Design Manager (Rolls Royce)

Balfour Beatty plc; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Balfour Beatty is seeking an experienced Design Manager to join our Derby team on a major expansion project with Rolls-Royce. You will coordinate design activities across disciplines to deliver high-quality, safe, compliant solutions and ensure design information is aligned with project requirements.

You will partner with clients, consultants and internal teams, manage design reviews and submissions, and support the transition from design to construction while maintaining programme targets and

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Design Manager or in design leadership on construction projects.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design teams and complex packages.
• Strong knowledge of construction methods, technical compliance, risk management and buildability.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and design documentation.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management at all levels.
• Strong planning and proactive risk/resolution skills.
• Commitment to health, safety, quality and delivering high standards.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate design activities across disciplines and ensure timely delivery.
• Collaborate with client, consultants, subcontractors and internal teams to resolve design challenges.
• Review design information for compliance with specs and standards.
• Monitor design programmes and mitigate risks to avoid delays.
• Manage design reviews, submissions and design queries.
• Ensure effective communication between design and site teams for smooth handover.

Skills

Design leadership

Multidisciplinary coordination

Buildability

Drawing interpretation

Stakeholder management

Planning

Health & safety

Job description

About the role

Balfour Beatty is looking for an experienced Design Manager to join our team in Derby, working in partnership with Rolls-Royce on a major expansion project. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the delivery of a significant construction programme, working alongside talented engineering, design and construction professionals to coordinate complex design activities and ensure the highest standards of quality, safety and technical compliance.

As Design Manager, you'll be at the heart of the project, helping to turn design concepts into practical construction solutions while ensuring that design information is coordinated, delivered on time and aligned with project requirements. If you're passionate about design management and want to make a real impact on a major project, this is an excellent opportunity to take the next step in your career with Balfour Beatty.

What you'll be doing

As a Design Manager you will:

• Managing and coordinating design activities across multiple disciplines, ensuring that all design information is accurate, coordinated and delivered on time.

• Working closely with the client, consultants, subcontractors and internal project teams to resolve design challenges and maintain progress.

• Reviewing design information to ensure compliance with technical specifications, relevant standards, legislation and project requirements.

• Monitoring design programmes, identifying potential risks and implementing solutions to prevent delays and minimise design-related issues.

• Managing design reviews, technical submissions and the resolution of design queries.

• Ensuring effective communication between the design team and site-based construction teams, supporting the smooth transition from design development through to construction.

Who we're looking for

You will have the following:

• Proven experience in a Design Manager or similar design leadership role within the construction industry.

• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design teams and managing complex design packages.

• A strong understanding of construction methods, technical compliance, design risk management and buildability.

• The ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications and design documentation.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to engage with clients, consultants and delivery teams at all levels.

• Strong planning and problem-solving abilities, with a proactive approach to managing risks and resolving technical challenges.

• A commitment to health and safety, quality and delivering projects to the highest standards.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

With a strong track record of delivery, our civils teams connect communities through infrastructure projects in the highways, public realm, rail, flood and coastal defence, and industrial sectors across England and Wales.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty, we want everyone to be able to thrive and achieve their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We’re making great progress through our Value Everyone DEI Action Plan, but we know we’ve got more to do. Find out more about our values and DEI initiatives.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We are committed to our processes being barrier-free and will support adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please let the recruiter for this role know if you require any adjustments.

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