Randstad Construction & Property
Location: Cardiff / South Wales (On-site / Hybrid)
Duration: Contract (Aug 2026 – Q4 2027)
Rate: Competitive (Strictly Inside IR35 – PAYE / Umbrella PAYE Only)
We are recruiting for a Design Manager to join a tier-one engineering leader's Energy unit , supporting high-profile National Grid infrastructure schemes across South Wales. This is a full-time temporary role (45 hours/week) with an option to transition to permanent.
The Role
Managing the design process from bid through to delivery within an Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) framework, your day-to-day will involve:
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Coordination: Leading multidisciplinary design teams and external design consultancies.
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Delivery: Driving engineering outputs to align with project programmes, cost plans, and technical specs.
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Compliance: Reviewing design submissions for quality, CDM 2015 compliance, RIBA stages, and tracking/closing out Design NCRs.
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Change Control: Managing design reviews and change processes under NEC3/NEC4 frameworks.
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Stakeholder Interface: Acting as the central link between clients, statutory bodies, and internal site/commercial teams.
Essential Requirements
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Energy Sector Foundation: Proven experience managing multi-disciplinary design packages within the UK Energy/Power sectors. Substation experience is highly desirable.
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Contractual Literacy: Solid working knowledge of NEC3/NEC4 contract forms and ECI schemes.
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Consultancy Management: Practical experience overseeing subcontracted design consultancies to ensure quality and programme alignment.
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Location Ready: Ability to work out of Cardiff / South Wales to support regional projects.
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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