Design Manager - Utilities & Civil Engineering

MTR - Construction Recruitment; Borough of Rossendale; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

MTR Partnership in the North West of England is seeking a Senior Design Manager to lead design activity on utilities and civil engineering schemes across preconstruction, delivery and aftercare. You will provide design risk input to commercial, planning, operations and clients, and you will mentor the design team.

You will produce and manage realistic design programs, ensure adherence to specifications, and work on a hybrid basis to support a growing regional framework with a forward-thinking

Qualifications

• Experience as a Design Manager or Senior Design Manager on utilities and civil schemes.
• Commercially aware with an understanding of value engineering.
• IT literate.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Based in or able to commute to the North West of England daily.

Responsibilities

• Control design activity on utilities projects through the preconstruction, delivery and aftercare phases.
• Provide advice on design risk to the commercial, planning, operations and client teams.
• Produce, agree and manage realistic design programs.
• Ensure the delivery team are working to the correct specifications.
• Mentor members of the design team.

Skills

Design Management

Utilities Experience

Civil Engineering

Mentoring

Job description

The Company:

We are working with a long-established Regional Contractor whose NW Construction team would generally deliver projects for clients principally based around Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside and Cheshire. Projects delivered in the region have focused heavily on public realm, local highways and increasing United Utilities work. They are in a good place having recently secured their place on a number of key, long term frameworks and have lots of work in the pipeline. They are a highly ethical business who have invested significant sums in employee welfare programmes and social value initiatives.

The Role:

They are now keen to recruit a Senior Design Manager to their team due to theirongoing growth - this is a new role, and they are open to someone working on a hybrid basis.

• You will be tasked with controlling design activity on utilities projects through the preconstruction, delivery and aftercare phases.
• Provide advice on design risk to the commercial, planning, operations and client teams.
• Produce, agree and manage realistic design programs.
• Ensure the delivery team are working to the correct specifications.
• Mentor members of the design team.

You:

• To be successful in this role, you will need to have worked as a Design Manager or Senior DesignManager on utilities & civil engineering schemes.
• Commercially aware, with an understanding of value engineering.
• IT literate.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• You will be based in or be able to commute to the North West of England daily.

Rewards:

They are offering a good salary and package that includes a wide variety of benefits. You’ll be working with a forward-thinking, caring, award-winning contractor who can provide a challenging, supportive working environment.