31 design manager jobs found

Job Title: Temporary Works Co-ordinator Salary: £400-£450 per day, Inside IR35 Location: Leicester, UK Type: Contract, hybrid About the Role: Our client is seeking a Temporary Works Co-ordinator to lead planning, coordination, design assurance, implementation, and removal of temporary works (TW) on live construction sites. You will be the primary point of contact for all temporary works matters, ensuring safety, compliance, and programme efficiency. You will manage the interface between Temporary Works Designers, Supervisors, the construction team, and the supply chain. About the Client: Our client is an integrated design and build provider within the water sector, supporting multiple long-term frameworks and projects across the UK. They value diversity, innovation, and personal development, offering an environment where employees can grow to their full potential. Their commitment to mental health, ex-military support, and inclusive workplace culture sets them apart in the...

P6 Planner Duration: 6 months + Rate: £530 p/d inside IR35 Hybrid working: Flexible working 1- 2 days based in Reading office Location: Reading, Berkshire Our client is a leading engineering and design consultancy who require a P6 Planner to support their client, a major utilities company, on a range of CAPEX projects. Candidates must have experience within the utilities sector. Role Purpose Summary Reporting to the Reporting and Controls Manager for one of the regional delivery offices, the Project Planner will be responsible for all planning and schedule management activities within the corporate planning tool ensuring a true representation of the Capital Delivery Programme is established and maintained within the corporate planning tool. This will cover both briefed and unbriefed schemes, from concept and initial studies to full funding and project initiation to benefits realisation and closure. The Planner will ensure visibility and alignment with Thames Water’s business...

Job Title: Environmental Manager - Major Infrastructure Location: UK Wide Contract Type: Contract (Inside IR35, via Umbrella only) Duration: Ongoing long-term project We are looking for an experienced Environmental Manager to join a major UK infrastructure programme. This role will suit someone with a strong understanding of environmental management within large-scale construction and infrastructure settings. Key Responsibilities Provide environmental assurance across project activities, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, standards, and environmental commitments. Review and advise on design and construction methodologies from an environmental perspective. Support the development and implementation of environmental management plans. Liaise with regulatory bodies, contractors, and internal teams on environmental matters. Monitor, manage, and report on performance in areas such as noise, water, ecology, and landscape. Key Requirements Minimum 3 years' experience...

Job Title: Site Manager Location: Ashford Job Type: Contract Duration: Initial 2-3 Months (Potential Extension up to 6 Months) IR35 Status: Inside IR35 Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (45 hours per week) Rate: Negotiable Overview An urgent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Site Manager to support works on a live substation upgrade project in Ashford. The role is required immediately to support ongoing survey and investigation works, ensuring site activities are managed safely and efficiently. The successful candidate will oversee works including major equipment replacement, extensive cabling and infrastructure upgrades within a live high-voltage environment. While the construction of a Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) building is planned for a later phase of the project, the Site Manager may provide valuable input during the design development stage. Key Responsibilities Manage day-to-day site operations on a live substation project Oversee works including...

MEP BIM Coordinator 📍 West Ruislip  💷 £50 – £50 per Hour | Inside IR35 Carmichael UK is recruiting an experienced MEP BIM Coordinator  at West Ruislip on HS2. Role The MEP BIM Coordinator is responsible for supporting the coordination, clash detection, and quality assurance of MEP models and drawings across SCS JV’s Shaft and Headhouse assets. The role plays a key part in managing design integration activities, ensuring that subcontractor models meet agreed standards, and that all outputs align with SCS and HS2’s BIM and CAD specifications. The BIM Coordinator is responsible for Perform regular clash detection and coordination reviews using Navisworks Manage, leading issue resolution in alignment with the Design Integrator. Run and maintain clash detection rule sets, search sets, and viewpoints, and report regularly on clash status and trends. Conduct quality assurance (QA) checks on models and associated 2D drawings to ensure compliance with SCS BIM protocols, MPDT...

Job title: Programme Planner Job Type: Contract Inside IR35 Length: 12 month rolling contract Salary: £55-£60 per hr umbrella Start date: ASAP subject to clearance Location: Preston Hours of work: 40 hours per week - 2 days on site, 3 days from home Role information: A great opportunity to be front and centre on an exciting nationally important nuclear decommissioning project. Reporting organisationally to Head of Project Controls but daily to the Programme Delivery Manager. You will provide expertise and guidance to produce integrated project, programme and portfolio planning and reporting using primavera. * Support the Programme Delivery Manager to develop, baseline, progress and maintain an integrated programme. * Lead planning workshops to identify individual projects contributing to the programme. * Input progress, actuals and forecast dates into P6. * Conduct regular planning meetings to ensure progress health checks are completed - identifying risks to the Programme...

