Design Manager (Exeter) - Civils

Girling Jones Ltd; Exeter; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Design Manager, where you'll play a crucial role in leading projects within a large Framework across the South West. This exciting position requires a dynamic individual with extensive experience in multi-disciplinary design management. You will ensure compliance with Health & Safety standards while leading a talented team to deliver high-quality results on time and within budget. With a focus on strategic and operational management, this role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of design processes in an innovative environment. Don't miss your chance to be part of this core management team!

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Design Management

Health & Safety Compliance

Team Leadership

Cost Management

BIM Procedures

Education

Degree in Engineering

APM Project Fundamentals Qualification

Job description

Opportunity: Design Manager

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

Candidate Requirements:

• Extensive experience in multi-disciplinary design management within a design-build environment.
• Degree in an engineering-related discipline.
• APM Project Fundamentals Qualification.
• Delivery-driven with the ability to set targets, manage, 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 water treatment 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 to give yourself the best shot!