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Design Manager

United Kingdom, Liverpool · Job Posted May 31, 2026
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Freelance Design Manager (Enabling Works & Surveys) Rate: Competitive Day Rate - Inside of IR35 Duration: Long-term Location: Hybrid (3 days WFH / 2 days Liverpool office & site) Looking for a solid, long-term freelance contract on a massive civils scheme where you actually have a say in how things are run? This is it. My client is gearing up for the critical Enabling Works phase of a landmark infrastructure project in the North. We need a heavy-hitting freelance Design Manager to grab the reins and get the site ready for the main construction phase. You'll be working directly as the right-hand to the project's Technical Lead, meaning you're right in the thick of the decision-making, not just pushing paper in a corner.

Job Responsibility

  • Managing the design for all the critical prep work (utility diversions, temporary works, site clearance, and access roads)
  • Overseeing and coordinating all the essential site surveys (geotechnical, topo, utilities) and making sure that data is successfully baked into the designs
  • Working closely alongside our commercial and pricing teams to help build, refine, and lock down a realistic Target Cost for the works
  • Keeping the Technical Lead in the loop, managing design risks, and solving engineering headaches before they ever hit the site

Requirements

  • You are an established freelance Design Manager with plenty of major UK civils or infrastructure experience
  • You have specifically managed enabling works designs before
  • You understand how to interpret survey data and know your way around estimating and Target Cost development (if you know NEC contracts inside out, that's a massive bonus)
  • You are organized enough to drive things forward independently on your 3 remote days, and ready to collaborate face-to-face during your 2 days in Liverpool

Nice to have

NEC contracts knowledge

What we offer

  • Competitive Day Rate
  • Long-term contract
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