Decommissioning - Package Manager - Electrical Engineering Culham, Oxfordshire - 4 days on site 1 days remote 12-month contract | Full-time | Start ASAP - 9th March 2026 £56-61/hour Inside IR35 UKAEA is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineering Package Manager to lead the planning and delivery of safe, compliant, and efficient electrical decommissioning activities within the JDR Programme. This is a high-responsibility role, managing HV and LV systems through pre-construction and construction phases, with oversight of decommissioning plans, risk mitigation, and technical documentation. You will bring expert knowledge in electrical systems, regulatory compliance, and decommissioning best practices, working closely with programme teams, contractors, and the Plant Safety Team to ensure successful execution of complex electrical decommissioning projects. Key Responsibilities Electrical Decommissioning Management Lead electrical decommissioning planning, including schedules...

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit 2x Senior Electronics Engineering Project Manager subcontractors on an initial 12 month contract.  The role will be a hybrid of working from home and being onsite 2 days per week (flexibility on this).    Please Note – this role requires a very strong Electronics background or a background of working on electronic focused/biased projects.  The position will be managing detailed design of electronics product / engineering development   Job Title: Senior Electronics Engineering Project Manager Number of positions: 2 Rate: £60.00 per hour Location: Stevenage, Bolton or Bristol – depending on your preference Hybrid / Remote working: 2 days per week onsite (flexibility on this) Contract: 37 Hours per week Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)   Senior Electronics Engineering Project Manager Job Description: We are Electronics Engineering. We are...

Decommissioning Package Manager - Mechanical & Piping Engineering Culham, Oxfordshire (4 days on site, 1 day flexible) 12-month contract | Full-time | Start ASAP £56-61/hour Inside IR35 Are you an experienced Mechanical & Piping Engineer with a passion for delivering complex decommissioning projects safely and efficiently? This is an exceptional opportunity to play a key technical role in a major UK engineering programme, leading the planning, design, and execution of mechanical and piping decommissioning packages on a high-profile site. You'll work at the heart of a multidisciplinary programme, ensuring the safe removal, isolation, and disposal of critical mechanical systems, while driving compliance, innovation, and engineering excellence throughout the project lifecycle. The Role As Decommissioning Package Manager - Mechanical & Piping Engineering, you'll take ownership of engineering deliverables across discovery, planning, pre-construction, and construction...

Package Manager - Environmental Engineering Culham, Oxfordshire (2-3 days on site, hybrid working available) £56-61/hour | Inside IR35 12-month contract | Full-time | Start ASAP Are you an experienced Environmental Engineer with a strong background in complex engineering or decommissioning programmes? This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key leadership role supporting a major UK decommissioning programme, ensuring environmental compliance, sustainability, and regulatory excellence throughout the project lifecycle. You'll act as the environmental subject matter expert, shaping environmental strategy, supporting engineering delivery, and ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and ISO14001 standards. The Role As Package Manager - Environmental Engineering, you'll provide expert environmental guidance across the full decommissioning lifecycle-from strategy and planning through to construction and delivery. You'll work closely with engineering teams, safety...

Job Title: Environmental Manager - Major Infrastructure Location: UK Wide Contract Type: Contract (Inside IR35, via Umbrella only) Duration: Ongoing long-term project We are looking for an experienced Environmental Manager to join a major UK infrastructure programme. This role will suit someone with a strong understanding of environmental management within large-scale construction and infrastructure settings. Key Responsibilities Provide environmental assurance across project activities, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, standards, and environmental commitments. Review and advise on design and construction methodologies from an environmental perspective. Support the development and implementation of environmental management plans. Liaise with regulatory bodies, contractors, and internal teams on environmental matters. Monitor, manage, and report on performance in areas such as noise, water, ecology, and landscape. Key Requirements Minimum 3 years' experience...

Contract Details & Working Arrangement * Rate: £440 per day * Inside IR35 * 6-month contract with potential for extension * Hybrid working: 3 days on site and 2 days remote per week * Tuesday and Wednesday are mandatory on-site days (Third on-site day is flexible) * No travel required About the job Vickerstock are proud to be working in partnership with a leading global energy and grid solutions provider to recruit a Lead Electrical Protection Engineer on a contract basis. This is a high-impact role offering exposure to complex grid automation and substation protection projects, with responsibility spanning design, testing, and commissioning. The Role As Lead Electrical Protection Engineer, you will take technical ownership of protection system design and delivery, acting as the key technical interface between customers and the wider engineering community. Reporting directly to the Engineering Team Leader, you will lead engineering activities from initial design...

World Class Defence Organisation based in Stevenage (the role can be a split of working Onsite and Working From Home) is currently looking to recruit a number of Electronics Design Engineer subcontractors on an initial 12 month contract.    Electronic Design Engineers with excellent skills in Analogue Design or Digital Design or Power Design or FPGA are sought after.    Job Title: Electronics Design Engineer Rate: £58 per hour Overtime Rate: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at ‘time and a quarter’ Location: Stevenage Hybrid / Remote working: This role will involve some remote working opportunities Contract: 37 Hours per week Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)   Electronics Design Engineer Job Description: The Electronic Engineering function is a friendly and supportive environment. Within the function, you will be working with other engineers who have a collective wealth of...

