Electrical Design Manager
| Posting date: | 04 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 October 2025 |
| Location: | Warrington, North West, Warrington |
| Company: | Millbank Holdings Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 57779828 |
Summary
Do you have previous experience as a Lead Engineer (EC&I) in multi-discipline projects?
Are you able to demonstrate proven experience managing and developing engineering teams?
The Opportunity
We are looking for an experienced Electrical Design Manager to lead our electrical engineering and design team. In this role, you will coordinate and deliver projects while managing a team of engineers and designers, ensuring quality, efficiency and technical excellence.
Your duties and responsibilities will be
- Manage designers and engineers within your discipline, including utilisation, holidays, expenses, performance reviews and timesheets.
- Develop, mentor and motivate your team, ensuring training and development plans are in place.
- Review, update and implement procedures, standards, guidance notes and forms.
- Lead recruitment and resourcing for your discipline.
- Take ownership of proposals, estimates and budgets.
- Manage and assure the quality of engineering and design output for single and multi-discipline projects.
- Appoint capable discipline checkers and approvers.
- Oversee electrical design delivery within multi-discipline engineering, EPCM and EPC projects, across both greenfield and brownfield applications.
- Deliver projects across multiple sectors including Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Energy, Utilities, Chemicals, Petrochemicals and Food.
- Ensure projects are completed within budget, on schedule, and in alignment with other engineering disciplines.
- Act as a client-facing representative, managing expectations and securing design acceptance.
- Participate in internal and external design reviews.
- Provide technical support and make independent engineering decisions.
- Lead multi-discipline project coordination with Mechanical, Civil, Structural, Process and Automation teams.
- Check and approve engineering and design estimates, reporting on progress, scope changes and resource usage.
You will have the following qualifications & experience:
- Previous experience as a line manager.
- Previous experience as a Lead Engineer (EC&I) within multi-discipline projects (Engineering / EPCM / EPC).
- Strong track record in quality control and implementing engineering procedures.
- Deep knowledge of EC&I engineering and design, with working knowledge of related disciplines (Automation, Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Piping and Process).
- Capable of forecasting and managing resources, ensuring efficient utilisation.
- Strong understanding of industry standards including 7671, 7430, 61508, 61511, ATEX, DSEAR, LV and HV.
- Strong planning and organisational skills with a “right first time” mindset.
- Commercial awareness and ability to support business development.
- Effective delegation skills with a hands-on awareness of project progress.
- Strong leadership and motivational skills, even under challenging circumstances.
- Confident in managing change control and communicating implications to clients.
- Experienced in chairing and leading design review meetings.
It’s great if you also have the following
- MEng / BEng in EC&I Engineering.
- Chartered Engineer (or working towards).
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.
Are you able to demonstrate proven experience managing and developing engineering teams?
The Opportunity
We are looking for an experienced Electrical Design Manager to lead our electrical engineering and design team. In this role, you will coordinate and deliver projects while managing a team of engineers and designers, ensuring quality, efficiency and technical excellence.
Your duties and responsibilities will be
- Manage designers and engineers within your discipline, including utilisation, holidays, expenses, performance reviews and timesheets.
- Develop, mentor and motivate your team, ensuring training and development plans are in place.
- Review, update and implement procedures, standards, guidance notes and forms.
- Lead recruitment and resourcing for your discipline.
- Take ownership of proposals, estimates and budgets.
- Manage and assure the quality of engineering and design output for single and multi-discipline projects.
- Appoint capable discipline checkers and approvers.
- Oversee electrical design delivery within multi-discipline engineering, EPCM and EPC projects, across both greenfield and brownfield applications.
- Deliver projects across multiple sectors including Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Energy, Utilities, Chemicals, Petrochemicals and Food.
- Ensure projects are completed within budget, on schedule, and in alignment with other engineering disciplines.
- Act as a client-facing representative, managing expectations and securing design acceptance.
- Participate in internal and external design reviews.
- Provide technical support and make independent engineering decisions.
- Lead multi-discipline project coordination with Mechanical, Civil, Structural, Process and Automation teams.
- Check and approve engineering and design estimates, reporting on progress, scope changes and resource usage.
You will have the following qualifications & experience:
- Previous experience as a line manager.
- Previous experience as a Lead Engineer (EC&I) within multi-discipline projects (Engineering / EPCM / EPC).
- Strong track record in quality control and implementing engineering procedures.
- Deep knowledge of EC&I engineering and design, with working knowledge of related disciplines (Automation, Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Piping and Process).
- Capable of forecasting and managing resources, ensuring efficient utilisation.
- Strong understanding of industry standards including 7671, 7430, 61508, 61511, ATEX, DSEAR, LV and HV.
- Strong planning and organisational skills with a “right first time” mindset.
- Commercial awareness and ability to support business development.
- Effective delegation skills with a hands-on awareness of project progress.
- Strong leadership and motivational skills, even under challenging circumstances.
- Confident in managing change control and communicating implications to clients.
- Experienced in chairing and leading design review meetings.
It’s great if you also have the following
- MEng / BEng in EC&I Engineering.
- Chartered Engineer (or working towards).
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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