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Senior Design Manager

Morgan Sindall Infrastructure 🇬🇧 Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom

Full-time Senior

Lead design management for bids and project delivery on a complex, multidisciplinary Defence Nuclear scheme, coordinating design partners, stakeholders, and the construction team. Develop design strategies and programmes, manage contractual and change-control processes, monitor progress and compliance, and lead a small team of Design Managers.

Responsibilities

  • Lead design management for bids and project delivery on a complex Defence Nuclear scheme
  • Coordinate design partners, stakeholders and the construction team
  • Develop design strategies and programmes
  • Manage contractual and change‑control processes
  • Monitor progress and compliance
  • Lead a small team of Design Managers

Requirements

  • HND, HNC or degree in engineering or a related discipline
  • Experience developing design strategies for infrastructure or major construction projects
  • Strong leadership, planning, negotiation and collaboration skills
  • In‑depth knowledge of construction design and compliance
  • UK nationality with right to work in the UK
  • Desirable: nuclear or regulated‑sector experience and relevant professional membership

Benefits

  • Incremental Holiday Entitlement
  • Option to Buy Additional Holiday
  • Flexible Working
  • Family-Friendly Policies
  • Mentoring Programmes
  • Continuous Learning Support
  • Contributory Pension Scheme
  • Annual Bonus Scheme
  • Recognition Scheme
  • Long-Service Awards
  • Car Scheme
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Share-Save Scheme
  • Cycle-to-Work Scheme
  • Gym Membership Discounts
  • Colleague and Family Support Services

Key Skills

Leadership Strategic planning Negotiation Stakeholder management Construction design compliance Bid management Change control processes Team management Risk assessment Project scheduling Technical documentation Cross‑functional collaboration Regulatory knowledge (nuclear sector) Problem solving Communication Decision making Quality assurance Budget monitoring Contract administration Mentoring

About Morgan Sindall Infrastructure

Morgan Sindall Infrastructure delivers some of the UK’s most complex and critical infrastructure across seven core sectors of energy, defence, water, nuclear, highways, rail and aviation for public and private customers. Working on projects and long-term frameworks, we believe in connecting people, places and communities through innovative and responsible infrastructure. Through our expertise, we harness innovative ideas and approaches that enable us to safely and responsibly design and deliver resilient infrastructure. Morgan Sindall Infrastructure is part of Morgan Sindall Group plc, the Partnerships, Fit Out and Construction Services Group with annual revenue of £4.5bn.

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