Top Design Jobs in Manchester

Manage civil project design delivery from contract award through completion. Coordinate designers, monitor progress, secure approvals, review buildability and compliance, resolve technical issues, support risk management and value engineering, implement BIM, assist with CDM obligations, and manage design handover during project completion.

Manage multidisciplinary design projects from scope through delivery, coordinating internal and external teams, clients, stakeholders, procurement, construction, and operations. Lead design integration, meetings, workshops, risk identification, stakeholder communication, budget and resource alignment, and schedule management. The role requires strong project management, technical coordination, BIM and Autodesk knowledge, and the ability to guide complex engineering design solutions in Defence or Technology environments.

Supports design project delivery across multidisciplinary teams, coordinating scope, budgets, resources, schedules, risks, stakeholders, procurement, construction, and operations. The role facilitates workshops, guides internal and external designers, integrates technical design activities, promotes effective design decisions, and collaborates with project managers to deliver client outcomes. Experience in Defence or Technology sectors, BIM-led design, Autodesk products, project management tools, stakeholder engagement, and technical report writing are emphasized.

Leads electrical design for hyperscale and mission-critical data centers across Europe. Responsibilities include managing HV/MV/LV systems, substations, utilities, consultants, permitting, project delivery, construction support, commissioning, and integrated systems testing. The role provides client-side technical leadership, reviews designs and project documents, coordinates multidisciplinary teams, manages risks and milestones, and ensures compliance with standards and operational requirements.

Manage design management teams and projects across the UK and internationally. Responsibilities include design programming, coordination, quality, budgets, approvals, deliverables, sub-consultant contracts, invoicing, financial reporting, business planning, and team development. The role also involves reviewing outputs for quality and contractual compliance, organizing project meetings and workshops, mentoring junior staff, and supporting commercial and performance management activities.

Designs and develops PCB-based electronic and electromechanical systems across the full product lifecycle. Responsibilities include analogue and digital circuit design, embedded firmware development, PCB layout review, interface development, board-level troubleshooting, EMC and signal-integrity validation, component lifecycle management, technical documentation, and production support. The role collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to deliver reliable, manufacturable gaming products from concept through production.

Leads technical and strategic security engineering for new-build and fit-out projects across all RIBA stages. Responsibilities include risk assessments, mitigation strategies, operational requirements, security master planning, physical security design, electronic security systems design, and counter-terrorism guidance covering hostile vehicle mitigation, bomb blast, and ballistics. The role also requires business development, security consultancy expertise, relevant qualifications, and professional security credentials.

Leads multidisciplinary design teams for a major defence infrastructure project in Adelaide. Provides technical leadership for complex process engineering systems, radiological waste management and supporting infrastructure; integrates designs, resolves technical issues, manages risks and supports delivery. The role advises senior stakeholders, promotes nuclear safety, develops NSQEP capability, mentors technical staff and supports client relationships and business growth. Extensive defence, nuclear or highly regulated industry experience and AUKUS defence clearance are essential.

Own the function’s AI transformation strategy, prioritize high-impact opportunities, map workflows, and drive measurable adoption. Build and manage AI agents using no-code and low-code tools, configure skills and MCP connections, evaluate agent performance, and iterate solutions. Lead change management, champion networks, cross-functional collaboration, intake processes, and alignment with Enterprise AI and executive stakeholders.

Leads IRIS’s global creative vision and design direction, including an ambitious rebrand, visual identity, design systems, integrated campaigns, digital experiences, motion, events, and executive communications. Manages and develops the in-house creative team while coordinating agencies and freelancers. Establishes creative processes, brand guidelines, and quality standards, partners with marketing and communications functions, and uses AI tools to improve creative workflow speed and scale.

Create and manage branded graphics, videos, photography, copy, presentations, social media, website content, and digital campaign assets. Maintain brand consistency across marketing materials, analyze social performance, support website optimization, coordinate photo and video shoots, manage external suppliers, and assist with events and wider marketing operations.