Job Title: Section Engineer Job location: Copthall South - UB9 6JL Accessible by public transport? yes Working hours: Weekdays & some weekend INSIDE IR35 About the role: Manage and drive the engineering aspects of a section of the works, developing and reporting of section programmes and budgets and ensuring that the works are conducted in accordance with the project requirements including health and safety. Liaise between different site disciplines to ensure effective planning and use of project resources. Manage and drive the training and development of the Site Engineering team. Flexible working: We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need. This might be part-time, remote working, or compressed hours for example. Anyone who applies for a role can ask about flexibility at interview. In return, we will explore what is possible for the role. Key Responsibilities - Managing and co-ordinating the activities of the site engineers to ensure all setting-out and...

MERITUS are recruiting for a Quality Engineer to work a doubl-day, lineside shift routine for one of our large aerospace clients in Flintshire. QUALITY ENGINEER - INSIDE IR35 - £36.70 PER HOUR (£44.04 PER HOUR After Shift Allowance) - 9 Months - FLINTSHIRE, UK - SINGLE STAGE INTERVIEW PROCESS Working within an Autonomous Production Team at our client, you will be embedded on the shopfloor, ensuring complex aerospace assembly continues without disruption. When production hits a technical barrier, you are the escalation point. What You Will Do You will: Diagnose and support Non-Conformities (NC) Lead containment and corrective action follow-up Create enriched technical documentation Raise Design Query Notes (DQN) Generate rework work orders Manage outstanding work Interface with Work Preparation, Quality, Maintenance and Supply Chain Support LEAN and waste reduction initiatives Drive EHS and Quality adherence at station level Prioritise work orders linked to...

Senior Mechanical Engineer - BAE Systems Barrow  £53.90 to £57.97 per hour Umbrella - inside IR35  2 days every 2 weeks onsite - 80% remote  12 month contract Specialising in HVAC/Cooling Systems - full job spec below. The Senior Mechanical Engineer (Platform Systems) shall provide support to the Principal Engineers and/or external specialists during development and analysis of mechanical systems. The Senior Engineer shall be involved in leading analysis and production of technical reports and team deliverables. JOB FUNCTION / CATEGORY Engineering GRADE S4 CORE DUTIES In accordance with the level of supervision/responsibility assigned by role/grade: • Develop design solutions to agreed time, cost and quality in accordance with project or business milestones. • Develop and manage requirements and acceptance criteria specific to a system or product and/or across a system of systems, platform or programme • Understand the contractual and performance requirements for...

Are you an experienced Project Architect with experience in the nuclear or defence sectors (Or similar)? Ready to shape the future of the UK's most secure and technically demanding infrastructure projects with a large international consultancy? Job Title: Project Architect Location: London Contract Length: Initial 12-month contract Rate: DoE (This role falls inside IR35) The Opportunity We're recruiting for highly skilled Project Architect to join one of the world's leading design and engineering consultancies. With a strong pipeline of secured work across the UK nuclear and defence landscape working on front-end design. You'll be part of an expert, multidisciplinary team working on high-value defence facilities, secure government estates, and nuclear-grade installations. Whether you specialise in front-end concept design or technical delivery through RIBA Stage 3/4+, your expertise will directly support national capability and resilience. The Role We're looking for...

Are you an experienced Project Architect with experience in the nuclear or defence sectors (Or similar)? Ready to shape the future of the UK's most secure and technically demanding infrastructure projects with a large international consultancy? Job Title: Project Architect Location: Cardiff Contract Length: Initial 12-month contract Rate: DoE (This role falls inside IR35) The Opportunity We're recruiting for highly skilled Project Architect to join one of the world's leading design and engineering consultancies. With a strong pipeline of secured work across the UK nuclear and defence landscape working on front-end design. You'll be part of an expert, multidisciplinary team working on high-value defence facilities, secure government estates, and nuclear-grade installations. Whether you specialise in front-end concept design or technical delivery through RIBA Stage 3/4+, your expertise will directly support national capability and resilience. The Role We're looking for...

CAD Design Engineer Contract up to the end of 2026 Based in Filton Offering £40ph Inside IR35 Do you have experience with 3DX or 3D models? Do you have experience with Catia V5/V6? Do you want to work with an industry-leading company? If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you! As the CAD Design Engineer, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry. You will be involved in: Play a crucial role in leading, developing, and validating Digital Mock Ups (DMUs) for the Wing Airframe Deal with numerous stakeholders A blend of technical expertise, project management skills, and a deep understanding of the aviation industry Responsible for ensuring that the wing airframe wing design team has a real-time DMU, data exchange of DMU...

Principal EC&I Engineer Warrington (3 days onsite) 12 months contract £63 to £81 per hour Umbrella, inside IR35 Must be eligible for Security Clearance The Opportunity A leading engineering organisation is looking to add an experienced Principal Electrical, Control & Instrumentation (EC&I) Engineer to its Warrington team on a long-term contract. This is a senior position offering the chance to take technical ownership across multiple projects, providing leadership and direction to deliver innovative, safe, and compliant engineering solutions. You'll be responsible for shaping design strategies, guiding a team of engineers, and ensuring that all project outputs meet the highest technical and safety standards. Role Responsibilities Develop and verify technical solutions, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards Lead investigations and drive design improvements across projects Collaborate with internal teams, customers, and suppliers to manage...