Job Description
Reporting to the Framework Engineering Manager you will be responsible for the design delivery of non‑infrastructure wastewater projects on the Thames Water AMP8 Framework. You will adopt a hybrid working model, splitting your time between the Costain Offices in London and Camberley and Thames Water’s Office in Reading – 3 days a week onsite and 2 days a week from home.
Qualifications
* Non‑infrastructure wastewater / water experience is highly desirable or similar experience required.
* HNC/HND or degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
* Progressing towards a Chartered professional review with a relevant chartered body.
* Driving licence.
* Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
* Good technical understanding of water and wastewater processes and asset types.
* Commercial and contractual appreciation to support the required commercial outcomes.
* Good understanding of programme preparation and management.
* Experience and knowledge of CDM (2015) Regulations.
* Experience of delivering multi‑disciplinary design/construction projects.
Responsibilities
* Identify design scope and deliverables.
* Review and challenge the design programme.
* Manage design deliverables and design change.
* Ensure project risks are managed, communicated and recorded.
* Challenge design solutions to ensure DfMA and low‑carbon solutions meet the client’s affordability challenges.
* Deliver projects to cost, quality and programme targets.
* Hold and record regular design meetings relating to at least briefing, progress and coordination.
* Hold and record buildability, carbon and DfMA workshops.
* Coordinate and manage design reviews, technical assurance reviews and CDM reviews.
* Implement and manage the project BIM strategy.
* Support the framework nominated principal designer.
* Be conversant with current legislation, especially that which applies to health and safety, which is relevant to tasks being carried out.
* Maintain professional working relationships with the Design Team, Delivery Team, Commercial Team, and Employer Team and communicate well with them.
* Line‑manage and develop Design Managers.
* Liaise closely with other members of the Project Team to support procurement decision‑making for each package of work, which will include the Costain Project Manager, Commercial Manager, the Lead Design Consultant, MIECA lead and any respective supply chain partners.
* Liaise closely with the Commercial Team to ensure fee assessment and payment mechanism are in place with the Design Consultant.
* Adhere to the Costain governance in relation to design management and project delivery.
* Prepare project design responsibility RACIs.
* Carry out performance reviews.
* Provide input into updates in the Design Management Plan.
About Us
Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading‑edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency.
Application Process
Costain appreciates the time and effort taken when applying for one of our positions but, due to the high volume of responses, we are unable to provide individual feedback on candidates at the application phase. We do share individual feedback following an interview.
Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant who discloses they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. For more details please visit the Disability Confident website: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/disability-confident-campaign
About The Team
Costain is working with Thames Water on a variety of water and wastewater projects and has fantastic opportunities for individuals to join our growing AMP7 delivery team, working predominantly across the Thames Valley and Thames South regions. There is a mix of projects ranging from smaller capital maintenance to large civil new build schemes.
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