Design Manager, Multidisciplinary Engineering (Edinburgh)

Black & White Engineering; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Project ownership

Career development

Global client exposure

Collaborative culture

Autonomy in design coordination

Strong values and culture

Job summary

Black & White Engineering seeks an experienced Design Manager to lead the design delivery of complex engineering projects in Edinburgh, with hybrid working. You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage design programmes and safeguard quality and client relationships across the project lifecycle.

You'll drive governance, risk management and continuous improvement while collaborating with internal teams and external partners to deliver high-quality engineering solutions for data centre

Qualifications

• Experience leading design teams on complex engineering projects.
• Degree qualified in Engineering, Architecture or related discipline.
• Ability to coordinate design delivery across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams and support the delivery of engineering design projects.
• Manage design programmes, workflows and deliverables across allocated projects.
• Lead collaboration between internal engineering teams, external consultants and design partners.
• Drive design coordination and team alignment to ensure successful project delivery.
• Manage project risks, change control, quality, cost and programme performance.
• Support project reporting, commercial tracking and document management activities.
• Lead project meetings and ensure actions are communicated and managed effectively.
• Review design outputs to ensure compliance with project requirements, standards and procedures.
• Support health and safety risk management in line with client requirements and company policies.
• Build strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, acting as a trusted point of contact.
• Monitor and coordinate the performance of external consultants and design partners.
• Ensure governance, quality assurance and project controls are consistently applied.

Skills

Design leadership

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Stakeholder management

Project governance

Programme management

Communication

RIBA stages

Accreditation helpful

Education

Engineering or Architecture degree

Job description

Black & White Engineering seeks an experienced Design Manager to lead the design delivery of complex engineering projects in Edinburgh, with hybrid working. You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage design programmes and safeguard quality and client relationships across the project lifecycle.

You'll drive governance, risk management and continuous improvement while collaborating with internal teams and external partners to deliver high-quality engineering solutions for data centre