Design Manager (Rolls Royce)

Balfour Beatty plc; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working up to 40% remote

25 days annual leave (pro rata)

Family-friendly policies with generous

Pension

Share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Recognition schemes

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc in Derby, in partnership with Rolls-Royce, seeks an experienced Design Manager to coordinate complex design activities on a major expansion project. You will ensure design information is coordinated, delivered on time and compliant with technical requirements.

Join a team delivering high standards of quality, safety and buildability while guiding cross-disciplinary design efforts from concept to construction, shaping outcomes on a landmark programme.

Qualifications

• Proven Design Manager or design leadership experience in construction.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design teams and packages.
• Strong understanding of construction methods, compliance and buildability.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and design documentation.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate design activities across disciplines, ensuring timely, accurate information.
• Collaborate with client, consultants, subcontractors and project teams to resolve design challenges.
• Review information for compliance with specs, standards and project requirements.
• Monitor design programmes, identify risks and implement mitigation to prevent delays.
• Manage design reviews, technical submissions and design queries.
• Facilitate effective communication between design and site teams for smooth transition to construction.

Skills

Design leadership

Multidisciplinary coordination

Stakeholder management

Interpret drawings/specs

Planning and problem solving

Health and safety commitment

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.

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