordination roles.
• Proven experience delivering complex multidisciplinary infrastructure projects.
• Experience working with NEC contracts would be highly desirable.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate technical teams and drive design delivery.

Desirable Experience

• Highways and transport infrastructure projects.
• Large-scale infrastructure schemes.
• Client-side design management.
• Contractor interface management.
• BIM and digital engineering processes.

Project Background

This role will support a major transport infrastructure design project based in Scotland, offering the opportunity to work on a significant and technically challenging scheme. The successful candidate will join a growing transport team at an exciting time, with further opportunities expected as the sector continues to expand.