18 design manager jobs found in Cardiff

A leading UK infrastructure contractor is seeking an experienced Design Manager to support the delivery of a major programme of energy infrastructure projects in South Wales.This is a long-term contract opportunity working within a high-profile portfolio, focusing on the coordination and management of multidisciplinary design teams across complex engineering schemes. Your new role As Design Manager, you will take ownership of the design process from early contractor involvement through to project delivery. You will play a key role in ensuring that all design outputs align with programme, cost, and technical requirements. Key responsibilities will include: Managing the design process from bid stage through to construction delivery Coordinating multidisciplinary design teams, including external consultants Ensuring compliance with CDM regulations, RIBA stages, and relevant legislation Reviewing and assuring design outputs for quality, compliance, and completeness Managing design...

Location: Cardiff / South Wales (On-site / Hybrid) Duration: Contract (Aug 2026 - Q4 2027) Rate: Competitive (Strictly Inside IR35 - PAYE / Umbrella PAYE Only) We are recruiting for a Design Manager to join a tier-one engineering leader's Energy unit , supporting high-profile National Grid infrastructure schemes across South Wales. This is a full-time temporary role (45 hours/week) with an option to transition to permanent. The Role Managing the design process from bid through to delivery within an Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) framework, your day-to-day will involve: Coordination: Leading multidisciplinary design teams and external design consultancies. Delivery: Driving engineering outputs to align with project programmes, cost plans, and technical specs. Compliance: Reviewing design submissions for quality, CDM 2015 compliance, RIBA stages, and tracking/closing out Design NCRs. Change Control: Managing design reviews and change processes under NEC3/NEC4...

Design Manager Location: Cardiff / South Wales Rate: Competitive (DOE) Contract: Long-term temporary contract with the option to transfer to permanent employment with no penalty Duration: August 2026 – Q4 2027 Hours: 45 hours per week Danny Sullivan Group is currently seeking an experienced Design Manager to join a leading UK infrastructure contractor delivering a portfolio of high-profile energy infrastructure projects across South Wales. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in the delivery of major National Grid schemes while supporting the growth of an expanding in-house design management function. This position would suit a Design Manager with a strong background in the energy sector, ideally with experience in substation projects, multidisciplinary design management, and NEC contracts. The Role As Design Manager, you will be responsible for leading and coordinating the design process from bid stage through to project delivery, ensuring design outputs are...

Design Manager - Civil Engineering (Energy & Infrastructure) 6 Month Contract (Minimum) £600 - £650 Per Day (PAYE Umbrella) We're partnering with a leading Tier 1 civil engineering contractor to recruit an experienced Design Manager to support the delivery of infrastructure projects across the Energy Sector. This role will focus on the delivery of energy and power infrastructure projects, including substations, transmission and distribution networks, renewable energy schemes, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and associated electrical infrastructure. It is a key position within the engineering function, responsible for ensuring technically robust, compliant, and deliverable solutions are developed and implemented across the full project lifecycle. The Role As Design Manager, you'll lead multi-disciplinary design teams and external consultants to deliver high-quality technical solutions aligned to programme, budget and statutory requirements. You'll take ownership of...

Role: Senior / Lead Software Engineer (Python, Django) Type: 12 Months Contract Location: London / Manchester / Birmingham / Cardiff / North East, UK Working Model: Hybrid (2 days per week in Office) Payrate: £600 - £750 per Day on Inside IR35 via Umbrella What You'll Do: Lead end-to-end system design and delivery using Python and Django. Write secure, test-driven code and maintain live service performance. Work in an Agile, multidisciplinary team aligned with Government Digital Service (GDS) standards.What We Need: 5+ years experience (ideally 8-10 years). Deep technical expertise in Python & Django. Proven system design and architecture capabilities. Strong communication and collaborative problem-solving skills.Bonus: Previous experience with GDS standards, the public sector (e.g., MOD, HMRC), or secure defence environments. This is an urgent vacancy with a deadline where the hiring manager is shortlisting for an interview immediately. Please apply with a copy of your...

