Civil / Structural Engineering Design Manager

Overview

In this role you drive smart, buildable infrastructure design across multidisciplinary projects, ensuring designs are compliant, innovative, and fit for purpose. You will lead design input from concept to delivery, collaborating with clients and cross-functional teams to tackle complex challenges. You will apply engineering judgment to improve constructability, safety, and lifecycle performance. This is a mission‑critical role in shaping high‑impact national infrastructure programs.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working environment
• inclusive workplace
• health and wellbeing focus
• opportunity to work on high-profile projects
• collaborative culture
• professional development support

Responsibilities

• Lead design input on multi-disciplinary projects from concept to delivery
• Manage contract with external design consultants and contractors in collaboration with the Project Manager
• Oversee technical assurance, constructability review, and design interfaces
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary engineering teams and stakeholders across the project
• Liaise with clients, Engineering and Project Managers, contractors and consultants on issues, scope changes, risks
• Drive innovative, practical, and sustainable engineering solutions meeting regulatory requirements
• Embed health, safety and environmental considerations into design solutions
• Ensure integration across civil, structural, geotechnical, mechanical and electrical functions
• Ensure constructability, maintainability and reliability across asset lifecycle

Key requirements

• Minimum 5 years' experience managing design through full project lifecycle
• Strong understanding of integrated design delivery and consultant performance
• Knowledge and experience of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and common data environments
• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (or equivalent)
• Chartered Engineer status preferred (ICE, IStructE or similar)
• Experience with CAD (AutoCAD or Revit)
• Excellent communication with clients and staff
• Self-driven, results-oriented, positive outlook
• People management, time management, and project design management skills

• communication
• leadership
• teamwork
• Building Information Modelling (BIM)
• CAD (AutoCAD, Revit)
• design coordination and interfaces

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