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Design Manager in Falmer, Brighton (BN1), BN1 9PY | THE CLANCY GROUP Find a job Post a job Sign up Tired of searching? 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That’s why we need people like you to help us. Our Design team is recruiting … Are you an experienced Engineer with a passion for leading high-impact projects? If so, keep reading as we're seeking a skilled Design Manager to join our team in either Fareham or Brighton. As a Design Manager, you will take a leading role in managing and coordinating the design process on contractor led waste and water infrastructure projects. Working as part of the project delivery team, you will drive design from tender through to construction and handover, ensuring solutions are safe, buildable, compliant, cost effective and aligned with programme constraints. Projects may include water and wastewater treatment works, pumping stations, pipelines and rising mains, storage assets and complex MEICA installations delivered within live operational environments. Here are some of the things that you'll get in involved in... Lead and manage the contractor led design process from tender stage through detailed design and construction support. Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams including civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, ICA and process designers. Act as the primary interface between design, construction, commercial and planning teams, ensuring design solutions support safe and efficient delivery. Plan and manage design deliverables, information release schedules and design programmes to support construction sequencing and key milestones. Chair and lead design coordination and design review meetings, ensuring timely decision making and closure of actions. Ensure designs meet contractual requirements, client specifications, regulatory standards and water industry best practice. Drive buildability, operability and maintainability reviews, challenging design solutions where necessary to optimise delivery and whole life performance. Manage and control design development and design change, including assessment of impacts on cost, programme, risk and construction methodology. Coordinate design risk management, ensuring hazards are identified and mitigated through design in collaboration with construction and CDM teams. Work closely with the Principal Designer to ensure health and safety considerations are embedded within the design process and supported in Pre Construction Information. Support resolution of site based technical queries, RFIs and design related construction issues. Attend site regularly to engage with delivery teams and maintain alignment between design intent and construction. Produce progress updates and reports for project leadership and client teams. We would love to hear from you if you can demonstrate... Experience delivering waste and water infrastructure projects, ideally within regulated water frameworks. Strong understanding of construction methodologies, temporary works, and sequencing in live operational environments. Experience managing external consultants and in-house designers to deliver coordinated, high-quality design outputs. Knowledge of CDM 2015 and the role design plays in managing construction and operational risk. An engineering qualification in Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, or Process Engineering (minimum HNC or equivalent NVQ Level 4). Professional membership (e.g. ICE, IMechE, CIHT, or equivalent) is desirable. Strong commercial awareness with the ability to understand design impacts on cost and programme. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. High level of IT literacy, including Microsoft Office and design coordination systems. A full UK driving licence. #CIVSOUTH Our Company Every day we work smarter, greener and use our imaginations. Our purpose at Clancy is simple - we make life better for everyone’s growing families. We play a vital role in providing fresh drinking water and power to millions of homes and businesses and so much more. We are one of the biggest family owned construction businesses in the UK and we care about our people, our clients and the environment. What Next You apply, and we respond within two weeks (we know how annoying it is not to hear anything back)! If you don’t receive feedback within that timescale, please don’t be afraid to chase us - one of our values is to do what we say we will do! Benefits In addition to helping you reach your career goals, a competitive salary, pension, healthcare and holiday allowance starting at 24-26 days per annum, we also offer perks including Clancy Xtras, our employee benefits programme with discounts for numerous well-known retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Currys PC World and Vue Cinemas, cycle to work scheme as well as an Employee Assistance Programme. Clancy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made for you to attend an interview, please do let us know and we will be happy to accommodate. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Committed. Apply In Short Industry Water, Energy & Civils Founded 1958 Location Nationwide Company size 1000+ Why Join Clancy Our purpose at Clancy is simple - we make life better for everyone’s growing families. We play a vital role in providing fresh drinking water and power to millions of homes and businesses, as well as energy connections to vital transport infrastructure. We are one of the biggest family owned construction businesses in the UK and we care about our people, our clients and the environment. Our 2,500+ colleagues across England and Scotland are integral to helping us achieve our vision of building a world where all infrastructure is sustainably built and maintained. Clancy Cares CLANCY CARES BY PROVIDING SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT. We are a family business at heart, founded in 1958 by Michael J
Clancy with a view to making life better for his family. Today that legacy
