Senior Design Manager

Enisca Ltd; Ilkeston; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure design firm is seeking a Senior Design Manager to set design standards and mentor design managers. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of design management experience, excellent communication skills, and a strong background in CDM regulations. This role offers flexibility with a hybrid work model, requiring office attendance 2-3 times a week across varied locations in the UK.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in design management, ideally within water and wastewater projects.
• Strong track record in managing change.

Responsibilities

• Lead key projects and embed frameworks for design management.
• Mentor and guide Design Managers.
• Ensure compliance with CDM regulations.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Leadership and mentoring

Excellent communication

Organizational skills

Detail-oriented

Design performance tracking

Understanding of CDM regulations

Education

Degree in Engineering or Design Management

Chartered status (or working towards)

Tools

BIM and digital design tools

Job description

Are you a strategic leader with a passion for driving design excellence across complex infrastructure projects? We're looking for a Senior Design Manager to champion best practices and consistency across our UK portfolio. In this pivotal role, you'll set the standard for design management, embedding frameworks for performance, reporting, and governance. You'll mentor and guide Design Managers, while also stepping in to lead key projects where your expertise can make the biggest impact. From shaping strategic initiatives to ensuring compliance with CDM regulations, you'll play a critical role in delivering safe, innovative, and high-quality solutions. This is an opportunity to influence at the highest level, collaborate across regions, and help shape the future of design management within our business. Please note that this role is a hybrid where you will be expected to attend the office 2-3 times a week. The contractual office base is flexible and can be either Ilkeston, Cookstown, Balcombe or Apsley. This can be discussed further at interview.

• A strategic thinker with proven leadership and mentoring skills.
• Excellent communicator who can influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Highly organised and detail-oriented, with a focus on quality and consistency.
• 10+ years' experience in design management, ideally within water and wastewater projects.
• Strong track record in implementing design performance tracking and reporting and managing change.
• Deep understanding of CDM regulations and health & safety integration in design.
• Degree in Engineering or Design Management; Chartered status (or working towards).
• Familiarity with BIM and digital design tools; experience in sustainable design is a plus.

Disability Confident – We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer.

Enisca Browne is part of Browne Group, a leading contractor in the UK water and civil engineering sectors. Together we deliver essential infrastructure that supports clean water, safe drainage and reliable services for communities. Enisca Browne focuses on the systems that keep water and wastewater treatment sites running at their best. We work on power, process equipment, control systems and the civil structures that support them. As the Group's mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation specialist, we manage everything from control panel manufacturing to full system integration and commissioning. Our teams bring deep technical knowledge and a collaborative approach to solving real-world challenges. We offer opportunities for people with a range of skills and backgrounds, from hands-on engineering to project support and technical delivery. Everyone plays a part in helping us deliver safe, smart and sustainable solutions.