Senior Engineering Design Manager – Infrastructure

Turner & Townsend; England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Design Manager to lead design input on high-profile national infrastructure projects. You will ensure designs are buildable, compliant, and innovative, guiding multi-disciplinary teams from concept through delivery.

You’ll collaborate with clients and engineers to optimise design delivery, manage consultants, and drive value while maintaining high standards across sectors including transport, defence, real estate and highways.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of design and management experience.
• Experience in Buildings fit-out, Defence industry and Machine integration preferred.
• Around 5 years' experience managing design through the full project lifecycle — ideally across a range of sectors and procurement routes.
• Strong understanding of integrated design delivery and managing consultant performance.
• Knowledge and experience of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and common data environments
• Degree/HNC qualified, or equivalent, in engineering discipline either Civil, Mechanical or Electrical
• 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

Responsibilities

• Work with the Project Manager to manage the agreed contract with external design consultants, ensuring that duties are discharged under the contract and if not, that appropriate action is taken.
• Management of multi-disciplinary teams of Engineers from consultants, and partner companies in the production of project solutions to the required level of design.
• Evaluate designs and solutions.
• 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.

Skills

Design management

Project coordination

Communication

Leadership

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Time management

Education

Engineering degree or HNC (Civil/Mechanical/Electrical)

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Design Manager to lead design input on high-profile national infrastructure projects. You will ensure designs are buildable, compliant, and innovative, guiding multi-disciplinary teams from concept through delivery.

You’ll collaborate with clients and engineers to optimise design delivery, manage consultants, and drive value while maintaining high standards across sectors including transport, defence, real estate and highways.