still exists, however our reach is growing. The work we undertake improves
lives, by providing reliable essential utilities and infrastructure that
support life and the wider environment. Health & Wellbeing A
happy and healthy workforce is a motivated and productive workforce, but above
all, we care about our people and we want them to feel supported both
emotionally and physically. The diversity of roles within Clancy are
wide-ranging so it is important that we have interventions in place to provide
support that is appropriate where needed. Hear what our Health and Wellbeing Manager, Linda Small has to say about our Clancy Cares Calendar. Learning & Development When people join Clancy, we want to help them grow with our business through defined career progression, enabling them to meet their own aspirations. To keep up with a changing sector we constantly upskill our teams and we are wholeheartedly committed to life long learning – not just the first few years. Equality, Diversity & Inclusion At
Clancy we value difference. Our colleagues bring unique skills and perspectives
and we recognise that harnessing this diversity and applying the experiences,
abilities and individual qualities of all our people will enhance our business. By
establishing an environment of mutual respect we create a culture of
co-operation, aspiration and achievement that runs through our organisation and
is evident in our positive interactions with all stakeholders. The
aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society
and our customers and for each colleague to feel respected, promote positivity,
have a can-do attitude and able to give their best, no matter what their
background or characteristics. We have partnered with Energy & Utilities Skills
and 31 other sector organisations to take the necessary steps to ensure our
industry in inclusive and provides talented individuals with great career
opportunities, take a look at this short film for more information. Similar Design Manager Jobs Popular with Other Job Seekers Technical Contract Manager 4Leisure Recruitment Jacobs Post, Burgess Hill (RH15), RH15 0AH £50k 4 weeks ago CWA Project Manager - Transverse Mace South East Competitive 1 week ago Development Manager Carriera East Grinstead (RH19), RH19 £55k - 57k per year + £10,000 Car Allowance 2 days ago Expression of Interest - Design Manager - Water Sector Stantec Brighton, East Sussex Competitive 1 week ago Project Manager Meridian Business Support Imberhorne, East Grinstead (RH19), RH19 £53000 - £58000 per annum, Benefits Car allowance or company car, hybr 1 week ago Site Manager- Drylining Streamline Search Limited Horsham (RH12) £200 - £300 per day 1 day ago Project Manager Cities and Places Mace South East Competitive 1 week ago Project Manager Defence Anson Mccade Guildford (GU1) From £55,000 to £65,000 per annum 3 days ago Project Manager (Construction) Skilled Careers Ltd East Sussex £70000 - £85000 Per Annum Commission company pension free on-site par 4 days ago M&E Project Manager CBW Staffing Solutions Ltd City of London (EC4R), EC4R £80000 per annum 3 weeks ago Design Manager jobs Design Manager jobs in Brighton Design jobs Design jobs in Brighton Management jobs Management jobs in Brighton Jobs in Brighton Designer Graphic jobs Designer jobs Product Development Manager jobs Head Of Design jobs Building Services Design Manager jobs Design Role jobs Mep Design Manager jobs Digital Designer jobs Design Engineer jobs Designing jobs UX Designer jobs User Experience Designer jobs Freelance Design Manager jobs Senior Design Manager jobs Assistant Design Manager jobs Get hired. Find success. Get started Totaljobs About us Careers at Totaljobs Press Partners Privacy policy Terms and conditions Cookies Legal and compliance Accessibility Jobseekers Salary Planner Jobseeker help centre Career advice Recruiters Post job ads Recruiting news Courses Contact us - recruiters Recruit internationally Download App store Play store The Stepstone Group UK Ltd © 2026 We use cookies We use cookies to operate our website, measure how people use our services to help us improve them, enrich usage profiles and personalise the content displayed to you. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising, and analytics partners, who may combine it with other information, to show you relevant ads on other websites, and to measure the performance of our advertising. Some cookies are essential for the operation of our website. If you would prefer us not to use the non-essential cookies, click “Just necessary”, but please be aware that this may impact your experience of our site and the services we are able to offer. Click “Accept” if you’re happy for us to place these cookies. You can change your mind at any time. Store and / or access information on a device Cookies, device identifiers, or other information can be stored or accessed on your device for the purposes presented to you. Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development Ads and content can be personalised based on a profile. More data can be added to better personalise ads and content. The performance of ads and content can be measured. Insights about audiences who have viewed the ads and content can be extracted. Data can be used to build or improve user experience, systems and software. Display third-party content (social networks, videos) Content from social networks and embedded content from third-party providers can be displayed. Identifiers derived from authentications If an identifier is created based on authentication data, such as contact details associated with online accounts you have set up on websites or apps (e.g. email address, phone number) or customer identifiers (e.g. an identifier provided by your telecommunications provider), then this identifier can be used to recognize you across websites, apps and devices if you are logged in with the same contact details. Just Necessary Accept All Cookie Settings You can also exercise your right to object to data processing based on legitimate interests under “Privacy Policy”. Privacy Policy Cookie policy