Design Assurance Engineer

Morrison Utility Services Limited.; West Byfleet; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utility services company in the UK seeks a Design Manager to oversee design management procedures for construction contracts. The role requires strong leadership skills and a solid understanding of technical standards. Ideal candidates will have proven experience in design management within the construction or energy sector. This position offers competitive benefits, including a matched pension scheme and employee assistance programs.

Benefits

Matched or contributory pension scheme

Online GP service

Employee assistance programme

Retail discounts

Life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Discretionary bonus scheme

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Proven experience in design management within construction or energy sector.
• Strong understanding of technical and procedural requirements.
• Excellent leadership and coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee design management procedures for contracts.
• Approve design intent documents and technical deviation requests.
• Chair design review and attend hazard review meetings.
• Complete relevant sections of design intent documents.
• Manage design changes according to the management process.

Skills

Design management experience

Leadership skills

Understanding of technical standards

Ability to manage design changes

Education

Chartered membership of a professional body

Job description

Right across infrastructure, there's a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you're at in your career; with us you'll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

At M Group Telecom, we're enabling and enhancing telecom networks, playing a lead role in the delivery of our tech enabled future. We deliver full network cycle services for fixed, private and mobile operators. This role will be within our Private networks, we find the best technology, manage assets and refresh systems. With 24/7 network operations, we keep things running smoothly, while operating comprehensive network repair and maintenance to keep everything in top shape.

What will you be doing?

• You’ll be responsible for overseeing the design management procedures for our construction contracts from contract award until project completion.
• You’ll be overseeing the production, maintenance, and implementation of a design programme.
• You’ll be approving design intent documents and technical deviation requests.
• We’ll be wanting you to chair design review meetings and attend hazard review meetings and ensuring pre‑construction hazard information is considered and mitigated.
• You’ll be completing relevant sections of design intent documents and submit design packages for compliance audits.
• Managing design changes in accordance with the design change management process.
• And ensuring proposed equipment is suitable and compliant with technical specifications.
• You’ll be planning, managing, and monitoring design works, ensuring health and safety aspects are coordinated.

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience in design management within the construction or energy sector with a strong understanding of technical and procedural requirements.
• Excellent leadership and coordination skills.
• The ability to manage design changes and ensure compliance with standards.
• A chartered membership of an appropriate professional body is preferred.

About the company

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs. Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
• Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development. It's an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

Benefits

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000's of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme
• Health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more!
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend - get rewarded for introducing people to us!