Design Project Manager
The Role
To lead or support the pre-construction phase of schemes. Creating a construction-ready plan and shaping projects to lead to thorough technical solutions, enhanced margins, and low-risk projects. Highlighting risks and project constraints that are incorporated into bids and subsequent contracts.
Key Responsibilities
General
* Lead and control the pre-construction phase of the project in Barhale and with the client side to secure further sustainable design and/or build contracts
* Project manage complex multi-disciplinary consultants across multiple design packages
* Chair and record weekly progress meetings
* Identify and manage risk and opportunity
* Implement commercial and technical change control processes
* Manage and ensure compliance with project deliverables with internal and external assurance, governance, and review processes, including the production of relevant deliverables
* Develop, maintain, and meet pre-construction budgets and programmes
* Update and submit progress reports and dashboards with detailed narrative for the client and stakeholders
* Collaboration with internal and external technical, operational, maintenance, and strategic stakeholders, and design coordinators
* Co-ordinate and manage site investigations and surveys
* Ensure production and implementation of Project Plans, risk assessments and method statements
* Identify and manage early construction planning activities (e.g., procurement, consents, design)
* Manage inputs from other internal disciplines and teams (e.g., HSEQ, customer)
* Consent and Interface management
* Working with client land agents
Design management
* Take ownership and accountability for engineering solutions and designs
* Produce design plans and briefs
* Evaluate designs and solutions. Lead internal and external design reviews
* Manage the delivery of designs that meet project objectives, and comply with client, statutory and industry standards, regulations, and specifications
* Ensure that safety, buildability, and environmental best practice is achieved through design
* Management of inputs from the Barhale temporary works design office
* Coordination of interfaces between permanent and temporary works design
* Collaboration with the delivery team to ensure that designs are buildable and drive efficiency in construction
* Manage and respond to TQs from the project teams
Tendering and proposals
* For key frameworks, understand the contract and how to develop the pre-construction phase of the project to complement the terms and conditions and KPIs
* Be part of the bid team for the construction phase of projects and convey information to ensure maximum benefit from knowledge gained in the pre-construction phase
* Review the client brief and contract
* Advise Bid Manager on key commercial / delivery/design risks and assumptions to be included in the offer
Continuous improvement and innovation
* Promote innovation to be delivered through the project lifecycle. Implement those innovative ideas into the project delivery plan
* Promote different design and construction techniques to lead to enhanced construction contract performance
Commercial and supply chain
* Produce financial forecasts, monitor, and control project costs and cost reporting, and produce monthly reports to the Contracts Manager on project performance in the pre-construction phase
* Support supply chain selection for specialists' input into the pre-construction phase of projects
* Manage the agreed contract with suppliers and subcontractors, and ensure they deliver
* Ensure procurement of plant and materials are in line with company procedures
Health, safety, and environment
* Effective discharge of relevant duties under CDM2015
* Manage HSE in the pre-construction phase to ensure compliance with Company procedures and legal obligations. This may include management of site investigations and surveys
Quality
* Ensure quality in pre-construction surveys, site investigations and deliverables, in line with the 'be right first-time' programme
Key Measures and Targets
* Successful delivery of the pre-construction phase leading to well-informed and sustainable main contract award
Key Relationships
* Regional Directors, Managers, and Framework leads
* Delivery teams - Contracts Managers and Projects Managers
* Regional HSEQ team
* Bid manager and estimating team
* Designers, subcontractors, and suppliers
* Clients
About you
Essential
* Previous experience in design/ commercial/ leading project team
* Degree/HNC in Civil Engineering, or equivalent
* Good working knowledge of contract conditions, CDM regulations, Design Management, Programme & Risk Management, and cost control including forecasting, actual cost, and value reporting.
* Ability to use Primavera P6 software or equivalent
* Excellent communication, people, and team management skills, with the ability to influence, motivate and mentor
* Ability to challenge designs and resolve problems to a conclusion
* Ability to manage and deliver a successful project with minimal guidance
* Problem-solving and analytical thinking
Desirable
* Professional qualification and membership with a relevant industry body or institution
* Working on Affinity Water-related projects
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £70,000.00-£75,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person