Job Description

FJA is recruiting on behalf of a leading utilities service provider. They are looking to grow their engineering team with a Project Design Manager. Based primarily in the office in Peterborough, offering flexible hybrid working.
As Project Design Manager, you’ll lead the technical delivery of major infrastructure projects from initial feasibility through to detailed design and handover. You’ll coordinate multi-disciplinary teams to produce designs that are practical, sustainable, and aligned with agreed cost, time, and quality targets.
Acting as a key contact throughout the project lifecycle, you’ll work closely with project leaders, engineers, construction teams, and stakeholders to ensure smooth, efficient delivery. This is a hands-on, collaborative role at the heart of some of the region’s most significant infrastructure projects.
Benefits

• A competitive salary
• Hybrid Working (Jobs needs dependent)
• Car/car allowance (Jobs needs dependent)
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)
• Contribution Pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Health Insurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• And many more benefits including – cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, Kids Pass etc

Project Design Manager responsibilities:

• Lead the design process on major capital projects from concept through to detailed design and assurance.
• Ensure design outputs are fully integrated, meeting operational, commercial, and environmental goals.
• Act as Principal Designer under CDM regulations, managing design risks and embedding safety at every stage.
• Promote digital design excellence, championing BIM and 3D modelling to improve coordination and outcomes.
• Challenge and enhance technical standards, encouraging innovative, low-carbon, and cost-effective solutions.
• Coordinate with project leaders to plan and allocate design resources effectively, keeping technical delivery on track.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure designs meet operational and community needs.
• Champion best practice in quality, health and safety, and performance across the Alliance.
• Mentor junior engineers and designers, fostering a positive learning culture and developing future talent.

 
Project Design Manager requirements:

• Degree, HNC, or HND in civil engineering or a related field
• Proven leadership experience in design or engineering for complex infrastructure or water projects
• Knowledge of CDM 2015 regulations, with experience as Principal Designer or in managing design risk
• Strong understanding of multi-disciplinary project delivery, ideally within an alliance or joint venture
• Proficiency with digital design tools, BIM workflows, and integrated processes
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and lead at all levels
• Proactive, solutions-focused approach with a commitment to quality and continuous improvement

 
If you are looking for a fantastic Project Design Manager opportunity and want to work for a leading national contractor, then click on the ‘apply now’ button.
 
Due to the high volume of applications, we receive we are not always able to reply to all applications. If you haven’t heard back from us within 2 weeks, then please accept that your application has been unsuccessful for the role we currently have advertised.
 
Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person’s gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job. Finlay Jude Associates Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers.
 
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