Design Manager, Water & Wastewater (Design & Build)

Jacobs; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible working arrangements

Pension contributions to 10%

Health coverage

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Design Manager (Design & Build) to coordinate multidisciplinary design activities across water and wastewater projects in the UK & Ireland. You will work with civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, process and construction teams to produce integrated, buildable designs that support successful delivery, commissioning and operation.

You will take day-to-day responsibility for defined design packages, manage interfaces, assurance and design change, and collaborate with

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating the design or engineering delivery of water, wastewater or comparable infrastructure projects within a consultancy, contractor, delivery partner or asset-owner environment.
• Evidence of managing defined design packages or project workstreams, including design scope, programme, technical interfaces, deliverables, assurance activities and change.
• Practical understanding of how engineering design interacts with construction, commissioning, operations and maintenance.
• Working knowledge of Design & Build contracts and CDM requirements, helping teams identify, record and manage design risk.
• Experience working within NEC3 or NEC4 delivery environments, including an understanding of change control, early warnings and the relationship between design decisions, programme and cost.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate multidisciplinary detailed design activities across water and wastewater projects and programmes.
• Take day-to-day responsibility for defined design packages or project workstreams, helping manage scope, programme, technical interfaces, assurance requirements and design change.
• Work with construction and commissioning teams to ensure buildability, sequencing, access, safety and operational requirements are reflected in the design.
• Provide clear direction and constructive support within a multidisciplinary delivery environment.

Skills

Design coordination

NEC3/NEC4 experience

Risk management

Interfaces management

CDM knowledge

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a Design Manager (Design & Build) to coordinate multidisciplinary design activities across water and wastewater projects in the UK & Ireland. You will work with civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, process and construction teams to produce integrated, buildable designs that support successful delivery, commissioning and operation.

You will take day-to-day responsibility for defined design packages, manage interfaces, assurance and design change, and collaborate with