Project Manager (Design)

Construction Marine Ltd; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Holiday entitlement (up to 25 days)

Pension scheme

Training & development

Job summary

Construction Marine Ltd. in Leeds seeks an experienced Project Manager (Design) to lead civil engineering design coordination across temporary and permanent works. You will manage high-volume reactive projects within the Civils framework, ensuring safety culture and compliant design delivery.

The role emphasizes client relationship management, design accountability, and collaborative leadership within a family‑owned firm with 40+ years of experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in rail sector.
• 2+ years’ experience delivering and managing railway projects.
• 3+ years in delivery and management of Civil Engineering projects.
• Experience coaching and developing team members.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate design and interfaces for temporary and permanent works across civil engineering projects.
• Interpret client remits to define design scope and liaise with sub‑contract design consultants.
• Place orders with design consultancies and monitor fee proposals and performance.
• Monitor design progress against contract programmes and provide client updates.
• Review sub‑contract designer deliverables for compliance with client remit and standards.
• Lead progress meetings with clients and maintain design progress in internal systems.

Skills

People management

Client relations

Coordination

Health & Safety leadership

MS Office

Education

Civil Engineering degree

ICE/IStructE accreditation (Desirable)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Are you a confident and effective people manager, with the ability to develop and maintain client relationships? We have a position in our Head Office in Leeds, for an experienced Project Manager (Design)with a strong background in Civil Engineering Construction Management. Do you want to work for a family owned company with over 40 years of experience, strong reputation and consistent, excellent client feedback? If so,

Your Responsibilities:

CML are looking for a Project Manager to support a growing portfolio of works on the Eastern Civils Asset Management Framework, taking charge of the coordination of multiple high volume reactive projects. Working on the Civils minor works projects, the ideal candidate will have experience working in a high pressure and reactive environment.

As Health & Safety is paramount to the work we do, you will lead and implement professional safety behaviour and culture throughout the business, promoting positive change in everyday activities in your area of influence.

At CML we believe in treating each other fairly and supporting each other to achieve our goals. We believe that a successful Project Manager is someone who is not only technically qualified, but who shares our core values and continually strives to bring the best out of their team, approaching any issues with a respectful, solution focussed attitude.

Duties of the role include:

• The Project Manager (Design) will be responsible for the coordination of temporary and permanent works design and interfaces within the construction team, for a variety of civil engineering projects including earthworks, drainage and structures disciplines.
• Interpret client remits to identify design requirements and agree the scope of works with the client prior to progressing design works.
• Liaise with sub-contract design consultants, briefing them on our requirements, and obtain fee proposals for completing the agreed scope of works.
• Place sub-contract orders with design consultancies for engineering and temporary works design remits. Orders should be awarded to the most appropriate consultant, based on the competency and value displayed in specific proposals and based on past performance.
• Specify and monitor the timely delivery of site and ground investigation works by CML operational staff that is required to inform design delivery
• Monitor and manage the production of design information against the contract programme, providing client updates via the agreed reporting mechanisms (both internal and client reporting)
• Review sub-contract designer’s deliverables to ensure designs fulfil the clients remit and comply with the standards and regulations applicable to the contract.
• Carry-out a technical review of all documents submitted by sub-contract design engineers and approve / respond as necessary to deliver a design submission in accordance with NwR Specifications and Standards.
• Represent CML at regular progress meetings with the client to report on progress and deal with queries. Update and maintain design progress within CML’s ‘Insight’ database and relevant client design tracking tools.
• Maintain input to CML’s information systems in accordance with company procedures.
• Provide support to the construction team as required during the planning and construction phase – attend pre-start project meetings to brief construction engineers on the design and construction drawings.
• Take part in internal CML progress meetings as required.
• Maintain all design correspondence in electronic format in section ‘3.1 - Designers’ of the individual job folders – enquiries, orders, fee proposals, email correspondence, design deliverables.
• Any other duties as may be reasonably required within the Design Team

Person Specification:

To be successful in the role you will be able to maintain and develop client relationships on the basis of mutual trust and high standards of project performance, promoting existing and new work opportunities.

The ideal candidate will have:

Qualifications:

• Degree (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering / Structural Engineering / Building Engineering / Project Management or other relevant engineering subject.
• Professional Accreditation (ICE or IStructE) (Desirable) and ready to support others with their development.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years experience in rail sector.
• 2 plus years’ experience working within the railway industry in the delivery & management the delivery of rail projects.
• 3 plus years in the delivery and management of Civil Engineering projects.
• Experience working as part of a team and coaching less experienced team members.

Required Competencies:

• Chartered Engineer PTS holder - may have held CEM, CRE (C) or CRE (D) roles in the past
• MS Office Skills - Essential
• Driving License

The Package

• Competitive Pay
• A Company car
• A collaborative and friendly working culture, focussed on investing in people
• Up to 25 days holiday + Statutory Bank Holidays
• Potential for ad hoc Hybrid working, depending on business needs after probationary period
• Company Sick Pay
• Annual professional subscription costs
• Excellent training & development opportunities, provided by our award nominated in house Training team
• Paid Volunteering days and Charity events
• Annual Flu Jabs
• Employee Assistance Programmes for advice and counselling
• Access to a committed Mental Health First Aider team
• Company Pension and Death in Service scheme of 2x annual salary
• A generous Employee Referral scheme of £1000 per successful hire

At CML we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and experiences and all applicants will be considered purely on their merits and potential, regardless of where they are from, their age or gender, their lifestyle choices , their beliefs or what disability they may have.

We’re also striving to be a Disability Confident employer and we’ll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities apply and interview for roles.