Come join a team of highly skilled engineers who have the knowledge and experience to quickly assess viable options and arrive at an optimum solution to service a wide spectrum of developments across all sectors.

Who we are & what we stand for

BWB is a multi-award-winning engineering and environmental design consultancy with a proven reputation for technical excellence and exceptional client satisfaction. We’re rated Platinum Investors In People (IIP), a prestigious accolade that demonstrates our commitment to our people and establishes us as an employer of choice. We invest in our people and ensure they have everything they need to develop a fantastic career. We extensively research, benchmark and review all salaries and benefits against others within the industry.

Join BWB and your career will not conform to the traditional models of yesterday but will be a fulfilling and challenging journey into tomorrow’s digital age; a journey that you will play an active role in defining!

At BWB you matter, and you will make a difference. A difference to the world you live in; the communities you engage with; even the development of your career and the profession.

What you’ll be doing

BWB Consulting has an exciting opportunity for a Design Manager to be based in Manchester.  

BWB are proud to have become a Highways England Regional Delivery Partner and you will be a key player in the delivery of the overall Highways England framework and lead the design delivery of this scheme and future framework schemes across the northwest, northeast, and Yorkshire.

You will be responsible for ensuring the overall design is delivered to the right standards and play a key role in our client team.

In addition, you will increase our highway design capability and relevant Highways England experience, further develop our infrastructure service, and undertake a strategic role on the Highways England framework.

BWB’s Transport and Infrastructure Group combines this requisite expertise with innovative thinking. We also do it in a manner that enables us to focus on the delivery of high quality, value engineered infrastructure capable of serving our nation’s current and future needs.

Our talented and experienced Infrastructure Design teams fuse local knowledge with national design standards and legislation in a manner that enables BWB to undertake a wide variety of projects ranging from local improvements to major highway works and complex multi-modal transport interchanges.

With the start of the Highways England framework, we are in exciting times for the Infrastructure Design Team and indeed for BWB as a whole

What you’ll bring

The ideal candidate will have skills and experience in the following areas:

• Experience of working with Highways England and / or Local Authorities on major road schemes is essential for this position
• Excellent communicator, both written and oral, with the ability to adapt communication style to suit different circumstances
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships at all levels both internally and externally
• A ‘self-starter’ with drive, positivity and enthusiasm and a strong desire to succeed
• Commercially aware with effective influencing and negotiating skills, as well as an aptitude to develop emerging and new client relationships
• A visible and participative technical leader, willing and able to take responsibility and be held to account for the technical performance and advancement of the team
• An ability to help build and develop a strong team through the mentoring and support provided to the team members
• Technical independence within the field of highway design
• Reliable and trustworthy; acts with consistency and integrity at all times

What we offer:

Values Driven Culture: We’re really proud of our culture. Check out our guide to Working for BWB

Empowering you to be your most authentic self

• Excellent base salary
• Car or Car allowance 
• 25 days holiday with the option to purchase more pension
• Life Assurance 4 x salary
• Wellbeing support – qualified confidential support through Westfield Health
• Pension – BWB matches 5% of your salary into your pension to help save for the future.
• Healthcare cash plan
• Paid Sick Leave

Driving your own experience

• Hybrid working
• Access to personalised fully funded Learning & Development opportunities
• Charterships
• Paid professional subscriptions.
• Perkbox - Access to exclusive savings, discounts, free advice and benefits
• Cycle to Work
• Paid volunteering days
• Regular social events
• Long service reward scheme

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

If you have a medical condition or an individual need for an adjustment to our process, and you believe this may affect your ability to be your best - please let us know so we can talk about how we can best support you and make any adjustments that may be needed.