Design Manager – BCS Group
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Barhale is a business founded on family values, established by Chairman Dennis Curran in 1980. We are one of the largest privately owned civil engineering and infrastructure specialists in the UK, with over 40 years of experience providing design, civil engineering and maintenance services across multiple sectors: water, transport, energy, built environment.
The Role
Deliver technical solutions to support the company’s programme of work, ensuring compliance, quality and appropriateness. Lead design consultants and multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver solutions on schedule and within budget, providing concept, basic and detailed design for clean water, wastewater, biosolids treatment, pipelines, trunk mains, sewers, pumping stations and networks.
Key Responsibilities
* Take ownership and accountability for the technical appropriateness of project solutions across the lifecycle.
* Ensure design work complies with customer and statutory standards, regulations and specifications.
* Manage the contract with external design consultants, addressing non‑compliance promptly.
* Develop and deliver robust, reliable, operable and maintainable asset designs meeting project objectives.
* Manage multidisciplinary teams of engineers, consultants and partners to achieve required design levels.
* Produce and manage project engineering budgets and schedules for review.
* Implement change control processes to track and manage engineering changes.
* Ensure all engineering outputs follow health and safety legislation, documented processes, quality systems and best practices.
* Evaluate designs, support supply chain selection and collaborate with technical, operational, maintenance and strategic stakeholders.
* Co‑ordinate with Engineering Managers, Project Managers and consultants regarding issues, scope changes and risks.
* Understand and engage temporary works designers and coordinators.
Audit And Governance
* Adhere to and promote the Barhale Code of Conduct.
* Operate fairly with all personnel, treating everyone with courtesy and respect, embracing differences.
* Encourage maximum potential, contribute to teamwork and cross‑functional work.
* Share knowledge and demonstrate professional integrity.
* Take personal responsibility, striving to improve and exceed expectations.
Key Measures and Targets
* Accurate internal and external forecasting.
* Challenge designs, reports and survey information.
* Mitigate design risk and realise opportunities.
* Achieve profit in line with business unit expectations.
* Maintain deadlines and monthly reporting.
* Produce high‑quality design trackers.
* Foster and maintain excellent supply‑chain, stakeholder and client relationships.
* Use planning tools to manage design programmes.
Key Relationships
* Regional Managers, Engineering Managers, Operational Managers, and Contracts Managers.
* Site Agents and Site teams.
* General Public.
* Regional HSEQ team.
* Quality and Technical Assurance Manager.
* Communication team.
Essential Requirements
* Minimum 10 years of design and management experience.
* Experience with foul water drainage system, potable water mains.
* Proficiency in Building Information Modelling (BIM) and common data environments.
* Degree/HNC qualified, or equivalent, in civil engineering.
* Member of a recognised engineering institution, incorporating Engineer, Charter Engineer, or working towards membership.
* Excellent communication skills, liaising with clients and staff.
* Self‑driven, results‑oriented, with a positive outlook.
* People management, time management and project design management skills.
Values and Benefits
Our values are a people‑centric approach. As a Gold Investors in People company and a Sunday Times 100 Best Company to Work For, we invest in people’s wellbeing and career aspirations. Support includes:
* Competitive salary.
* Company Pension.
* Life Assurance.
* Private Medical.
* 25 days of annual leave plus 8 public holidays and loyalty days.
* 8 hours volunteering.
* Employee Assistance Programme.
* Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice.
* Company car/green car scheme/car allowance/Van (dependent on position).
* Leadership & management training and coaching.
* Regular line management engagement and appraisal.
* Training support internally and externally.
* Continuous service awards.
Seniority level
* Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
* Temporary
Job function
* Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
Industries
* Construction
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