Electrical Design Manager — Infrastructure & BIM Leader

Turner & Townsend; West of England; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a talented Engineering Design Manager to lead multi-disciplinary design on critical national infrastructure projects. You will ensure designs are buildable, compliant, and innovative, guiding the design process from concept through delivery.

You will collaborate with clients, project managers, and consultants, embedding HSE considerations and driving efficient, sustainable engineering solutions across civil, structural, geotechnical, mechanical and electrical domains.

Qualifications

• Strong experience managing design through the full project lifecycle - ideally across a range of sectors and procurement routes.
• A strong understanding of integrated design delivery and managing consultant performance.
• Knowledge and experience of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and common data environments
• Degree qualified, or equivalent, in engineering discipline Electrical Engineering
• Chartered Engineer (Preferred) Status with CIBSE, IET or similar
• Passionate about construction and customer satisfaction, with a focus on high standards and excellence.
• Strong practical knowledge of construction work types, methods and design solutions.
• Experience with CAD (AutoCAD or Revit)
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise effectively with both clients and staff
• Self-driven and results-oriented with a positive outlook
• People management, time management, and project design management skills

Responsibilities

• Work with the Project Manager to manage the agreed contract with external design consultants and contractors, ensuring that duties are discharged under the contract and if not, that appropriate action is taken.
• To lead technical assurance, review constructability, and manage design interfaces – not to accept, approve, or amend designs but to manage, evaluate and guide the design the process.
• Management of multi-disciplinary teams of Engineers from consultants, and partner companies in the production of project solutions to the required level of design.
• Collaboration with other technical, operational, maintenance, and strategic stakeholders and design coordinators.
• Liaison with Clients, Engineering Managers, Project Managers, Contractors and Consultants concerning project issues, scope changes, risks, etc.
• Drive the development of innovative, practical and sustainable engineering solutions that meet client, operational and regulatory requirements.
• Embed health, safety and environmental considerations into all engineering and design solutions
• Ensure effective integration across civil, structural, geotechnical, mechanical and Electrical functions.
• Ensure constructability, maintainability and reliability across the whole asset lifecycle.

Skills

Project lifecycle management

Integrated design delivery

Client liaison

Leadership

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Chartered Engineer (Preferred) (CIBSE/IET)

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

BIM

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking a talented Engineering Design Manager to lead multi-disciplinary design on critical national infrastructure projects. You will ensure designs are buildable, compliant, and innovative, guiding the design process from concept through delivery.

You will collaborate with clients, project managers, and consultants, embedding HSE considerations and driving efficient, sustainable engineering solutions across civil, structural, geotechnical, mechanical and electrical domains.