Design Manager

Matchtech; St Albans; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water contractor seeks a Design Manager to work hybrid from St Albans. You'll oversee technical solutions ensuring design effectiveness and compliance, while managing multi-discipline teams. The role requires extensive experience in design management, especially within the water and wastewater sectors. Exceptional communication skills and a degree in civil engineering are essential.

Benefits

Company Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice

Company car/green car scheme

Leadership & management training

Annual salary review

Qualifications

• Ideally 10 years of design and management experience.
• Experience with wastewater drainage systems.
• Member of a recognized engineering institution.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership for the technical appropriateness of project solutions.
• Manage multi-discipline teams and external consultants.
• Ensure design compliance with standards and regulations.

Skills

Design management

Water

Wastewater

Civils

MEICA

Education

Degree/HNC in civil engineering

Tools

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Job description

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Our direct delivery Water contractor client are seeking a Design Manager on a permanent basis to work on a hybrid basis out of their St Albans.

Key skills required for this role

Design management, Water, Wastewater, Civils, MEICA

Important

Water sector experience is essential

Our direct delivery Water contractor client are seeking a Design Manager on a permanent basis to work on a hybrid basis out of their St Albans.

They operate in the Water sector and others focusing on: Tunnelling, MEICA, Temporary and permanent design. Steel-fabrication, Signs (design and fabrication) and Health & safety equipment and products including PPE.

You will deliver technical solutions in response to the needs of the company's programme of work and take responsibility for the technical compliance, quality and appropriateness of solutions delivered.

You will lead design consultants and multi-discipline engineering teams to deliver the design solutions to schedule and budget.

Support the project delivery teams by providing concept, basic and detailed design solutions based on client and site-specific requirements for clean water, wastewater and biosolids treatment solutions, pipelines, trunk mains, sewers pumping stations and networks.

Ensure timely delivery of technical solutions in response to the needs of the project schedule and the company's programme of work.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership and accountability for the technical appropriateness of the project solutions delivered throughout the project life cycle.
• Ensure design work is correct and complies with the customer and statutory standards, regulations, and specifications.
• Manage the agreed contract with external design consultants ensuring that duties are discharged under the contract and if not, that appropriate action is taken.
• Manage the development and delivery of appropriate, robust, reliable, operable, and maintainable asset designs that meet the project objectives.
• Management of multi-discipline teams of Engineers from within the business, consultants, and partner companies in the production of project solutions to the required level of design.
• Production and management of project engineering budgets and schedules for review by the head of engineering before submission to the Project Manager.
• Implement change control processes to track and manage the development of the Engineering element of a project to ensure all budgetary, programme and scope changes are correctly managed.
• Ensure that all engineering outputs provided are following Health and Safety Legislation, documented Business Processes, Quality Management Systems & best practices e.g., checked and verified: calculations, drawings, specifications, and compliance with appropriate standards.
• Evaluate designs and solutions.
• Support supply chain selection for specialists' input on the design.
• Collaboration with other technical, operational, maintenance, and strategic stakeholders, and design coordinators.
• Liaison with Engineering Managers, Project Managers and consultants concerning project issues, scope changes, risks etc.
• Temporary Works: Understanding of what encompasses Temporary Works and the supporting engineering, understanding of the types of temporary works designs available and what responsibilities the associated roles (designer/coordinator/contractor) have and engagement of internal and external temporary works designers.

Skills/experience/qualifications

• Ideally 10 years of design and management experience
• Experience with waste water drainage systems
• Building Information Modeling (BIM) and common data environments
• Degree/HNC qualified, or equivalent, in civil engineering
• Member of a recognized engineering institution, Incorporated Engineer, or Chartered Engineer and or working towards membership
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise effectively with both clients and staff
• Self-driven and results-oriented with a positive outlook
• Salary in 60-80k range
• Company Pension
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical
• Hybrid working based out of St Albans offices
• 25 days annual leave in addition to 8 public bank holidays and loyalty days
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental, physiological and financial wellbeing
• Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice
• Company car/green car scheme/car allowance/Van (dependent on position)
• Leadership & management training and coaching
• Regular line management engagement and appraisal to support your career progression
• Development supported by internal and externally delivered training
• Flexible working arrangements
• Annual salary review
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