Location: Trilogy Office, Motherwell
Business Unit: Energy
Projects: CMN3 & Harburn
Morgan Sindall is seeking an experienced Design Manager to be based at our Trilogy office in Motherwell, supporting our Energy business unit, with a particular focus on the CMN3 and Harburn projects.
This is a key role responsible for managing and coordinating all design aspects at both tender and project delivery stages, ensuring safe, compliant, commercially sound and fully integrated design solutions.
Key Responsibilities
* Manage the design aspects of tenders and live projects from bid stage through to delivery
* Establish, maintain and manage an effective and sustainable project design resource and team structure
* Lead and provide a professional, comprehensive and customer‑focused design service to clients, partners and suppliers
* Develop and implement the overall design strategy and approach for bids and projects
Design Process & Coordination
* Safely manage and coordinate the design process through all RIBA design stages, challenging briefs to drive innovation and continuous improvement
* Set up and agree clear design management regimes with internal and external design teams
* Programme, manage and chair all design reviews and coordination meetings
* Ensure fully coordinated design solutions by working closely with discipline lead designers
* Produce and maintain coordinated design programmes aligned with the overall project programme
* Monitor design progress and report regularly to the wider project team
Compliance, Quality & Change Control
* Ensure compliance with Morgan Sindall design management procedures at bid and delivery stages
* Ensure adherence to the design brief, scope of services and specifications
* Ensure designs comply with current legislation, standards, codes of practice and statutory requirements
* Coordinate activities with contractors and statutory bodies (e.g. Local Authority Planning, Building Control, HSE)
* Manage change control, ensuring design changes are properly authorised, costed and implemented
* Ensure design solutions meet commercial, construction and cost plan requirements
Commercial & Sustainable Outcomes
* Maintain design development within agreed cost restraints and customer requirements
* Ensure sufficient sustainable design expertise, resources and approaches are embedded within the project
* Ensure integration of sustainable solutions across design and delivery stages
Qualifications, Experience & Technical Knowledge
* HNC / HND / Degree in a relevant discipline
* Membership of a relevant professional institute (e.g. CIOB)
* Proven experience delivering design management services at both bid and delivery stages
* Experience across key sectors such as Education, Health, Manufacturing, Industrial, Leisure or Transport
* Experience with both single‑stage tenders and preferred terms / negotiated routes
* Demonstrable experience bidding for and winning work
* Strong technical knowledge of construction practices, standards and design coordination
* Experience working with ViewPoint and Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC)
Skills & Attributes
* Strong leadership and teamworking skills, with the ability to influence across a business unit
* Excellent management and organisational skills with a focus on quality and compliance
* Strong planning and time management skills, capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously
* Confident working collaboratively to deliver project and operational performance
* Ability to maintain high standards and ensure specifications are met
* Specialist knowledge within a chosen field, with a proactive and solutions‑focused mindset
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