Senior Project Manager - Design Management (infrastructure)

BakerHicks; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading design and engineering firm, BakerHicks seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead projects in the UK’s infrastructure sectors, emphasizing design excellence and technical management. Bring your expertise in design management and enjoy an inclusive company culture dedicated to delivering remarkable engineering and project outcomes.

Benefits

Company car or cash allowance

Up to 6% matched contributory pension plan

25 days annual leave plus ability to buy additional leave

Discount scheme (including gym membership, mobile phones, etc.)

Family friendly policies

Employee assistance

Qualifications

• Experience with NEC or JCT contracts and commercial delivery is required.
• Background in design management or project management within a design consultancy.
• Experience in defence, nuclear, power, or public sectors is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary projects from award to handover.
• Manage client relationships and oversee design programmes.
• Mentor junior PMs and drive project performance.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder Engagement

Problem Solving

Team Coordination

Education

Degree-qualified

Chartered (APM, ICE, CIOB, RIBA)

Job description

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Are you a Project Manager who gets design? Really gets it?

We’re not looking for someone to chase milestones—we’re looking for someone who can lead complex design and engineering projects from the front.

At BakerHicks, our multidisciplinary teams are shaping the future of the UK’s infrastructure across the defence, nuclear, power, and public sectors. And right now, we’re looking for a Senior Project Manager with strong design management experience to help drive this critical work forward.

This role isn’t just about keeping projects on track.

It’s about understanding the technical interfaces, guiding design teams, managing delivery—and taking full ownership from start to finish.

You’ll be doing things like:

Leading design-led, multidisciplinary projects from award to handover

Managing client relationships and internal teams

Overseeing design programmes, risk, scope, and budgets

Driving performance through collaboration and clarity

Mentoring junior PMs and future leaders

You’ll need to bring:

️ Background in design management or project management within a design consultancy

️ Knowledge of technical coordination across civil, structural, and MEP disciplines

️ Experience with NEC or JCT contracts and commercial delivery

️ Excellent leadership, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving skills

️ Experience in the defence, nuclear, power, or public sectors

️ Strong communication and team coordination capabilities

Hybrid – London | Warwick | Manchester

️ Must be eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC)

Degree-qualified and ideally chartered (APM, ICE, CIOB, RIBA – or working toward)

This is your chance to step out from behind the scenes and own delivery in an environment that values leadership, design intelligence, and technical credibility.

BakerHicks has been delivering excellence in engineering, design, and project delivery since 1957. With 14 offices across the UK and Europe, we offer you the chance to work on meaningful projects that enhance communities and contribute to sustainable growth.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to security clearance. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by various factors. The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain security clearance for this role as required by our clients and sectors.

Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

About BakerHicks

We’ve been innovating in design, engineering and project delivery since 1957 and operate from 14 locations for a truly European reach. For more about our company story, see: About | BakerHicks.

BakerHicks. A Morgan Sindall Group company.

Whatever your discipline, you’ll be alongside some of the most talented people in the industry. Our network of offices are appealing, friendly and comfortable spaces, easily accessible by car or public transport. And our salary and benefits packages are some of the best in the industry.

What you get will depend on what you do, with individual performance-related rewards also on offer in addition to:

• Company car or cash allowance
• Up to 6% matched contributory pension plan
• 25 days annual leave plus ability to buy additional leave
• Discount scheme (including gym membership, mobile phones etc)
• Family friendly policies
• Employee assistance

BakerHicks is an equal opportunity employer. We care about creating an inclusive atmosphere and are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion throughout.

BakerHicks is an inclusive organisation welcoming talent from all backgrounds. Applicants are assessed on the basis of personal merit and qualifications.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management and Engineering

• Industries

  Design Services, Civil Engineering, and Engineering Services

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