Design Project Manager

OCU Group; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

OCU Group is seeking an experienced Design Project Manager to lead the delivery of water and wastewater projects across the Yorkshire region. You will drive multidisciplinary design teams through feasibility, front-end engineering, detailed design, D&B delivery, and construction support.

In a fast-paced, agile environment, you will ensure technical excellence, coordinate design activities across civil, mechanical, electrical, and process disciplines, and maintain strong stakeholder relationships

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering.
• Proven design leadership on major infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of water and wastewater systems.
• Experience delivering design services in the UK water sector.
• CDM 2015 understanding and responsibilities.
• Familiarity with UK design codes and asset standards.
• Driving licence and willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary design teams across water and wastewater projects.
• Oversee multiple design projects, including D&B and detailed design.
• Coordinate design activities across civil, mechanical, electrical and process disciplines.
• Develop design programmes and monitor work breakdown structures.
• Ensure compliance with client processes and regulatory standards.
• Act as primary contact for design-related matters with clients and contractors.
• Forecast resources and lead design review meetings and workshops.
• Manage design-related project controls (TQs, RFIs, EWNs, CEs).
• Support bid work and growth of water capability in Yorkshire region.

Skills

Design leadership

Project management

Water & wastewater knowledge

CDM 2015 knowledge

Stakeholder management

Travel readiness

Education

Degree in Civil/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Chartered Engineer status

Job description

Design Project Manager

Department: Water

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Yorkshire

Reporting To: Nicholas Wise

Description

OCU Group are seeking an experienced Design Project Manager to join our growing multidisciplinary Water & Wastewater engineering team. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the successful delivery of projects across the full project lifecycle, from feasibility and front-end engineering through to detailed design, Design & Build (D&B) delivery, and construction support.

Working in a fast-paced and agile environment, you will play a key role in coordinating multidisciplinary design teams, managing project delivery, and ensuring technical excellence across a portfolio of water and wastewater projects within the Yorkshire region.

Responsibilities

As Design Project Manager, you will:

• Lead multidisciplinary teams to successfully deliver water and wastewater projects across all stages of the project lifecycle.
• Oversee the delivery of multiple design projects and programmes, including Design & Build projects, detailed design commissions, and Owner's Engineer services.
• Manage design deliverables and coordinate design-related activities across civil, mechanical, electrical and process disciplines.
• Develop, maintain and monitor design programmes and work breakdown structures throughout project lifecycles.
• Ensure compliance with client design management processes, employer requirements, industry standards, and regulatory obligations.
• Act as the primary point of contact for all design-related matters between clients, contractors, subcontractors and project teams.
• Forecast and coordinate design, surveying and digital engineering resources across multiple projects.
• Lead design review meetings, workshops and coordination sessions to ensure all stakeholders are working to approved information.
• Manage design-related project controls, including Technical Queries (TQs), Requests for Information (RFIs), Early Warning Notices (EWNs), and Compensation Events (CEs).
• Take ownership of quality and safe design principles, fulfilling CDM Designer responsibilities and ensuring compliance with relevant standards and codes.
• Collaborate closely with UK and overseas teams to achieve successful project outcomes.
• Support business development activities through bid preparation, scope definition, fee proposals and tender submissions when required.
• Contribute to the growth and development of the water engineering capability within the Yorkshire Water region.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Essential Requirements

• Degree-qualified in a relevant engineering discipline, such as Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering.
• Proven experience providing design leadership on major infrastructure projects as a Design Manager, Project Manager, Lead Design Engineer, Project Engineer or similar.
• Strong technical knowledge of water and wastewater treatment, distribution, collection, storage and hydraulic systems.
• Experience delivering design services within the UK water and/or wastewater sector.
• Comprehensive understanding of CDM 2015, including Principal Designer and Principal Contractor responsibilities.
• Strong knowledge of WIMES, CESWI, UK design codes, asset standards and industry best practice.
• Demonstrable understanding of construction methodologies, sequencing and project delivery.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to chair meetings, coordinate multiple stakeholders and effectively manage competing priorities.
• Full UK Driving Licence and willingness to travel as required.

• Chartered Engineer status or membership of a recognised engineering institution.
• Experience developing design plans, design scoping reports and design delivery strategies.
• Experience working within a Principal Contractor environment.
• Familiarity with Yorkshire Water standards, specifications and asset requirements.