Design Manager North of England
Offering Circa. £60,000 - £80,000 Basic Salary plus Excellent Benefits!
Our client is focused on driving the transition to a sustainable energy future. Currently recruiting a Design Manager who will be responsible for reviewing and ensuring the sufficiency of design and quality control documentation for a variety of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) sites across Europe.
The ideal candidate will have proven experience performing and managing the review of designs for high voltage construction projects such as renewable energy projects, BESS, substations, or similar, from a Distribution Network Operator, Owners Engineer, contractor or developers perspective.
The Design Manager requires an individual to be technically competent with excellent communication skills, is able to distinguish high priority issues with clarity, and manage their identification and resolution in a variety of settings (different countries, contractors, contractual arrangements, etc.).
Design Manager - Key responsibilities
Agree the right design review strategy for each project and lead the review of all design submissions from contractors and other project stakeholders (DNO, TSO, etc.), ensuring they meet project requirements and ensuring adherence to relevant norms and standards for projects
Proactively identify and prioritise important issues, identify required documentation and required submission dates to ensure interfaces between equipment and works of different parties can be clarified, and any review processes completed without impacting the project timeline
Coordinate with external owner's engineers and specialists for supplementary design reviews or technical support where necessary
Play a key role in the development of Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and technical specifications for equipment and works, ideally including HV equipment (such as transformers up to 400kV)
Provide input to project's quality management plans and define quality requirements for projects
Review as-built documentation at project completion to confirm its accuracy and completeness
Actively participate in project meetings and lessons-learned workshops to contribute to the continuous improvement of internal processes and standards
Support the asset management team by documenting and capturing any design modifications made during the operational phase of projects
Establish and maintain a consistent design and documentation methodology to be applied across all European projects, while accommodating market-specific requirements
Oversee the central management, collation, and organisation of technical documentation
Capacity building and support of the development team to ensure that designs submitted for permitting are realistic and constructible
Design Manager - Experience and skills
Engineering degree or equivalent, preferably electrical engineering or related
Experience with large scale electricity projects required, experience with HV grid connections and/or BESS projects desirable
Familiarity with relevant norms and standards
Ability to discuss technical aspects of all engineering disciplines (civil, electrical, controls, etc.)
Experience carrying out design reviews, ideally working with/for Owners Engineers
Competency with AutoCAD software (for review purposes), document management systems, and standard office software
Ability to coordinate and communicate with a wide range of stakeholders, including internal teams, external contractors, technical advisors, and regulatory bodies
Willingness for occasional travel to project sites or international offices
Highly organised, attention to detail, a problem-solving mindset and commercial acumen
The Design Manager position is offering Circa. £60,000 - £80,000 basic salary plus excellent benefits for the successful candidate. This is a full-time, permanent, hybrid position offering flexibility to work 3 days per week at our clients office in the North of England.
All successful candidates will be contacted within 5 days of application for the position of Design Manager. This vacancy is being advertised by Technical Prospects Ltd. The services advertised by Technical Prospects Ltd are those of an Employment Agency.
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