My client is a leading contractor in the Steel frame and Groundworks sector. We are currently recruiting a Site Engineer to complete an 10 month contract. You will be required to manage the engineering, including the setting out of the ground works/steel frame package. Site Engineer Responsibilities: • Reporting and working with the Project Manager and foreman. • Site set up and compliance with health and safety • Completing all setting out associated to the ground works and steel Frame aspects. • Raising technical queries on design issues. Site Engineer Requirements: • CSCS card. • SMSTS or SSSTS – Desirable, not essential. • Previous experience setting out ground works and drainage. • Degree in Civil Engineering or Time Served. The Next Steps: To apply for the role as a Site Engineer, click on the apply now button below and submit your CV for further information

Product Development Engineer - BAE Glascoed Location: Glascoed Positions: x1 Working arrangements: 37 hours Mon- Thu with Fridays off. 7:15am - 5pm -can be flexible Rate: 38.25ph umbrella (inside IR35) Security: BPSS only Skills including electronics design as well as a high degree of competence in mechanical integration and systems engineering / Model Based engineering. What you’ll be doing: • Supporting the product design and systems engineering activities for new and legacy products, including product design and evaluation using systems engineering tools (e.g. MBSE, Pugh Matrices, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (DFMEA)). • Hands on development with energetic materials and munitions to support product design and development activity • Conducting and managing product and process design, development, test, manufacture and evaluation activities, ensuring safety remains the highest priority in the working practices...

Role: Site Manager / Pre-Construction Survey Manager Location: Bristol Rate: £450p/d - Inside IR35 (DOE) Duration: 6 months Industry: Water The business we're working for is a major engineering contractor operating on the Bristol Water AMP8 framework, is seeking an experienced Site Supervisor / Site Manager to coordinate pre-construction survey and investigation activities across multiple schemes throughout Bristol and Devon. This is not a traditional construction delivery role. The successful candidate will oversee specialist subcontractors undertaking survey and site investigation works that will inform the Outline Design phase of each project, ultimately supporting the development of Design & Build contracts due to commence in October 2026. As such, the role requires someone who is comfortable working at the interface between site operations and the design team, ensuring surveys are completed to the required scope, identifying any constraints or risks, and feeding...

Civils Project Manager - District Heating Networks Role Purpose The Civils Project Manager will be responsible for the safe, efficient, and successful delivery of district heating and heat network infrastructure projects. The role will lead all aspects of project delivery, including planning, construction, stakeholder management, commercial performance, and programme control, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards. Key Responsibilities Manage district heating and heat network projects from contract award through to completion and handover. Lead multidisciplinary project teams, subcontractors, and suppliers to achieve project objectives. Develop and manage project programmes, budgets, resource plans, and risk registers. Oversee the installation of district heating pipework, valve chambers, energy centres, and associated civil engineering works. Coordinate utility searches, diversions, permits, traffic management, and...

Safety Engineer Location: Bristol (Hybrid Working Available) Contract: 12-Month Contract Rate: £65.00 per hour (Inside IR35) About the Role We are currently seeking an experienced Safety Engineer to join a growing Defence & Security team supporting major programmes across the UK nuclear and defence Key Responsibilities Prepare, implement, and deliver nuclear safety case documentation for operational facilities, infrastructure, and plant areas. Develop safety justifications that meet project requirements for safety, quality, cost, and programme. Present safety case documentation to regulators, licensees, safety committees, and senior stakeholders. Ensure compliance with legislative, regulatory, and company nuclear safety requirements. Maintain and improve safety case systems, processes, procedures, and standards. Conduct periodic safety case reviews and provide recommendations to improve nuclear safety performance. Support the development of safety performance metrics,...

Our client, a specialist in the defence and security sector, is currently seeking a Safety Engineer on a contract basis. This role is pivotal in ensuring the safety of nuclear operations and plant areas, delivering safety case documentation, and maintaining safety standards across complex naval infrastructure. Key Responsibilities: Preparing, implementing, and delivering safety case documentation for nuclear operations and plant areas, ensuring compliance with safety, cost, quality, and schedule standards. Presenting safety case documents to safety committees, regulators, and licensees on behalf of senior management. Maintaining safety case systems and developing procedures and processes for the management and review of safety standards. Conducting short- and long-term reviews of safety cases and advising on nuclear safety performance through performance tracking dashboards. Deputising for senior roles where technical competence allows and acting as secretary to management safety...

We are looking for a Construction Assistant Project Manager to join a client's site based in Somerset. Nature and Scope: The nature of the role is to provide leadership to ensure the effective delivery of activities in the programme, while recognising and managing the impacts of the programme on the wider Project. The Project Manager will apply a project management approach to activities relating to design principles and system design which are undertaken by the Architect Engineer, detailed design, manufacturing, and construction which are largely delivered through contracts and commissioning managed through integrated contractor and company teams to ensure all activities are delivered safely, to quality, budget, and schedule. The Project Manager is responsible for the delivery of a specific set of activities to time, cost, safety, and quality including the day-to-day management. Leadership is crucial as the Project Manager will be required to establish and lead diverse project...

