Design Manager - Midlands / South of England

TieTalent; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Flexible working options

Opportunities for professional development

Job summary

A leading engineering services company is seeking an experienced Design Manager to oversee multidisciplinary design teams on projects across the Midlands and South of England. The ideal candidate will have a background in design coordination and demonstrate strong risk management skills. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with design processes and delivering high-quality design outcomes. This role offers competitive compensation and the chance to contribute to impactful projects.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Design Coordinator preferred.
• An enthusiastic and professional approach.
• Fully IT literate and proficient in the use of standard Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multidisciplinary design teams.
• Ensure compliance with project governance processes.
• Assist with commercial aspects of the design related to risk management.

Skills

Design coordination

Interpersonal skills

Risk management

IT proficiency

Education

Previous experience as a Design Coordinator

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Design Manager - Midlands / South of England

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An exciting opportunity for an ambitious experienced Design Coodinator to join Tetra Techs extremely successful and versatile team. This is a unique opportunity to become part of the growing Design Management team working on varied and interesting commissions.

Reporting directly to the Technical Director for Design Management, you will lead and manage Tetra Tech design consultants and design subconsultants inputs on projects. You will primarily be delivering projects within the Midlands and Southern region as well as the wider UK Engineering teams. In your role, with support from the Design Manager, you will liaise with the project controls team to manage the commercial aspects of the design and align design risks with commercial outcomes. You will lead on technical risk management and mitigations for the client and will be working on large, multi disciplinary projects in the defence, science, nuclear and government property sectors.

Pre Contract, Inc Work Winning and Tenders

• Assists the Design Manager and bid/project teams where support is being provided for a bid process andidentify and coordinate the multi-disciplinary design team inputs to the bid process.
• Provide assistance in formulating fee proposals and proposal documents as required by the Design Manager and project/bid team.
• Ensure compliance at project opportunity outset with the Tetra Tech Project Lifecycle governance process
• Develop and manage the Project Execution Plan in conjunction with design discipline leads, including design deliverables and programme
  
  

Live Projects

Overview

• Supports the Design Manager in managing multidisciplinary design teams, to allow the production of coordinated design solutions, within the agreed programme and budget.
• Assists in delivering complete, accurate and viable design information in a timely manner. Reviews and challenges the information received
• Uses workshops to ensure the project team fully coordinate design solutions, while implementing effective design solutions.
• Undertaking design related risk management reviews workshop with project team and input into project risk register.
• Produces Progress Reports as required for the projects.
• To ensure compliance throughout each project design stage with the Tetra Tech Project Lifecycle governance process and the Project Execution Plan
  
  

Financial and Reporting

• Coordinates the design process to an agreed commercial proposal.
• Actively manages the commercial and contractual project risk profile, including pre-emptive mitigation
• Fully understands the project contract, including all subsequent contract variations.
• Actively manages the change control mechanisms to maintain/improve the project commercial performance
• Assists in project forecasting, application for payments and invoicing as required and agreed with the Design Manager and Project Manager.
  
  

Systems and Quality

• Supports and assists the design process to produce designs which are compliant with all applicable regulations and obtain the requisite approvals.
• Coordinates the design process to produce information to agreed design programme.
  
  

Controls

• Monitors and support the implementation of project specific design management process and protocols e.g., design execution plan, in line with Tetra Techs design procedures and reporting process against programme.
• Ensure effective implementation and management of document control processes of design information relating in line with Tetra Tech and/or clients procedures.
• Supports and coordinates design and specialist consultants and third-party consultants to the agreed scope of service.
• If required for the project, supports the Design Manager in chairing and leading design coordination meetings and/or workshops and issues actions to all involved.
• Attend Design Team Meetings lead by client, input into the meetings and take and distribute notes and actions as required.
• Supports the Design Manager in managing the Client review process as identified in the contract.
  
  

About You

• Previous experience as a Design Coordinator preferred.
• An enthusiastic and professional approach
• Adaptable with good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good attitude to health and safety practices within the work place and design.
• Fully IT literate and proficient in the use of standard Microsoft Office.
• Be suitable for security clearance (all staff need to be security vetted to a minimum SC level).
• Located in the Midlands / South of England with flexibility to travel
  
  

About Tetra Tech:

Tetra Tech is a leading provider of high-end consulting and engineering services for projects worldwide. We combine the resources of a global, multibillion dollar company with local, client-focused delivery in more than 400 locations around the world. We are Leading with Science to provide sustainable and resilient solutions for our clients.

At Tetra Tech, we provide a collaborative environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity. We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefits.

For more information on our company, please visit our website atwww.tetratecheurope.com. To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter on the Careers section of our website.

Tetra Tech is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Tetra Tech is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity/shared parental leave, in line with the Equalities Act 2010.

We are veryhappy to discuss flexible working for this role, including the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times, or compressed hours.We can offer a range of solutions to help you to get the most out of your work / life balance.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet

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