Our client, a leading provider in the water sector, is looking to strengthen their engineering team with a Senior Design Manager based in the North West, with hybrid working options available.
This permanent role involves leading projects through their design phases for a portfolio of projects, ensuring cost-effective, technically compliant, and buildable solutions are delivered in line with all stakeholder requirements, programme expectations, and engineering design procedures.
Key Responsibilities
* Commitment to excellence in Health & Safety (H&S) in design, complying with all relevant specifications, codes, rules, regulations, and H&S legislation.
* Identification and management of H&S hazards and effective communication of residual risks to stakeholders.
* Leading the design team to meet customer requirements and project objectives.
* Accountability for design expenditure, driving efficiency, and managing overall outturn costs.
* Organising all design elements, documenting in the Design Management Plan, and preparing monthly status updates.
* Attending and contributing to relevant programme, project, and technical meetings.
* Ensuring technical solutions are cost-effective while maintaining quality standards and on-time delivery.
* Providing technical support during construction, assembly, and commissioning stages as required.
* Ensuring all technical work adheres to correct standards and specifications, following appropriate systems of work and quality assurance.
* Contributing to sustainability targets by reducing embodied and operational Carbon Footprints.
* Effective communication and collaboration with people from various organisations and disciplines.
* Providing exceptional customer service internally, with partners, and externally with clients and the public.
* Representing the client company and promoting its reputation in all client contacts.
* Maintaining a positive and solution-oriented approach to work and providing open and honest feedback.
* Ensuring confidentiality in all reasonable steps.
Job Requirements
* Extensive experience in multi-disciplinary design management within a design-build environment.
* Degree and Chartered Engineer in an engineering-related discipline.
* APM Project Fundamentals Qualification.
* Delivery-driven with the ability to set targets and manage multi-disciplinary teams to achieve objectives.
* Working knowledge of CDM regulations and construction Health & Safety.
* Significant experience in large-scale project delivery.
* Strategic, operational, technical, and management skills.
* General knowledge of water treatment, including process, civil, and MEICA engineering aspects.
* Ability to present technical proposals clearly and confidently.
* Experience in the Water/Wastewater Treatment Industry would be an advantage.
* Ability to embrace collaborative and innovative working.
* Knowledge of BIM procedures and techniques.
Benefits
* Hybrid working opportunities
* Car/car allowance
* 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays (with the option to buy an additional 5 days)
* Contribution Pension scheme
* Life Assurance
* Health Insurance
* Private Medical Insurance
* Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, discounts, savings hub, and Kids Pass
If you are an experienced Senior Design Manager with a strong background in civil engineering and are looking to further your career within the water sector, we would love to hear from you
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