About the role
Job Title: Design Manager
Location: Central Belt of Scotland (Euro Central) / Peterhead / North of Scotland
* If Central Belt based - You will need to spend 2-3 days a week fortnightly in Peterhead once we are at site turn of the year 2027.
* If North of Scotland Based - You will spend 2-3 days a week fortnightly in the Head Office in EuroCentral / Central belt with the wider team until we are on site.
Company: Balfour Beatty- Scotland (Energy)
Project: ASTI – Converter Station Build
Why This Role?
Joining this project places you at the heart of a nationally important, multi‑year energy infrastructure programme. You’ll be working on complex, high‑impact engineering assets that play a direct role in grid transformation, renewable energy growth and long‑term network resilience.
About the ASTI Programme
The ASTI programme is a multi‑billion‑pound national infrastructure framework upgrading Scotland’s high‑voltage transmission network and enabling the UK’s transition toward Net Zero. It includes the delivery of 17+ HVDC converter stations, major civils works, substations, cable routes and associated systems, forming the backbone of the UK’s future grid capacity.
* HVDC "motorway" routes will efficiently move clean energy from offshore wind to the national grid.
* Balfour Beatty has secured the largest share of the ASTI Onshore Framework, supporting major investment, UK manufacturing, and long‑term programme delivery.
* Regional Scotland is delivering HVDC converter stations, including Netherton, as part of a long‑term pipeline of strategically critical assets.
The Netherton Converter Station is a key part of the SSEN/National Grid HVDC link and one of the programme’s flagship sites.
What you'll be doing
As Design Manager, you will coordinate, manage and control the design process across both pre‑construction and construction phases on a technically complex, high‑value converter station project. You’ll ensure design solutions are safe, buildable, robust, and aligned with client and programme requirements.
This role will support Work Winning, Design Development, and then Site Delivery, contributing to design strategy, BIM coordination, risk management, and multidisciplinary integration.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and manage design development to meet customer, technical, and programme requirements
* Provide buildability and technical insight across disciplines
* Coordinate internal and external design teams, including novated consultants
* Implement BIM protocols and digital information management
* Manage design deliverable schedules and formal gate reviews
* Liaise with statutory authorities, supply chain partners, and client representatives
* Support bid deliverables, technical submissions and multidisciplinary coordination
* Contribute to risk, value engineering, and Lean construction activities
* Promote Zero Harm, sustainability and Balfour Beatty values
Who We're Looking For
Essential Skills & Experience
* Experience within design consultancy and/or main contractor design management
* Strong technical and coordination background
* Good working knowledge of BIM
* Understanding of site‑based delivery and design integration
* Excellent communication and stakeholder skills
* Professional membership (or working towards) and a valid CSCS card
Desirable Skills & Experience
* Experience on major civils, energy or infrastructure projects
* Strong IT capability and familiarity with design codes and procurement routes
Benefits
* Smart working, such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working where roles allow
* 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
* 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
* Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and more
Diversity and Inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and a member of WISE, ENEI, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers.
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