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Project Design Manager
Job Posted: 8 days ago
Salary: £ 40,000 - 70,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Alconbury, Cambridgeshire
Expire in: 20 days
Job Description
Project Design Manager - Product Development & Engineering
📍 Based in Huntingdon (easily commutable from Cambridge, Peterborough, St Neots, Bedford, Ely, March, Stamford, Alconbury and surrounding areas)
💼 Salary: From £40,000 per annum, with flexibility for highly experienced candidates
🕗 Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Our client, a well-established manufacturing and engineering business based in Huntingdon, is seeking an experienced Project Design Manager to lead their design function across multiple product development projects.
This is a senior-level opportunity for a candidate with proven experience managing design teams, delivering technically complex projects, and working closely with tooling, production, and external clients. The successful candidate will take full ownership of design planning, coordination, and execution while contributing hands-on using SolidWorks.
Key Responsibilities:
Manage multiple live design projects, ensuring delivery to standard (e.g. EN, BIFMA) and on time
Lead, support, and develop the in-house Design Team, including performance management and objective setting
Act as the primary point of contact for project-related design activity, both internally and with customers
Take part in engineering reviews and contribute to technical discussions with clients
Use SolidWorks to design components and assemblies for manufacture
Oversee the application of circular design, tooling, and DFM (Design for Manufacture) best practices
Coordinate with sales, tooling, and production to ensure aligned and efficient design output
Attend tooling trials and provide input as required
Chair bi-weekly design meetings and conduct regular internal project updates
Work from the Huntingdon site, with occasional travel to other company locations as neededThe Ideal Candidate:
Substantial experience in a Design Manager, Project Design Lead, or similar role within manufacturing or engineering
Strong technical design background, particularly using SolidWorks
Excellent understanding of tooling processes, manufacturing methods, and production efficiency
Clear experience managing design projects, teams, and timelines to successful delivery
Confident in external meetings, customer communication, and cross-functional coordination
Highly organised, technically competent, and capable of balancing project oversight with hands-on inputWhat's on Offer:
Competitive base salary starting from £40,000+ (negotiable depending on experience - no upper limit for the right person)
Permanent, full-time role with career stability and development opportunities
Diverse and technically stimulating project portfolio
Chance to shape design processes and outcomes in a forward-thinking engineering businessIf you're an experienced Design Manager ready to take ownership of diverse and technically engaging projects, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now with your CV or contact us for a confidential discussion.
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