Design Project Manager

Wates Group; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & Bonus Scheme

Flexible working

Travel to sites

Company car / car allowance

Private medical + pension

Job summary

SES Engineering Services is seeking a Design Manager for our North East team, focusing on high profile mechanical and electrical projects across multiple sectors. You will lead design activities, drive buildability, and collaborate with specialists to deliver compliant, value‑driven design solutions.

The role offers progression within a talented team, exposure to challenging programmes, and a strong emphasis on health and safety and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience managing design programmes for complex mechanical/electrical projects.
• Collaborate with industry specialists and in-house technical experts.
• Focus on added value, compliance, buildability and safety.

Responsibilities

• Produce and manage a realistic design programme and information schedule for design, procurement and construction activities.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and innovation.
• Ensure design reviews and verifications to achieve compliance and mitigate safety, design and buildability risks at each stage.

Skills

Design management

Project planning

Continuous improvement

Health & safety

Job description

The Role

SES Engineering Services are looking for a Design Manager to join our North East team focussing on high profile, technically complex mechanical and electrical projects across multiple sectors.

If you are passionate about design, working within a team environment and with proven technical skills looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh new ideas and elevate yourself within the industry then join us and help to create tomorrow together.

This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.

What You'll Be Doing

Our Design Managers are a valuable part of our business, driving quality outcomes, enhancing buildability and fostering innovation. Design Managers work collaboratively with our industry specialists and in-house technical experts to ensure that the design develops in accordance with the brief with a firm focus on added value, compliance, commercial viability, and best practice.

As Our Design Manager You Will

• Work with all relevant parties, to produce and manage a realistic design programme and information required schedule to facilitate design, procurement and construction activities
• Support the implementation of Continuous Improvement initiatives and innovation
• Ensure the design has been reviewed and verified to achieve compliance and mitigate Health and Safety, design and buildability issues prior to construction and identify key risks and opportunities at each stage of the design and delivery process.

What We Will Offer You

• Competitive salary & Bonus Scheme
• Flexible working
• Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade)
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 6% employers' contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
• Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.
• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.

Our Commitments

We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

We don't discriminate based on a criminal record; all applications are reviewed on an individual basis against the requirements of the role. Some roles may require additional checks, due to the nature of the work. As a Disability Confident Leader, we offer an interview to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role and opt in to the Disability Confident scheme. Reasonable adjustments are available, please contact us at [e-mail]