Design Manager (Exeter) - Civils

ZipRecruiter; Exeter; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative firm as a Design Manager, where you'll play a crucial role in leading design phases for various projects within a large Framework. This position offers the chance to make a significant impact on project outcomes while ensuring compliance with Health & Safety standards. You will lead a dedicated team, manage design costs, and contribute to the overall success of exciting projects in the South West region. If you're delivery-driven and possess strong leadership skills, this is the perfect opportunity to elevate your career in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in multi-disciplinary design management.
• Degree in an engineering-related discipline required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Design team in delivering their responsibilities.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety regulations.

Skills

Design Management

Health & Safety Compliance

Project Management

Team Leadership

BIM Knowledge

Education

Degree in Engineering

APM Project Fundamentals Qualification

Job description

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 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 deliverables within allocated resources and deadlines.
5. Organize all elements of design, document 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.

Candidate Requirements:

• Extensive experience in multi-disciplinary design management, in a design-build environment.
• Degree in an engineering-related discipline.
• APM Project Fundamentals Qualification.
• Must be delivery-driven 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 brilliant opportunity to join the core management team at these exciting early stages! Apply today and give yourself the best shot.