Design Manager (PMCM - CI&U)

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK & Ireland is seeking a Design Manager to oversee complex projects in civil infrastructure and utilities. The role involves leading design teams, managing stakeholder relationships, and ensuring project delivery meets quality and budget standards. Join a diverse team and contribute to significant projects that shape the future.

Benefits

Flexible Working

Health and Wellbeing Programs

Development Opportunities

Supportive Culture

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex stakeholder relationships in medium/major projects.
• Chartered membership of a relevant professional body.

Responsibilities

• Manage medium/large scale projects with significant responsibility.
• Communicate effectively with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Promote efficiency, innovation, and buildability in design stages.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

Planning

Commercial Management

Communication

Education

Degree in Engineering

Degree in Design

Degree in Architecture

Degree in Management

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Job Description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?
At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects, and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. Embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. Experience a world of opportunity and shape a career as unique as you.

Your Role

As a Design Manager at WSP in the PMCM Civil Infrastructure and Utilities team, you will be responsible for delivering complex projects of regional, national, and international significance across sectors such as highways, aviation, defence, security, energy, environment, and water. You will lead multi-disciplinary design teams to ensure high-quality, timely, and budget-compliant project delivery.

Our Design Managers are adaptable, innovative, and comfortable working on significant and complex projects. You will collaborate with external clients and internal teams, utilizing WSP offices, client sites, and project locations to deliver strategic projects.

Key Responsibilities

1. Manage medium/large scale projects with significant responsibility.
2. Plan and track documentation, ensuring design certainty through management and assurance controls.
3. Communicate effectively with internal teams and external stakeholders.
4. Lead Design Team Meetings, record minutes, and ensure actions are completed.
5. Improve and implement project management processes, coordinate disciplines, and resolve design issues.
6. Review quotations to ensure alignment with scope, budget, and client requirements.
7. Manage project changes and delays appropriately.
8. Update project delivery programs and understand project scope and responsibilities.
9. Promote efficiency, innovation, and buildability in design stages.
10. Coordinate across disciplines, ensuring quality and value addition.

Qualifications & Experience

1. Experience managing complex stakeholder relationships in medium/major projects.
2. Proficiency in stakeholder management, risk, planning, and commercial management.
3. Ability to develop client relationships through effective communication.
4. Curious, solution-focused, and responsive to client needs.
5. Experience in delivering value-added services.
6. Chartered membership of a relevant professional body.
7. Degree in engineering, design, architecture, or management (advantageous).
8. Contract management experience or accreditations (advantageous).
9. Experience with organizations like National Highways, Transport for London, or similar (advantageous).

Additional Information

We value diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds. WSP offers flexible working, health and wellbeing programs, development opportunities, and a supportive culture.