Job Description
Project Design Lead
Location: Falmer and London (Hybrid – 2/3 days in the office) Salary: £64000 Job Type: Full Time, Permanent (37 hours per week) Sector: Water / Utilities Infrastructure
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Project Design Lead to join a leading water industry infrastructure programme. This is a fantastic opportunity for a technically strong engineer to take ownership of design delivery across complex infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects, leading a multi-disciplinary supplier and in-house design team.
You will provide technical input and develop solutions throughout the identification of needs, design, construction and commissioning process. In the majority of cases, you will hold the final input on the design to be constructed, making decisions and recommendations that are recognised as authoritative across the business.
You will lead in-house outline design and optioneering to ensure the lowest Totex solution is selected, and that technically fit-for-purpose, robust outline and detailed designs are delivered in a timely manner.
Key Responsibilities
Safety & Environment Operate in line with corporate health and safety, environmental and quality standards, ensuring the project team complies with CDM regulations. Develop and maintain project related health and safety strategies, including risk assessments that manage risk to acceptable levels, and ensure designs deliver environmentally sustainable solutions.
Design & Technical Leadership Drive efficiency and rigour in delivery through cross-project coordination and leadership. Take responsibility for the quality of all design deliverables, the delivery of least whole life value (Totex) solutions, and ensure designs are produced within required timescales and budget. Manage scope and change control, coordinate design resources effectively, and ensure technical requirements and standards are adhered to throughout.
Innovation Challenge existing company standards and ways of working to promote continuous improvement, researching industry best practice and promoting digital design concepts in collaboration with the supply chain and delivery partners.
People Coach and mentor junior members of staff, working with senior managers to ensure the wider team remains engaged, innovative and supported.
Financial & Commercial Ensure lowest whole life cost solutions are delivered to outperform project budgets, working alongside Project Managers and Programme Design Managers on budgetary accounting and business case development.
Programme Ensure the design programme is achievable, providing early warning of any delays and ensuring designs are delivered on time.
Customer Ensure designs align with customer and regulator expectations, and represent the business through attendance and presentation at technical and commercial conferences as required.
What We're Looking For
Desirable Qualifications
Why Join Us?
This is an excellent opportunity to take a leading technical role within a major water infrastructure programme, working across the full project lifecycle from feasibility through to commissioning, with genuine influence over engineering outcomes and the chance to drive innovation across the business.
To apply, please submit your CV today.