Design Manager
| Posting date: | 17 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £50,000 to £60,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | DIS + Pension + EAP + 28 days holiday |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 August 2025 |
| Location: | Poole, Dorset, bh16 6fl |
| Company: | Hunter Selection Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 26770_1752767501 |
Summary
Design Manager
Poole, Dorset
£50,000 - £60,000 + DIS + Pension + EAP + 28 days holiday + Training
Great opportunity here to join an industry leading company in a senior position, you will be managing a team of Design Engineers and having oversight over the entire NPD process. The company design and manufacture a range of equipment for various sectors.
Roles/Responsibilities
- Lead the Design Engineering team with six direct reports, providing technical and strategic oversight.
- Manage the full New Product Development (NPD) pipeline from concept to launch.
- Conduct performance reviews and support the development of engineering staff.
- Set team priorities and align departmental goals with business objectives.
- Ensure all designs meet international standards and are validated via FEA, analysis software, or hand calculations.
- Approve or delegate design reviews, ensuring engineering accuracy and quality.
- Communicate technical updates to internal and external stakeholders.
What We're Looking For
- Background in the lifting industry - Preferred
- Demonstrated experience leading and managing design engineering teams - Required
- Bachelor's degree (BEng) in Mechanical or Structural Engineering - Mandatory (for insurance compliance)
- Proven ability to manage workloads and allocate resources effectively
If you are interested in the role or looking for something similar please contact our Managing Consultant
Brandon Hewitt - Hunt / 01275 371981 / brandon@hunterselection.co.uk
If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.
Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.
Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.