Design Manager

Advance Training & Recruitment Services; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Design Manager in London to lead a multidisciplinary team on water industry projects. This hybrid role offers a salary range of £70,000 – £85,000. The ideal candidate should have a degree in Engineering and experience in clean and wastewater projects. Responsibilities include overseeing design solutions, managing budgets, and ensuring compliance with all regulations. If you're passionate about engineering challenges and possess leadership qualities, this role could be for you.

Qualifications

• Experience with design of clean and wastewater projects in the UK.
• Chartered engineer or member of relevant institution preferred.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in developing technical solutions for water projects.
• Ensure design solutions meet budget and risk management.
• Establish relationships with clients and construction teams.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Multi-disciplinary team management

Effective communication

Education

Degree in Engineering or Equivalent

Chartered membership in a relevant institution

Job description

Job Role: Design Manager

Salary: £70,000 – £85,000 + package depending on level of experience

Location: London (Hybrid working available)

Looking for experienced water industry Design Managers with a background in one of more of the following disciplines; Civil, Mechanical, Electrical or Process Engineering, to join our client’s team in the southeast.

As the Design Manager, you will play a fundamental role within the delivery of their projects identifying innovative and sustainable solutions, plan technical delivery, and lead the multidisciplinary team from concept stage through to delivery

About the role:

• To lead a team of discipline design engineers in the development of water and wastewater technical solutions from initial need statement through optioneering, solution development, value engineering, detail design and construction support.
• Ensure affordable design solutions are developed within project budget and solution risk is appropriately managed and communicated throughout the solution development process.
• Establish collaborative working relationships with the client, design teams, construction staff and supply chain representatives to promote buildability and supply chain efficiency in design outputs.
• Ensure sustainable design solutions completed in accordance with CDM Regulations
• Provide design solutions that meet all the requirements of the programme’s systems and governance procedures.
• Agree design budgets, monitor performance against the budget and provide forecast costs to completion for individual projects.
• Record, monitor and control design changes to maximise cost efficiency.
• Establish and agree design costs and programme timescales with the Programme Manager.
• Organise the work required and document the Design Management Plan / Project Execution Plan.
• Deliver the design stage outputs of each project within the agreed timescale and budget.

About you:

• UK experience with the design of clean and wastewater projects.
• Degree qualified (or equivalent) Engineer
• Ideally be chartered, or a member of a relevant engineering institution e.g. ICE.
• A passion for solving engineering problems, the ability to lead and inspire, and the confidence to drive through challenging solutions.
• Experience in leading and managing multi-disciplinary design teams

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, please reach out to Charlie Knight @ Advance TRS.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.