Design Manager

Hollybank Trustees Ltd; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Glanua is seeking a Design Manager to lead a multidisciplinary engineering team, delivering water and wastewater projects from brief to construction. You will liaise directly with clients, manage design budgets, and ensure safety, quality, and sustainability across all stages.

With 5+ years in a similar role and a Level 8 engineering degree, you will guide engineers and consultants, drive innovation, and advance career development within a one-team culture.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role, preferably in water/wastewater.
• Holder of a PSDP coordination certificate or Designing Safely for Construction is preferable.
• Experience in civil and process engineering works incl. temporary works, bulk earthworks, tank systems, building works, process units and M&E Installations.
• Full Driving Licence and ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design team and any appointed consultants across all design scope.
• Ensure Health, Safety, Environmental & Sustainability standards are embedded in designs.
• Coordinate with clients, client representatives and third-party agencies.
• Develop a design budget and monitor expenditure against it.
• Represent the company at design reviews and workshops; close actions promptly.
• Mentor staff and support recruitment within the team.
• Keep abreast of standards and CPD opportunities to improve delivery.

Skills

Team Leadership

Client Liaison

Design Coordination

Communication

Education

Level 8 Honours Degree in Civil/Mechanical/Electrical or Environmental Engineering

Tools

MS Project

MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint)

Job description

Location: On site / Devon, UK
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Engineering | Design
Salary: Negotiable salary

The Role:

As Design Manager, you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary engineering team to bring water and wastewater industrial projects from project brief stage to the detailed design stage and into Construction. You will lead a team of multi-disciplinary engineers and appointed consultants to successfully bring projects from concept to the implementation stage.

You will lead in a one-team culture while actively contributing to your own skills and experience. Your role will be key in supporting the Operations Manager to achieve the transition of projects from design into the construction phase. Due to the nature of the works completed by Glanua you will have an opportunity to witness a wide variety of multi-disciplinary engineering activities and will have the opportunity to focus and develop, a specialised knowledge base and progress your career, with a wide variety of career paths available. In this Client facing role you will liaise directly with the Client and their representatives to develop engineered solutions fostering innovation and sustainability at their core.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

The main duties and responsibilities of the Design Manager are outlined as follows:

• Work as part of a team in the delivery of one or more projects at any one time, embracing the ethos of a “one team” culture.
• Ensure Health, Safety, Environmental & Sustainability standards, policies and procedures are developed into the proposed designs.
• Work closely and collaboratively with all key stakeholders including clients, client representatives and third-party agencies.
• Ensure a positive experience for the client and their representatives instilling an ethos of collaboration and cooperation.
• Lead the design team and any appointed consultants in all aspects of the design scope.
• Develop a design budget at outset and monitor expenditure going forward against budget.
• Represent the company at design review workshops and HAZOPs, ensuring all resulting actions are closed in a timely manner.
• Co-ordinate the role of PSDP for the design phase, ensuring best practice principles of prevention are adopted. Coordinate all designers and ensure all designs are risk assessed and any residual risks are communicated to the PSCS.
• Ensure best practice design management ensuring design programme is developed at the start of each project and monitored throughout, adjusting as necessary to meet the desired project outcomes.
• Monitor project performance including risk and opportunities. Mitigate/reduce risk where possible and manage opportunities.
• Report on the monthly performance of your projects to the framework manager including performance against programme, key milestones and workshop stages.
• Prepare costed proposals for final design or at intervals as may be required under the Contract. Ensure all engineering disciplines are consulted to ensure an accurate and complete project cost build-up.
• Provide a review of final design and contract documentation and provide feedback on red-line documents.
• Build and promote industry-leading teams by providing training and mentoring of staff including setting out development plans for your team.
• Provide an active involvement in resource management and recruitment within your team as a hiring manager.
• Respond to and address any client and stakeholder complaints in a timely manner. Obtain client satisfaction surveys and provide any feedback on how to improve our client satisfaction.
• Seek to improve the design delivery process by providing lessons learned feedback and innovative solutions for adoption on future projects.
• Keep appraised of the latest standards and technology through continuous professional development (CPD).
• Other duties as required from time to time.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

The main knowledge, skills and experience required of the Design Manager are outlined as follows:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience working in a similar role, preferably in the water and wastewater industry.
• Extensive working knowledge of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013. Holder of a certificate in Designing Safely for Construction and/or PSDP Co-ordination preferable.
• Experienced in civil and process engineering works such as temporary works, bulk earthworks, tank systems (precast & in-situ), building works, process units and M&E Installations.
• Minimum of a Level 8 Honours Degree in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical or Environmental Engineering.
• Ability to work under pressure to deliver project objectives.
• Ability to work collaboratively with the client and their representatives in leading and developing design solutions.
• Good working knowledge of programme management software such as Microsoft Project. Ability to prepare baseline programmes and programme updates.
• Ability to use own initiative, problem solve and adjust as issues arise during project delivery.
• Excellent working knowledge of MS packages such as Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Project.
• Strong communication skills with a high level of motivation.
• Full Driving License.

About Us:

About Glanua

Glanua is an industry leader in providing innovative and sustainable engineering solutions to design, build, operate and maintain critical water and wastewater infrastructure across Ireland and the UK. We are a trusted provider to the municipal and industrial sector where our clients include Ireland and the UK’s largest water utilities, Uisce Éireann (formally Irish Water), Thames Water, Yorkshire Water and Affinity Water.

Glanua is passionate about solving today’s environmental challenges and delivering a decarbonised and sustainable world. We know that to build successful creative teams we need a diverse workforce that can deliver new innovative ways of thinking. We provide an environment where you will have the freedom to develop and grow to your full potential. We champion our core values and uphold the highest standards of Safety and Well-being, Innovation, Integrity, Collaboration, Courage, Agility, Accountability, Diversity and Inclusion in everything we do.

We have a talented team of 450+ people across Ireland and the UK and are rapidly expanding our workforce across several disciplines to meet our ambitious growth plans.