Foundation Designer Manager

Orion Group · Greater London

Foundation Designer Manager at Orion Group, based in Greater London, paying £800 per day. This is a contract role with remote working.

Salary
£800 per day
Location
Greater London · Remote
Contract
Contract
Posted
1 day ago
Closes
20 Nov 2026
Sector
Site Manager

About 124% above the going rate for site manager

Reference 61213580

About the role

Foundations Design Manager required in central London 3 days a week and 2 days WFH starting in November on a 12 month + contract for an offshore wind project. 

OUTSIDE of IR35. 
  • Lead and coordinate the Primary Steel Lead, Secondary Steel Lead and Pin Pile Design Engineer and maintain the integrated design management plan, review strategy and programme through AFC delivery.
  • Own coordination and configuration control of the overall foundation Design Basis, ensuring discipline inputs are complete, compatible and controlled.
  • Own the integrated design decision log, risk and opportunity register, interface register and certification tracker, ensuring actions are allocated, updated and closed.
  • Manage the technical delivery of the design and certification contracts, including technical scope, schedule, quality, risk, interfaces and resource adequacy; monitor cost and change and provide timely technical input to the Foundations Package Manager and Contract Manager.
  • Act as the day-to-day Employer counterpart to the Detailed Designer and Certification Body project managers, consolidate review comments and drive critical comments and certification blockers to closure.

Background required:
  • Substantial multidisciplinary offshore foundation design and design-management experience, preferably including fixed offshore wind jacket foundations and pin piles.
  • Demonstrable experience leading Employer-side detailed design, certification and multidisciplinary technical interfaces on a major offshore project.
  • Strong working knowledge of design assurance, Certification Body processes, engineering change control, technical contract management and AFC delivery.
  • Degree qualified. 



People are our business worldwide
 
Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.



Reference: 61213580 · Posted 1 day ago · Closes 20 Nov 2026 · Listed via Orion Group

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