Design Manager - Engineering / Utilities / Construction / RIBA / - Hybrid

Design Manager / Engineering / Construction / Utilities / RIBA /Royal Institute of British Architects stages 0-8 / SC Clearance or willing to go through Security Clearance / Initial 2-year FTC / Hybrid Warwick or Wokingham – 1 day per week onsite / £70,000 – 78,000 + 15% bonus.

Location: Wokingham or Warwick (Hybrid) – approx. 1 day per week in the office

Contract: 2-year Fixed-Term Contract (with expected extension)

Salary: £70,000–£78,000 + up to 15% bonus

We’re looking for aDesign Manager to lead design delivery across complex, high-value capital infrastructure programmes (£50m–£500m). This role sits within a long-term, approximately 5-year programme, with the initial appointment offered as a 2-year FTC and a strong expectation of extension.

You’ll take ownership of end-to-end design within a design-and-build environment, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing the interface between the client, design partners, and the supply chain. This is a visible, influential role with accountability for design quality, integration, and programme performance.

What you’ll do

• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary design teams across all project stages
• Manage interfaces between client, designers, and supply chain partners
• Own design quality, programme, risk, and budget
• Leverage BIM, digital twins, and modern design tools for integrated delivery
• Present progress and issues clearly to senior leadership

About you

• Proven Design Manager delivering large capital projects
• Experience in infrastructure-led or highly technical built environments
• Engineering, Construction or Utilities (energy / gas / electricity / power / nuclear etc) experience
• Strong understanding of the RIBA Plan of Work and design-and-build delivery
• Technically credible, collaborative, and calm under pressure
• Degree-qualified in a relevant discipline; professional membership desirable

What you’ll get

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonus
• 28 days annual leave and a generous pension (up to 12% company contribution)
• Flexible and hybrid working options
• A key role in delivering nationally significant infrastructure programmes