Design Engineering Manager

MB947: Design Engineering ManagerLocation: InvernessSalary: £85,000 - £88,000 + £6,325 Car AllowanceWorking Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per weekAdditional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Company Car/Car Allowance (Depending on job grade), Pension matched up to 8%, 25 days annual leave - plus holiday (opportunity to buy/sell leave will be implemented from January 2026), Private medical insurance, Free 24/7 EAPOverview:First Military Recruitment is proudly working in partnership with a fantastic national construction business who are looking to recruit a Design Engineering Manager on a permanent basis due to growth based at either their Inverness depot.Duties and Responsibilities:

• 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 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.
• Approve designer's quality management system
• Lead Design Reviews with approval and acceptance bodies. TAA, NR, LUL etc
• Support Assurance functions with design specific requirements

Skills and 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 desirable in hydro pump storage schemes and/or large & complex construction projects.
• Ability to deputise for the Project Manager and Agents if required.
• Understands the Principal Designer Duties including ERIC

MB947: Design Engineering ManagerLocation: InvernessSalary: £85,000 - £88,000 + £6,325 Car AllowanceWorking Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per weekAdditional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Company Car/Car Allowance (Depending on job grade), Pension matched up to 8%, 25 days annual leave - plus holiday (opportunity to buy/sell leave will be implemented from January 2026), Private medical insurance, Free 24/7 EAP