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Turner Lovell is recruiting a Project Design Manager for a leading UK energy infrastructure contractor delivering Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and renewable energy connection projects across the UK. This role focuses on end-to-end design ownership across BESS projects, including Civils, HV Cables, and Protection & Control. You will be responsible for coordinating how all design components interact, ensuring solutions are technically compliant, constructable, and aligned with client and regulatory standards. This is an excellent opportunity to take a senior design leadership role within a growing renewables-focused business, with a strong pipeline of BESS and grid connection projects and long-term career progression.
Job Responsibility:
Own and lead multidisciplinary design for BESS and grid connection projects from feasibility through detailed design and construction support
Manage and coordinate electrical and civil design teams, including internal designers and external consultants
Ensure full compliance with DNO standards, industry codes, CDM 2015, and internal design governance requirements
Act as the primary technical interface with clients, confidently challenging requirements where necessary to achieve safe, efficient, and compliant solutions
Oversee design integration across civils, cabling, and protection & control to ensure all elements work cohesively
Manage design programme, workload prioritisation, and technical risk across multiple projects
Provide technical support during construction, responding to site queries and resolving design issues as required
Requirements:
Degree in Electrical or Civil Engineering (or equivalent)
Chartered Engineer status or working towards chartership
Proven experience leading design for BESS or renewable energy grid connection projects
Strong background in substation-based infrastructure projects within the regulated DNO environment (11kV-132kV)
Demonstrated ability to manage and coordinate multidisciplinary design teams
Strong technical authority with the confidence to engage and challenge clients under delivery pressure
Ability to understand and manage the interaction between civils, cables, and protection & control disciplines