Substations P&C Design Manager - Leeds

BALFOUR BEATTY-4; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the power sector is seeking a Design Delivery Manager to lead a team in delivering design for projects. The role involves managing resources, overseeing workloads, ensuring productivity, and supporting tender development. Ideal candidates will have a degree in engineering and experience in the power industry.

Benefits

Flexible working

Paid leave

Pension

Share plans

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Civil, Electrical, or Power Engineering.
• Experience in the Power industry, familiar with NG, SSE, SPEN, and DNO specifications.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the discipline's workload across locations.
• Managing Profit and Loss for the discipline.
• Nominating the Lead Designer and other key roles for each project.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Team Management

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Degree in Power Engineering

Job description

About the role

Balfour Beatty is currently seeking a Design Delivery Manager - Substations P&C to join their Power T&D team.

Role purpose:

Ensure that competent resources are available to deliver design for our projects.

The Design Delivery Manager is responsible for managing a discipline-specific delivery team:

• Providing strategy, management, and leadership to the team across UK and worldwide offices.
• Promoting cooperation between different teams and wider stakeholders.
• Fostering a proactive team culture that encourages shared learning, best practices, good communication, cross-boundary work, and recognition of success.

What you'll be doing

Key Accountabilities:

• Managing discipline's resources, team development, ensuring sufficient and competent staff for current and future workloads.
• Overseeing the discipline's workload across locations (UK, EDC, others) in collaboration with local Team Leads.
• Monitoring team productivity and performance related to the design delivery process.
• Managing Profit and Loss for the discipline, maximizing opportunities through staff productivity across locations.
• Ensuring tender inputs from the discipline highlight key opportunities and risks, with realistic pricing estimates.

Key Responsibilities:

• Nominating the Lead Designer and other key roles for each project, and allocating work within the team.
• Maintaining high levels of teamwork and cohesion across all locations.
• Collaborating with the discipline Chief Engineer to develop and maintain technical competencies.
• Setting strategic direction aligned with department procedures and the Design Senior Leadership Team.
• Supporting tender development, ensuring budgets, schedules, and risks are managed and reported.
• Tracking progress and reporting to the Senior Leadership Team.
• Planning succession for their role and other key positions within the team.
• Liaising with Project Controls to keep staff information current and facilitate PARAM setup.
• Promoting and demonstrating Group values and behaviors daily.

Who we're looking for

Skills Required:

• Degree or equivalent in Civil, Electrical, or Power Engineering.
• Membership or working towards membership of an Engineering Institution (e.g., ICE, IEEE, IMechE).
• Experience in the Power industry, familiar with NG, SSE, SPEN, and DNO specifications.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to relate at all organizational levels.

Why work for us

Our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious projects, supporting national economies and communities. We offer a range of benefits, including flexible working, paid leave, pension, share plans, and more.

About us

Balfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with network owners and operators, providing technical solutions across the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations, and distribution networks.

We support projects from scoping to maintenance with in-house expertise and industry innovations.

Diversity and inclusion

We value diversity and inclusion, striving to create an environment where everyone can thrive. We are recognized as a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and are committed to supporting disabled applicants and veterans.