
Interim / Freelance Design Management - Talent Community
Interim / Freelance Design Management - Talent Community
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🚨 Freelance Design Managers – Your Next Big Project Starts Here
Are you an experienced Design Manager looking for your next interim or freelance opportunity?
Want to work on the UK's most iconic infrastructure, healthcare, aviation, and life sciences projects?
Laing O'Rourke is looking to build a bank of trusted freelance / interim Design Managers across multiple sectors and disciplines to support gaps in internal resource.  Whether your background is Architectural, Electrical, Mechanical, Structural, or Civils, we want to hear from you.
Live roles:Â
- Deputy Design Manager - Architect - Calderdale Royal Hospital, Halifax Â
- Senior Design Manager - Electrical - Ellison Institute of Technology, Oxford
- Design Manager - Mechanical - Stansted & Heathrow, London
- Design Manager - Civils & Geo - HMP Grendon - based from Manchester
These are all interim roles - 3 - 6 months - either while we recruit permanently or until internal resource is available.
⚡ Current project portfolio includes:
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Airports & Aviation – including London International airports
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Healthcare – including Monklands Replacement Hospital, the UK's largest
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Life Sciences – including the Ellison Institute of Technology in Oxford
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Justice & Secure Projects – working with the Ministry of Justice
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Energy & Power – as part of the Great Grid Upgrade Programme
Why Laing O'Rourke?
We're known for technical excellence, industry-first innovation, and delivering complex programmes with certainty. You'll join a team of collaborative experts where freelance professionals are valued for the insight and momentum they bring.
What we're looking for:
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Contractor-side Design Management experience across full project lifecycle
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Sector-specific expertise or highly transferable technical leadership skills
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Ability to lead pre-construction and live delivery in a collaborative, integrated environment
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Availability for short-term or project-specific contracts
📍 Roles are available across the UK, with current hotspots in London, Oxford, Manchester, Hertfordshire, Birmingham, and Scotland.
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Whether you're between contracts or looking for your next flagship project – join us in delivering the infrastructure that shapes the nation.
Please join our talent pool now.
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