Design Delivery Manager
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Job Title: Design Delivery Manager
Can Be Based From:
Bristol, Warrington, Grangemouth, Annesley, Plymouth
About Us
Galliford Try is one of the UK’s most formidable construction businesses with an enviable track record of delivering schemes that strive to provide positive, lasting change for the communities we work in. As a FTSE 250 organisation, we turnover £1.9 billion and employ over 3,500 people across three successful Divisions: Building, Infrastructure and Specialist Services.
As one of the UK’s leading contractors, you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the country’s most exciting projects, offering long-term stability alongside the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise your career goals. You will be joining diverse, high-performing teams with exceptional levels of commitment.
Our Infrastructure – Environment Business
Following a number of strategic acquisitions, we are now the largest Tier 1 contractor operating in the UK Water and Environment sector, with a long-term portfolio trading at approximately £500 million per year.
As part of our 2030 Strategy, we have brought together all aspects of Engineering Design under a single Business Unit, which continues to expand to provide in-house design capability to our Regional Business Units across the UK.
Purpose of the Role
The Design Delivery Manager (DDM) is a key member of the Engineering Management Team and is directly responsible for the successful delivery of engineering services across the business.
The role holds accountability for time, cost, quality and utilisation of UK-wide core engineering resources and has overall responsibility for their outputs, development and growth. This position is pivotal to the achievement of our strategic engineering objectives and includes line management responsibility.
Key Accountabilities
- Be accountable for the successful delivery of the engineering service.
- Act as a member of both the Engineering Management Team and Senior Operational Team.
- Line manage Principal Engineers and Design Managers, with people and resource management as a core focus.
- Develop strong peer-to-peer relationships across the Engineering Management Team.
About You
- Demonstrable experience managing internal design or engineering functions.
- Strong leadership capability with experience managing and developing design teams.
- Ability to operate and influence at all levels of the organisation.
- Commercially aware with a strong understanding of cost, programme and performance management.
- Highly analytical with strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Comfortable balancing strategic oversight with detailed technical involvement.
- Skilled in prioritising and decision-making in complex and demanding environments.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, including presentation at senior levels.
Technical / Professional Expertise
- Engineering background with a good understanding of multi-disciplinary engineering design.
- Design and/or Project Management experience, ideally within the water or environment sector.
- Degree in Engineering (MEng, MSc, BEng, BSc) or a relevant construction, project management or STEM-related qualification.
- Significant experience in planning, progress measurement and change management across all project phases.
- Experience implementing digital technologies and advanced applications within construction projects.
- Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office applications.
- APM or PMI qualifications are advantageous.
What We Can Offer in Return
With an impressive order book of over £3.9 billion, we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, offering you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects while enjoying stability and long-term career prospects.
We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of our people through our Be Well programme, providing advice, support and discounts on a range of products and services.
We invest in high-quality training at all levels, supported by our Career Paths initiative, helping individuals fulfil their potential and progress their careers.
Our Agile Working programme supports flexibility in when, where and how you work, where appropriate.
Our Benefits
We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that, offering a comprehensive range of options alongside a competitive salary, including:
- Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with length of service, plus the option to purchase additional leave
- A wide range of corporate discounts
- Cycle to Work schemes
- Comprehensive pension plan
- Save As You Earn share purchase scheme
- Private medical scheme options for salaried employees
- Employee Assistance Programme with free 24/7 support
- Paid annual membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role
About Us
Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote best practice and caring for the environment in which we work.
We do this by living our values: Excellence, Passion, Integrity and Collaboration.
For more information about this role or other opportunities within Galliford Try, please contact
adam.wright@gallifordtry.co.uk
Additional Information
Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who wish to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly. This will be discussed as part of the recruitment process.
We encourage candidates to let us know of any adjustments we can reasonably make to ensure a positive application experience.
Don’t meet every requirement? We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply.
As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to offering an interview to candidates with a long-term health condition or disability who meet the essential criteria.