Design Project Manager

OCU; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful work

Career progression

Job summary

OCU Design are seeking an experienced Design Project Manager to lead design delivery across complex infrastructure projects, coordinating with clients, consultants and site teams to ensure timely, high-quality output from concept through construction.

Based at the Stockport Head Office with home-based flexibility, the role requires strong technical understanding and stakeholder management, plus proactive management of design risk and change throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical, Civil, Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Strong experience in design engineering/management of infrastructure projects.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary coordination and manage design risk.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of design across assigned projects.
• Manage design programmes, deliverables, interfaces, and key milestones.
• Work closely with clients, consultants, supply chain partners, and internal teams.
• Support safe, buildable, and compliant design solutions in line with project and business requirements.
• Monitor progress, manage change, and provide clear reporting to project leadership.

Skills

Design management

Stakeholder management

Multidisciplinary coordination

Infrastructure projects

Project leadership

Education

Electrical/Civil/Mechanical Engineering degree

Job description

The Opportunity

OCU Design are seeking an experienced Design Project Manager to lead design delivery across complex infrastructure projects. This role is ideal for someone with strong technical awareness, stakeholder management skills, and the ability to coordinate high-quality design output from concept through to construction.

Department: OCU Design

Location: OCU Stockport Head Office

What You’ll Do

As Design Project Manager, you will lead and coordinate design delivery across complex infrastructure projects, ensuring information is issued on time, to the right quality, and in a way that supports safe and efficient construction. You will work closely with project, engineering, commercial, and site teams, acting as the key link between stakeholders and helping to drive delivery from concept through to completion.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys leading multidisciplinary coordination, managing design risk, and working at the centre of project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of design across assigned projects
• Manage design programmes, deliverables, interfaces, and key milestones
• Work closely with clients, consultants, supply chain partners, and internal teams
• Support safe, buildable, and compliant design solutions in line with project and business requirements
• Monitor progress, manage change, and provide clear reporting to project leadership

What You’ll Bring

We are looking for someone with a strong blend of technical understanding, delivery focus, and stakeholder management capability. You will ideally bring:

Essential

• A degree in Electrical, Civil, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline
• Strong experience in design engineering, design management, or multidisciplinary infrastructure projects
• Proven ability to manage design in complex project environments with multiple stakeholders and interfaces
• A good understanding of CDM 2015 roles, duties, and responsibilities

Desirable

• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status, or capable of progressing towards professional accreditation
• Experience with HV/MV cable systems, substations, or related infrastructure environments
• Exposure to temporary works and construction delivery

To succeed in this role, you will be:

• A confident and collaborative leader who can coordinate across multiple teams
• Comfortable challenging, influencing, and driving improvement where needed
• Organised, delivery-focused, and able to manage competing priorities
• A clear communicator with sound judgement and decision-making ability

Working Arrangements

• Primarily home-based, with regular visits to project sites
• Travel to project locations and company offices will be required
• A full UK driving licence will be required

What We Offer

At OCU, we believe that meaningful work should come with meaningful support. That's the principle behind Careers with Purpose, our commitment to ensuring every person at OCU feels supported, developed, and valued, not just in their role today, but throughout their career with us.

Alongside the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most significant infrastructure projects, we offer a benefits package that we are continuing to develop as we grow, and the kind of career acceleration that only comes from being inside a business moving at this pace.

As a rapidly growing organisation, there are genuine opportunities to progress, broaden your experience, and build a long‑term career within OCU Group.

To ensure that everyone has a fair opportunity to join our team, please inform us if you require any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment and interview process is, by emailing [e-mail].