Design Manager - Tender
| Posting date: | 16 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £65,000 to £75,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 August 2025 |
| Location: | Paddington, London, W2 1RU |
| Company: | Millbank Holdings Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 57285796 |
Summary
Are you a design manager with experience in pre-construction & tender design for large civil engineering projects?
Do you have a strong understanding of civil design, temporary works design and NEC contract forms?
Would you thrive on working for a company at the cutting edge of the civil engineering sector?
If so, please apply below!
The Opportunity
The purpose of this role is to manage the design consultant activities and deliverables to ensure they are completed in line with the agreed programme. To be the technical lead on the project, ensuring both input and output deliverables for the design are tracked and reported.
This role will be based in Paddington, London or Swindon
Renumeration & Benefits
£65,000 - £75,000 per year, Car Allowance, Enhanced Pension, Generous Holidays
Your duties and responsibilities will be
- Manage the process, resolution and communication of all design queries as part of the project.
- Review contract requirements and ensure compliance with requirements.
- Raise requests for further information internally and externally from the whole project team.
- Collaborate in the preparation of design programmes.
- Manage communication with the Client design representative throughout the contract period.
- Produce monthly reports on design progress and any other design specific elements.
- Manage and update the design deliverable schedule.
- Review all design deliverables and ensure that they are completed to the expected standard. Challenge and resolve when not.
- Manage and chair design reviews with project team.
- Manage and chair all design interface meetings with external parties.
- Review designs for compliance with contract requirements and tender intentions.
- Ensure compliance with design approval processes required by the contract.
- Routinely monitor report on progress of the design and explain any necessary actions.
- Collaborate with the engagement of external suppliers/subcontractors.
- Ensure document register is completed by designers correctly and issued to HTUK periodically.
- Manage provision of drawings to project team – document control.
- Establish technical query procedure.
- Review all design communications and collaboratively resolve queries.
- Agree changes with Project team in accordance with project authority protocol.
- Issue of instructions to Designer in accordance with project authority protocol.
- Implement change order management.
- Approving designer’s quality management system
- Lead Design Reviews with approval and acceptance bodies. TAA, NR, LUL etc..
- Support HUK Assurance functions with design specific requirements
You will have the following qualifications & experience
- Wide-ranging understanding and working knowledge of construction methods and outputs and can coach others
- Must have spent 12 months completing designs as part of a consultancy or temporary works design department
- Will have both substantial construction and design experience.
- Ability to deputise for the Project Manager if required.
- Understands the Principal Designer Duties including ERIC
It’s great if you also have the following
- Tier 1 contractor background
- Heavy civils experience, ideally tunnelling
Get in touch now
If you’re seeking a new opportunity and think you have the skills and experience for this role, then apply now or contact Jordan Tipping via LinkedIn.
Millbank Holdings Ltd is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background, and encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.
We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, and we are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process for everyone. If you require any adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate.
Millbank operates as both an Employment Agency and an Employment Business.
Millbank Holdings Ltd is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background, and encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.
We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, and we are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process for everyone. If you require any adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate.
Millbank operates as both an Employment Agency and an Employment Business.
Do you have a strong understanding of civil design, temporary works design and NEC contract forms?
Would you thrive on working for a company at the cutting edge of the civil engineering sector?
If so, please apply below!
The Opportunity
The purpose of this role is to manage the design consultant activities and deliverables to ensure they are completed in line with the agreed programme. To be the technical lead on the project, ensuring both input and output deliverables for the design are tracked and reported.
This role will be based in Paddington, London or Swindon
Renumeration & Benefits
£65,000 - £75,000 per year, Car Allowance, Enhanced Pension, Generous Holidays
Your duties and responsibilities will be
- Manage the process, resolution and communication of all design queries as part of the project.
- Review contract requirements and ensure compliance with requirements.
- Raise requests for further information internally and externally from the whole project team.
- Collaborate in the preparation of design programmes.
- Manage communication with the Client design representative throughout the contract period.
- Produce monthly reports on design progress and any other design specific elements.
- Manage and update the design deliverable schedule.
- Review all design deliverables and ensure that they are completed to the expected standard. Challenge and resolve when not.
- Manage and chair design reviews with project team.
- Manage and chair all design interface meetings with external parties.
- Review designs for compliance with contract requirements and tender intentions.
- Ensure compliance with design approval processes required by the contract.
- Routinely monitor report on progress of the design and explain any necessary actions.
- Collaborate with the engagement of external suppliers/subcontractors.
- Ensure document register is completed by designers correctly and issued to HTUK periodically.
- Manage provision of drawings to project team – document control.
- Establish technical query procedure.
- Review all design communications and collaboratively resolve queries.
- Agree changes with Project team in accordance with project authority protocol.
- Issue of instructions to Designer in accordance with project authority protocol.
- Implement change order management.
- Approving designer’s quality management system
- Lead Design Reviews with approval and acceptance bodies. TAA, NR, LUL etc..
- Support HUK Assurance functions with design specific requirements
You will have the following qualifications & experience
- Wide-ranging understanding and working knowledge of construction methods and outputs and can coach others
- Must have spent 12 months completing designs as part of a consultancy or temporary works design department
- Will have both substantial construction and design experience.
- Ability to deputise for the Project Manager if required.
- Understands the Principal Designer Duties including ERIC
It’s great if you also have the following
- Tier 1 contractor background
- Heavy civils experience, ideally tunnelling
Get in touch now
If you’re seeking a new opportunity and think you have the skills and experience for this role, then apply now or contact Jordan Tipping via LinkedIn.
Millbank Holdings Ltd is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background, and encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.
We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, and we are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process for everyone. If you require any adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate.
Millbank operates as both an Employment Agency and an Employment Business.
Millbank Holdings Ltd is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background, and encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.
We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, and we are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process for everyone. If you require any adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate.
Millbank operates as both an Employment Agency and an Employment Business.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
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