Design Manager

Tetra Tech; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in Cardiff is seeking a project manager to lead and manage design activities across various sectors including defence and nuclear. The successful candidate will coordinate inputs from design consultants and subconsultants, ensuring alignment with commercial outcomes. Strong project management and design team leadership skills are essential for this role. This position offers opportunities to work on large, multidisciplinary projects throughout the UK.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing multi-disciplinary design teams.
• Strong understanding of design and project management processes.
• Ability to liaise with project controls team for commercial management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage Tetra Tech design consultants and subconsultants inputs.
• Deliver projects within the Midlands and Southern region.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary design team inputs for bids.

Job description

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 andidentify 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 pro...