Design Manager (Exeter) – Civils

GirlingJones; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as a Design Manager, where you will be a pivotal part of a core team delivering various projects across the South West. This role requires a commitment to excellence in Health & Safety, ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation. You will lead a dedicated design team, managing costs and delivering high-quality outputs on time. If you possess a degree in engineering and extensive experience in design management, this is your chance to join an innovative firm at a thrilling early stage. Apply now and take the next step in your career!

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in multi-disciplinary design management.
• A degree in an engineering-related discipline is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects through their design phases with a focus on H&S.
• Manage design deliverables within allocated resource hours.

Skills

Design Management

Health & Safety Compliance

Project Management

BIM Procedures

Water Treatment Knowledge

Education

Degree in Engineering

APM Project Fundamentals Qualification

Job description

An opportunity to be part of the core team, delivering various projects as part of a large Framework across the South West region

This Design Manager role will be pivotal in the immobilisation of this new Framework and will be a key member with your primary role to lead projects through their design phases.

Key Duties:

1. Be committed to excellence in Health & Safety (H&S) in design, complying fully with relevant local specifications, codes, rules, regulations and requirements and all relevant H&S legislation.
2. Ensure that H&S hazards are identified and managed, and that all residual risks are communicated effectively to all stakeholders.
3. Lead the Design team in delivering their responsibilities and ensure a focused approach to meet customer requirements and project objectives.
4. Be accountable for expenditure, drive efficiency, and manage overall outturn costs for design by producing design deliverables within allocated resource hours and key dates.
5. Organise all elements of design, document it in the Design Management Plan, and prepare monthly status update reports as necessary.
6. Attend and contribute to all relevant programme, project, and technical meetings.

In order to be considered for this Design Manager role, candidates should have:

• Extensive experience in multi-disciplinary design management within a design-build environment.
• A degree in an engineering-related discipline.
• APM Project Fundamentals Qualification.
• Delivery-driven mindset with the ability to set targets and motivate multi-disciplinary teams to deliver on time, within budget, and to quality standards.
• Strategic, operational, technical, and management skills.
• Good general knowledge of all aspects of water treatment, including related processes, civil, and MEICA engineering aspects.
• Knowledge of BIM procedures and techniques.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the core management team at an exciting early stage!

Apply today and give yourself the best chance to succeed!