The Opportunity We are recruiting for an experienced Senior Site Engineer to join one of the UK's leading construction and civil engineering contractors on a major infrastructure project in Herefordshire. The business has an outstanding reputation for delivering complex, high-value projects across infrastructure, highways, defence, rail, energy, and major civil engineering sectors. Known for technical excellence, innovation, and delivering some of the country's most challenging construction schemes, they continue to invest in both their people and projects while maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality, and engineering delivery. This is an excellent opportunity to work on a prestigious long-term project where you will play a pivotal role in the engineering delivery of major civils and structural works. The Role As Senior Site Engineer, you will take ownership of all engineering activities across your section of works, ensuring construction is delivered safely,...

Abatec are currently recruiting for a freelance Project Manager to join our client, a regional Civil Engineering contractor based in Gloucester on a highways scheme. The successful individual will be site-based overseeing the structures package and requires extensive knowledge of NEC forms of contract and experience in formwork, bridge construction and temporary works. As a Project Manager, you will play a key role in the successful delivery of the civil engineering project. Reporting into the Contracts Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the management of site activities, ensuring that projects are completed to schedule, within budget, and to the highest standards. As a Project Manager you will: * Provide regular updates to the Contracts Manager on project progress, including budget, programme, and design issues. * Ensure that health and safety standards and industry regulations are strictly adhered to on site. * Act as the primary point of contact for...

Project Manager Would you like to work for an inclusive and collaborative company which is achieving great success? My client is working closely with long established clients to deliver a range of water infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects. These works are key to ensuring sustainable, high-quality services for communities across the region. Role Overview We are seeking a Project Manager to take overall responsibility for the successful delivery of allocated multidisciplinary projects. You will lead projects from conception through to completion, ensuring safe and efficient execution within agreed timescales, budgets, and quality standards. This role requires strong leadership, technical knowledge, and commercial awareness, alongside the ability to manage internal teams, external consultants, and key customer relationships. You will be expected to deliver projects in line with core company values, driving service excellence and continuous improvement. Key Responsibilities...

RTL Group are recruiting multiple site agents to work on a major project in Cardiff! What will I be doing? You will be an Agent with a relevant civil engineering qualification, chartership preferable, and experience in Roadworks and Structure. With demonstrated experience in the safe, efficient delivery of infrastructure projects in a site role, you will be adept at managing multiple tasks and deadlines. Your strong leaderships skills will help to develop and mentor junior staff. The Agent will be required to assist in the delivery of the works, challenging the design for value engineering and ensuring a high quality of delivery on site. Sub-contract packages will be managed through weekly meetings, monthly forecasting and on site measurement. A high standard of personal safety is expected with this standard transferred to all works in your section. Mentoring and guidance of the site engineering team will be required, to bring them on in their careers. With the support of our...

Gateman Bridgend | Monday-Friday, 7.00am -5.00pm | Introduction Acorn by Synergie is recruiting a Gateman / Traffic Marshall for a construction site in Caerphilly . This is a role where the successful candidate will be the first point of contact on site Key Duties: Sign in and out site visitors and contractors. Manage deliveries and visitors at the gate. Direct vehicles on and off site Requirements: Valid CSCS card. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). CPCS or NPORS Previous gate person experience. Manual handling certificate (desirable but not essential). What We Offer: Hourly rate is negotiable Monday-Friday, 7.00am-5.00pm Interested? Apply online with your CV attached or contact Acorn's Construction team today. Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment business for the supply of temporary workers

Principal Platform Engineer - Ref: 1733 Initial contract until 27/12/26 £98.82ph, UMB, inside IR35 Yeovil - Full time onsite Please note, DV clearance is required for this positon and the programme will have "UK Eyes Only" restrictions. Your Impact Are you ready to take on complex technical challenges at the forefront of cyber and platform engineering? At Leonardo, our Principal Platform Engineers are hands-on experts who shape the design, integration, and delivery of secure platforms that keep our customers' missions running. Your work at Leonardo UK will see you take the lead in solving customer problems in an agile, innovative and team-centric manner. The role may involve a blended hybrid working model, with a mixture of working from home and working on site at one of our Leonardo offices to ensure close collaboration with the wider team and with our customers. Leonardo UK is seeking a Principal Platform Engineer to join the Cyber & Security Solutions Division...