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Design Manager

United Kingdom, Cardiff B2B 550.00 - 600.00 GBP / Day · Job Posted July 13, 2026
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Randstad CPE are currently recruiting for a Design manager for the development of station upgrade schemes, across Cardiff. **** OUTSIDE IR35 Paid up to £600 LTD**** Our client is a market leader within Civil engineering and rail. The role is to provide design management support for the civils and building works from ECI / inception to final commissioning/financial settlement, and to co-ordinate and manage the design consultants appointed for the project.

Job Responsibility

  • Preparation of the project brief
  • Consultant selection and appointment
  • Value management & Engineering
  • Management of the Design Development
  • Managing of the Contractor Design Process
  • Prepare Design Execution Plan
  • Establish and monitor appropriate project operating procedures and systems, specifically ensuring the Design Management Plan is being followed and adhered to
  • Establish project design programme and ensure it is kept up to date
  • Establish & manage procedures for convening and recording meetings which: enable the client to review and input into the design, enable the design team to jointly develop design solutions and coordinate their work
  • Review the design development on a regular basis and report on: changes which may affect cost, deviations to the design brief, progress of the design
  • Chair/attend Design Value Engineering workshops
  • Chair/attend Design Risk & Opportunity Management workshops

Requirements

  • Managed design of rail stations or on a civils framework
  • Having clear understanding of both structural and architectural/ multidisciplinary designs
  • Be able to chair meetings, manage coordination meetings and deliver designs from Concept stage all the way to a detailed design
  • Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK

Nice to have

Previous Experience as a CEM is desirable

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