101 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...

We are seeking an experienced Design Manager with a proven track record in Data Centre / Mission Critical projects to manage and coordinate multidisciplinary design teams from pre-construction through to delivery. The role is client-facing and based at our client’s office in Newbury. Key Responsibilities * Lead the design management process across Data Centre projects. * Coordinate architectural, structural, civil, and MEP design teams. * Manage design deliverables, RFIs, technical queries, and design changes. * Chair design coordination meetings and liaise with clients, consultants, and subcontractors. * Ensure designs are compliant, buildable, and delivered to programme. * Support procurement, commissioning, and project handover activities. Requirements * 5+ years’ experience as a Design Manager on Data Centre / Mission Critical projects. * Strong understanding of MEP coordination and Design & Build...

Senior Mechanical Handling Engineer Duration: 12 Months Location: Devenport Dockyard, Plymouth (hybrid) Pay Rate: £63-£70 per hour inside IR35 via Umbrella (35 hours per week) Clearance required: SC Clearance/ eligibility required Summary: To deliver the MoD's submarine and warship programmes, a significant programme of infrastructure investment is required on the Devonport site. The 'Major Infrastructure Projects' (MIP) Business Unit has been established to support this. One of the key scope elements within MIP is establishing a defuel capability for out of service submarines, which is delivered under the programme banner of 14 Dock Readiness. This work comprises of several interrelated projects to develop various multi-disciplinary infrastructure systems, with an overall value more than £100m. The Submarine Defuel Delivery Project (SDDP) sits within the Dock Readiness programme. SDDP provides the Reactor Access House (RAH) which supplies the necessary tools and systems to...

Role: Resident Engineer-Civil Location: Devonport(hybrid) Duration: 12 Months Inside IR35: Umbrella About our Client: Our client in Devonport is a leading engineering and maritime organisation specialising in the maintenance, repair, and overhaul of naval vessels. The site operates with a skilled workforce across mechanical, electrical, and technical disciplines, delivering high-quality and complex engineering projects. It offers a structured and collaborative working environment with opportunities for hands-on experience and professional development. Main Purpose of Role The primary purpose of the role is to provide advice and support to the Implementation Design Manager in ensuring the delivery of high-quality assets through witnessing and recording the physical works on site throughout the course of the Implementation phase and ensure the Design Intent is maintained. This will include the likes of the following; Assist the Construction and Project team by providing...

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

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...

Senior Site Engineer Bristol region Salary:£40,000 - £50,000 + Car Allowance (£5,000) Highly experienced candidates considered up to £55,000 + Car Allowance Join a Major Construction Project with Long-Term Career Progression An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Site Engineer to join a well-established and highly respected construction business delivering a landmark multi-phase development. This role offers the chance to work on a significant reinforced concrete project, starting with a complex two-storey basement car park construction and progressing onto a major £125m commercial development already secured as part of the next phase of works. With programmes extending through to 2029, this is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious engineer seeking long-term project continuity, technical challenge and genuine career development. The Role As Senior Site Engineer, you will take ownership of engineering activities on a major reinforced concrete package,...

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...

Exclusive: Project Manager Opportunity in the water Sector! Role: Project Manager Location: Bournemouth Duration: 12 months+/Ongoing Rate: £500- £550 p/d - Inside IR35/Umbrella PAYE (DOE) Sector: Clean Water Are you a skilled Project Manager with a strong background in the UK water sector? Join a team on the AMP8 Bournemouth Water Framework, driving transformation across one of Bournemouth Water's Non-infrastructure clean Flagship Projects. This is a chance to be a key player in a leading contractor's project team, contributing to the success of a high-value project worth up to £120m. Essential:  ·Project Management experience in managing multi-disciplinary design and construction projects, ideally within the water industry ·Degree or equivalent qualification in a construction, commercial, or engineering related discipline. ·Excellent oral and written communicator with the ability to work in close partnership with clients, stakeholders, and end users. ·Must be delivery...

M&E Site Manager Bournemouth £350 - £400 per day 6 month duration - 10 hour working days Free parking An M&E Construction Manager is required at a high profile, high value hospital site in Bournemouth. RG Setsquare Recruitment are proud to be recruiting on behalf of this Tier 1 Main Contractor. You will be bolstering the existing site management team, and will be joining this site in July. Key responsibilities include: Managing Mechanical & Electrical packages through all phases of project delivery Supporting package activities from design coordination through installation, commissioning and handover Managing M&E subcontractors and specialist supply chain partners Driving programme milestones and ensuring package delivery targets are achieved Monitoring quality, safety and compliance across package works Coordinating technical information, design reviews and procurement activities Managing interfaces between M&E works and wider construction activities...

Project Engineer (Mechanical / Fire Protection) Location: Midlands Rate: Up to £340 per day (DOE) Start Date: ASAP An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Project Engineer to join a leading specialist contractor delivering complex mechanical and fire protection projects across the UK. This role is ideally suited to candidates based in the Midlands area. The Role Reporting to the Project Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the successful delivery of projects on site, ensuring labour, materials, programme requirements and quality standards are effectively managed. You will act as a key point of contact between site teams, clients and contractors while helping drive projects through installation, testing and commissioning phases. Key Responsibilities Support the day-to-day delivery of mechanical installation projects. Attend client and contractor coordination meetings. Manage subcontractors and site resources. Review and mark up pipework schematics...

This role as a People Business Partner offers an exciting opportunity to drive HR initiatives and support business leaders with strategic people plans. Based in Abingdon, you will play a key role in aligning human resources strategies with organisational goals. Client Details With over 2,000 employees globally, you'll be joining a team of strong HR Business Partners (I've previously placed a couple of members of the team, so I might be biased..), who support managers across various locations with large-scale change programmes. This is a maternity contract, lasting 12 months initially. You'll work for an excellent manager, in a supportive and collaborative environment. If you enjoy working ina People team where all the processes are already in place, this role won't be for you. If you like having a little creative freedom to set polcicy and best practice as you go, thinking on your feet and sometimes working in the grey, then you'll thrive! Description The HR Business Partner...