Overview
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What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
We have a number of opportunities for Design Managers to join our Water team supporting on key projects in our Asset Design discipline.
A Little More About Your Role
As a Design Manager at WSP you will lead and manage design projects within the Water sector. Working alongside the Project Director and Project Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing engineering design work and ensuring compliance with best practices and UK regulations.
Design Managers at WSP are adaptable, with an innovative mindset, willing to take on new challenges and comfortable in working on significant and complex projects or programmes of work. We collaborate closely with external Clients and with internal multi-disciplinary project teams, and to deliver most effectively we may utilise WSP offices, Client offices and/or site locations to deliver programmes of strategic regional and national importance.
With WSP you have the exceptional opportunity to take the next step in your career, build on your experience and qualifications and achieve your ambitions. We offer excellent support in personal development and growth as part of our local teams and across the wider WSP business.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead design management for mid-scale and complex projects, managing resources, timelines, and budgets from concept through to completion.
* Ensure projects comply with health, safety, environmental, and quality standards.
* Manage client relationships and collaborate with engineering teams to deliver effective, integrated solutions.
* Lead client and project meetings, reporting on progress, financials, and addressing technical challenges.
* Drive "Safety by Design" practices and ensure compliance with UK CDM (Construction Design & Management) Regulations.
* Ensuring clear communication through collaborating effectively with both internal WSP teams and external stakeholders to support the delivery of projects.
* Facilitating and leading any discussions in Design Team Meetings (DTMs), taking clear and concise minutes and ensuring timely completion of actions by the design team.
* Ensuring project delivery processes are consistently improved and implemented, e.g. change control. Coordinating relevant disciplines through target led workshops, enabling critical design issues to be resolved in a timely manner.
* Dealing with RFIs, early warnings, and general communications to reduce project risk and ensure a successful project delivery.
* Analysing, processing, and responding to design transmittals consisting of drawings, specifications, reports, and other project related documents.
* Reviewing and evaluating quotations to ensure they align with the project’s scope, budget and client requirements.
* Managing changes and delays that have affected the project and ensuring these are resolved or mitigated accordingly.
* Updating the design delivery programme, resource, and instructions. Have a thorough understanding of project scope and design responsibility.
* Itemising scope of services, client briefing schedules, documentation and regular assessment against industry standards to help ensure a better set of deliverables.
* Instigate efficiency, appropriate use of innovation, buildability whilst factoring the different design stages with the wider design team.
* Understanding of the design process, roles and responsibilities and be able to coordinate across all disciplines internal and external, ensuring quality and add overall value to the project.
* Multiple package delivery responsibility and team management, reporting to Senior Project Leads.
What We Will Be Looking For You To Demonstrate
* MEng/BEng/BSc or HND/HNC in an Engineering, Environmental or numerate science related subject.
* A member of an appropriate professional institute (Chartered or working towards)
* Experience in an infrastructure programme and project delivery environment, with experience of delivering complex projects
* Significant experience in Project and contract management including knowledge of H&S standards and regulations
Don't quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.
What’s in it for you
* Work-life balance: Hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week and access to modern offices across the UK.
* Inclusivity & Belonging: We welcome applicants from varied backgrounds and experiences and promote a culture of inclusion.
* Health & Wellbeing: Thrive programme with Virtual GP access, workplace adjustments, Gymflex scheme (up to 40% off gym memberships) and menopause support.
* Flex your time: WSP My Hour allows one hour per day for personal activities, with flexibility to balance by adjusting start/finish times. Part-time and flexible working arrangements, additional leave and bank holiday usage are available.
* Your development: Investment in training, mentoring, and Chartership.
* #WeAreWSP: We encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates and support a culture of inclusion and belonging.
About Us
We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 72,800 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.
EEO Statement
Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria; please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Part-time
Job function
* Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
Industries
* Professional Services
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