Own core product surfaces from concept through launch, creating high-fidelity coded prototypes and improving the coss ui design system. Collaborate asynchronously with product and design engineering, emphasizing accessibility, web standards, interaction details, evidence-based decisions, and reusable component architecture. Frame hypotheses, measure outcomes, document decisions, incorporate critique, and deliver prototypes that engineers can implement directly.

Leads product design for Monzo’s Payments business area, setting design strategy and vision, partnering with Product and Engineering leadership, shaping roadmaps, and driving high-quality execution. Builds and develops a high-performing design team, coaches designers, raises design quality, strengthens collaboration and craft, and expands design’s influence across the organisation and customer experience.

Design and build polished user interfaces across the web app and marketing site. Own UX and visual decisions from concept through production code, develop the design system and component library, improve accessibility and responsiveness, prototype ideas, and promote stronger design practices across the engineering team.

Design structural repair solutions for buildings damaged by fire, flooding, and subsidence. Responsibilities include designing and specifying sub-structure schemes, producing CAD drawings, obtaining permissions, supporting sustainable and net-zero repair approaches, monitoring site work, engaging senior stakeholders, and training colleagues. The role primarily supports listed and historic buildings and requires strong communication, organization, technical judgment, and customer service skills.

Manage, coach, and develop Product Designers while building a strong Design culture. Own Design operations, processes, rituals, planning, quality standards, and team effectiveness. Partner with Product and Engineering leaders, guide complex B2B product design work, define Design KPIs and OKRs, identify capability gaps, and support organizational growth. The role is primarily focused on people leadership and Design strategy, with selective hands-on contribution.

Lead the research and design organization across Airalo’s consumer and B2B products. Set design strategy, unify product experiences, own brand expression within the product, and establish scalable design systems, accessibility standards, quality processes, and career frameworks. Partner with Product and Marketing, use research to shape the roadmap, develop design leaders, and build the team needed to support the company’s growth.

Supports the Space Business sales team by handling inbound inquiries, qualifying leads, managing Salesforce records, tracking quotes and deliveries, researching prospects, coordinating technical responses, and supporting customer visits. The role combines technical curiosity, customer communication, lead follow-up, pipeline administration, and small-account ownership, with potential career paths into field sales, technical support, or marketing.

The EMEA Design Manager will oversee design delivery for data center projects, manage multidisciplinary teams, ensure compliance with standards, and report on project metrics.

Lead mechanical design for consumer electromechanical products from concept through production. Responsibilities include CAD modeling, prototyping, testing, thermal/fluid/structural analysis, cross-functional collaboration, DFM/DFA, tolerance analysis, and manufacturing ramp support in Asia. The role requires designing plastic, metal, and soft goods components integrated with sensors and actuators, supporting high-volume manufacturing, and traveling to China as needed.

Design high-impact motion graphics, animated ads, Lottie and Rive animations, and interactive motion projects for global brands. Collaborate with account teams across time zones, manage multiple projects on time and budget, support creative leads, explore motion innovations and AI-enhanced tools, and help evolve Superside's motion capabilities.

Lead multidisciplinary teams delivering complex hyperscale, colocation, and enterprise data centre projects across Europe. Oversee design phases from site due diligence and campus planning through construction documentation, ensuring quality, compliance, risk mitigation, and timely delivery. Manage client relationships, presentations, permitting coordination, commercial governance, and collaboration across regional delivery teams. Regular travel across UK&I and European offices is required.

Leads multidisciplinary design teams on AMP8 water and wastewater projects across optioneering, design, and construction support. Coordinates technical interfaces, risks, decisions, reviews, assurance, and stakeholder relationships while supporting programme, budget, quality, safety, sustainability, and constructability objectives. The role also contributes to work winning, framework development, continuous improvement, and mentoring technical team members.

Lead the end-to-end product experience across acquisition, onboarding, avatar selection, chat, media generation, and retention. Drive conversion, retention, and LTV through hypotheses, prioritization, A/B testing, and data-informed design. Establish the product’s design direction and design system, lead a multidisciplinary design team, and partner with product, analytics, marketing, engineering, research, and support.

Produce temporary works designs for excavation support, propping, formwork and falsework; check drawings to BS5975:2019; attend client meetings and site visits; review design briefs; manage workload and contribute to continuous improvement.