Design manager


Company:	Randstad CPE
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Maidstone, ME14 1RP
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	20 Oct 2026
Closing date:	27 Oct 2026

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Summary

Job Title: Design Management Lead

Location: Maidstone, Kent

Sector: Civil Engineering & Infrastructure (Water)

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Design Management Lead (DML) to lead the Engineering Design Management Team on a major, high-value water project based in Maidstone as part of a key regional water framework

In this role, you will work directly alongside Design Partners, Project Managers, and the Commercial Team to oversee design consultants, ensuring technical excellence, robust risk management, and delivery against project specifications and target budgets

. You will play a crucial part in managing change, driving programme progress, and upholding the highest standards of Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE)

Key Responsibilities

Design Coordination: Lead and manage multi-disciplinary design teams, aligning outputs with the project programme, conducting technical reviews, and managing RFIs, TQs, and waivers

CDM & Safety: Apply CDM 2015 regulations and principles of prevention as Principal Designer

Commercial & Change Management: Manage design change control in conjunction with commercial teams to ensure solutions remain within target cost allowances

Governance & Milestones: Drive design deliverables to meet both internal and client governance milestones

Innovation & Best Practice: Implement BIM/Digital execution, DfMA (Design for Manufacture and Assembly), carbon reduction strategies, and supply chain engagement

Value Engineering & Buildability: Support project teams with buildability reviews, value engineering, and the creation of integrated project programmes

Leadership & Reporting: Lead design meetings, track design performance (Cost and Schedule), and implement the overall design management strategy for the framework

Requirements & Person Specification

Education: Degree in Engineering, Design, or Construction Management

Industry Experience: Extensive experience in Design Management within the UK Water Industry

Technical Knowledge: Strong working knowledge of CDM 2015 regulations, 2D/3D environments, BIM standards, and Common Data Environments (CDEs)

Commercial Acumen: Solid commercial and contractual awareness with a strong track record of managing design budgets and change control

Key Skills: Excellent communication, time management, and stakeholder management capabilities

Professional Membership: Professional membership with a relevant body (e.g., ICE, CIWEM, CIBSE) is desirable

For more information in regards to the role please contact Daniel Stepney by email on or over the phone on 07441919706.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

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