Job Description

Job No. BBUK12637


Senior Design Manager - Portsmouth
Living Places
Design Engineering
Portsmouth


Permanent


About the role


Job Title: Senior Design Manager

Initial Location: Portsmouth with travel to Southampton and East Sussex 2 days a week

Project Type: Bus Stop Improvement Plan (BSIP)

Company: Balfour Beatty Living Places

About Us:



Balfour Beatty Living Places is proud to be delivering Portsmouth City Council's Bus Stop Improvement Plan (BSIP) - a transformative programme to modernise and enhance bus infrastructure across the city.

We're now looking for an experienced Senior Design Manager to lead our design delivery and ensure successful, innovative, and safe outcomes.
What you'll be doing


As Senior Design Manager, you'll be at the forefront of driving design excellence and ensuring Balfour Beatty's delivery meets the highest standards in:

Safety by Design
Programme and budget adherence
BIM Level 2 compliance
Stakeholder collaboration and client satisfaction


You'll lead a multi-disciplinary team of designers and engineers, review and approve fee proposals, and guide the integration of cutting-edge techniques and technology into our delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and manage the design programme, ensuring timely and budget-aligned delivery
Develop and implement BIM Execution Plans, EIRs, and Information Management Plans
Engage effectively with Portsmouth City Council and stakeholders to build trusted relationships
Review design output to ensure compliance, fitness for purpose, and risk minimisation
Monitor and report on financials, quality, and performance KPIs
Support the seamless transition from design to construction with our delivery teams


Who we're looking for


You'll bring a strong background in highways design with proven experience in managing and delivering successful infrastructure projects. You're confident with clients, a natural leader, and someone who drives standards across the board.

Essential:

Strong knowledge of highways design and CDM 2015 regulations
Working knowledge of BIM (Level 2) and digital delivery practices
Excellent stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills
Confident communicator with strong written and verbal abilities
Full UK driving licence


Desirable:

Chartered Civil Engineer (CEng MICE or equivalent)
Local Authority experience
Highways and drainage / earthworks


Why Join us:

At Balfour Beatty Living Places, we believe in creating communities where people want to live and work. You'll join a company that's serious about innovation, sustainability, and delivering real social value.

Professional and personal development



The size and scale of Balfour Beatty coupled with our strong pipeline of work provides incredible opportunities, regardless of what stage you are at in your career.

We encourage and empower our employees to take control of their career and explore which part of the business they want to work in and what role is right for them. We actively encourage our managers and employees to have open communication throughout the year about wellbeing, development and career opportunities.

We're proud of the Balfour Beatty Academy. Whether it's sharpening your technical expertise, improving your personal skills or seeking support to become professionally qualified, our 70:20:10 approach to development means we have a learning approach that suits everyone. 70% learning on the job, 20% learning from those around you, and 10% formal training courses and learning events.



For further information about Balfour Beatty Regional Scotland please go to www.balfourbeatty.com/careers/Scotland - You can also check out further job opportunities in the careers section
Why work for us


Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow. 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata) Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...

About us


Balfour Beatty Living Places works in long-term partnerships with local authorities to create great places to live, work and play. We actively engage with local people to understand the needs of the communities we work in and shape the places where local economies can thrive and grow. As a leader in sustainable working, diversity, and social value, we use our expertise to bring real, positive change for our customers.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com