Design Manager - Various Locations

Tetra Tech, Inc.; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy firm in the UK is seeking a Design Coordinator to manage and lead design consultants for various projects. This role involves coordinating multidisciplinary teams, managing commercial risks, and ensuring compliance with project governance processes. Candidates should have experience in design coordination, strong interpersonal skills, and be suitable for security clearance. Offering competitive compensation and a flexible work environment, this role is ideal for those located in the Midlands/South of England.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Flexible working hours

Health and safety focus

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Design Coordinator preferred.
• Enthusiastic and professional approach.
• Adaptable and good interpersonal communication.
• Suitable for security clearance (SC level).
• Located in the Midlands/South of England with travel flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage design consultants and subconsultants.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams for project delivery.
• Assist in managing commercial aspects and project forecasting.
• Ensure compliance with the Tetra Tech Project Lifecycle governance process.
• Produce Progress Reports and manage change control mechanisms.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Health and safety practices

IT literacy

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Reporting directly to the Technical Director for Design Management, you will lead and manage Tetra Tech design consultants and design subconsultants inputs on projects. You will primarily be delivering projects within the Midlands and Southern region as well as the wider UK Engineering teams. In your role, with support from the Design Manager, you will liaise with the project controls team to manage the commercial aspects of the design and align design risks with commercial outcomes. You will lead on technical risk management and mitigations for the client and will be working on large, multi‑disciplinary projects in the defence, science, nuclear and government property sectors.

Pre Contract, Inc Work Winning and Tenders

• Assists the Design Manager and bid/project teams where support is being provided for a bid process and identify and coordinate the multi‑disciplinary design team inputs to the bid process.
• Provide assistance in formulating fee proposals and proposal documents as required by the Design Manager and project/bid team.
• Ensure compliance at project opportunity outset with the Tetra Tech Project Lifecycle governance process
• Develop and manage the Project Execution Plan in conjunction with design discipline leads, including design deliverables and programme

Live Projects

Overview

• Supports the Design Manager in managing multidisciplinary design teams, to allow the production of coordinated design solutions, within the agreed programme and budget.
• Assists in delivering complete, accurate and viable design information in a timely manner. Reviews and challenges the information received

• Uses workshops to ensure the project team fully coordinate design solutions, while implementing effective design solutions.
• Undertaking design related risk management reviews workshop with project team and input into project risk register.

• Produces Progress Reports as required for projects.
• To ensure compliance throughout each project design stage with the Tetra Tech Project Lifecycle governance process and the Project Execution Plan

Financial and Reporting

• Coordinates the design process to an agreed commercial proposal.
• Actively manages the commercial and contractual project risk profile, including pre‑emptive mitigation
• Fully understands the project contract, including all subsequent contract variations.
• Actively manages the change control mechanisms to maintain/improve the project commercial performance

• Assists in project forecasting, application for payments and invoicing as required and agreed with the Design Manager and Project Manager.

Systems and Quality

• Supports and assists the design process to produce designs which are compliant with all applicable regulations and obtain the requisite approvals.

• Coordinates the design process to produce information to agreed design programme.

Controls

• Monitors and support the implementation of project specific design management process and protocols e.g., design execution plan, in line with Tetra Tech's design procedures and reporting process against programme.

• Ensure effective implementation and management of document control processes of design information relating in line with Tetra Tech and/or client's procedures.

• Supports and coordinates design and specialist consultants and third‑party consultants to the agreed scope of service.

• If required for the project, supports the Design Manager in chairing and leading design coordination meetings and/or workshops and issues actions to all involved.

• Attend Design Team Meetings lead by client, input into the meetings and take and distribute notes and actions as required.

• Supports the Design Manager in managing the Client review process as identified in the contract.

About you

• Previous experience as a Design Coordinator preferred.
• An enthusiastic and professional approach
• Adaptable with good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good attitude to health and safety practices within the work place and design.
• Fully IT literate and proficient in the use of standard Microsoft Office.
• Be suitable for security clearance (all staff need to be security vetted to a minimum SC level).
• Located in the Midlands / South of England with flexibility to travel

About Tetra Tech

Tetra Tech is a leading provider of high‑end consulting and engineering services for projects worldwide. We combine the resources of a global, multibillion dollar company with local, client‑focused delivery in more than 400 locations around the world. We are Leading with Science® to provide sustainable and resilient solutions for our clients.

At Tetra Tech, we provide a collaborative environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity. We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefits.

For more information on our company, please visit our website at www.tetratecheurope.com. To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter the Careers section of our website.

Tetra Tech is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Tetra Tech is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity/shared parental leave, in line with the Equalities Act 2010.

We are very happy to discuss flexible working for this role, including the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times, or compressed hours. We can offer a range of solutions to help you to get the most out of your work / life balance.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.