Senior Design Manager, Transmission Projects (Birmingham)

Lynx Employment Services Ltd; Nechells; On-site; GBP 104,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Lynx Employment Services Ltd in Birmingham is recruiting an experienced Design Manager to coordinate design activities across a portfolio of major electricity transmission projects. The role involves ensuring design inputs are coordinated, technically assured and delivered in line with programme requirements.

A background of eight+ years in design management on infrastructure, with HV substations, overhead lines or similar assets, is demanded.

Qualifications

• Eight+ years in design management or similar role.
• Experience on major infrastructure or UK electricity transmission projects.
• Background with HV substations, overhead lines, cable routes, or similar assets.
• Familiar with National Grid standards, processes and assurance pathways.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams across multiple projects.
• On-site work in Birmingham at least three days per week.
• Relevant engineering, construction or project management qualification advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain design programmes across multiple projects.
• Coordinate design inputs from internal and external engineering teams.
• Monitor progress and implement recovery actions where required.
• Manage technical assurance submissions and gateway approvals.
• Lead design reviews and multidisciplinary coordination meetings.
• Coordinate with project, planning, commercial, procurement and site teams.
• Manage RFIs, technical queries and design information.
• Maintain design change registers and support NEC change control.
• Identify design-related programme, commercial and delivery risks.
• Support buildability reviews and pre-construction planning.
• Promote consistent design processes and lessons learned across the portfolio.

Skills

Design management

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

On-site coordination

Design programming

Education

Engineering/PM qualification

Tools

NEC change control

Job description

Lynx Employment Services Ltd in Birmingham is recruiting an experienced Design Manager to coordinate design activities across a portfolio of major electricity transmission projects. The role involves ensuring design inputs are coordinated, technically assured and delivered in line with programme requirements.

A background of eight+ years in design management on infrastructure, with HV substations, overhead lines or similar assets, is demanded.