Electrical Design Manager

ZipRecruiter; Warrington; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Warrington seeks an Electrical Design Manager to coordinate and lead electrical engineering projects. The role requires overseeing designers, ensuring quality control, and managing resources effectively. Candidates should have strong knowledge of EC&I engineering and relevant experience in multi-discipline projects. Excellent leadership and client-facing skills are essential. This position offers a permanent contract with opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• More than 3 years of experience as a line manager.
• Experience in multi-discipline projects in an Engineering / EPCM / EPC company.
• Strong understanding of standards like 7671, 7430.

Responsibilities

• Manage designers and engineers, including performance reviews.
• Accountable for all recruitment and resourcing.
• Lead electrical engineering and design within projects.

Skills

Team management

Quality control

EC&I engineering knowledge

Client-facing skills

Education

MEng / BEng in EC&I Engineering

Job description

Job DescriptionElectrical Design Manager

Location: Warrington

Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across the chemical & petrochemical, nuclear, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals & biopharma, power & energy, utilities, renewables and food & beverage markets. We enhance the efficiency of assets, ensuring a high level of availability and reducing maintenance costs.

We have extensive experience in offshore and onshore facilities; specialising in asset management services throughout all life cycle phases from consulting, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, operations, maintenance, and decommissioning.

This commitment is delivered by an experienced and highly competent workforce of over 4,500 employees operating from 14 offices in strategic industrial hubs, upholding the highest standards of safety, compliance and quality.

Join our team as an Electrical Design Manager. In this role, you will coordinate and lead projects and manage the electrical engineering and design team.

Job Description

• You shall manage all designers and engineers within your discipline, inclusive of utilisation, holidays, expenses, performance reviews and time writing
• You will be a keen motivator, carrying out and managing development and training plans for all the staff employees in your discipline
• You will review, update and implement all the procedures, standards, guidance notes and forms for your respective discipline
• You shall be accountable for all recruitment and resourcing of your discipline
• You shall be accountable for all proposals and estimates for your discipline
• You shall be accountable for managing quality of Engineering and Design in respects to your discipline, for both single and multi-discipline projects.
• You are responsible for appointing capable discipline checker and approvers
• Together with your team of engineers and designers you are responsible for the Electrical design within multi-discipline engineering, EPCM or EPC projects
• These projects will range across the full lifecycle from concept to commissioning, in both green and brownfield applications
• The projects will vary in complexity and size, delivered for all the major sectors (Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Energy, Utilities, Chemicals, Petrochemicals and Food)
• You are responsible to manage and complete the electrical engineering and design within budget and planning. This includes change control and consistency of the electrical engineering and design with the other disciplines
• You shall be able to be client facing and manage the expectations of the client in relation to the project scope
• You will participate in internal and external design reviews and you are responsible for the design acceptance by the client
• Make independent decisions on issues, providing expert technical support within electrical Engineering
• You shall be able to lead projects in a multi-discipline environment and be capable or coordinating all electrical engineering and design, with the other disciplines, Mechanical, Civil and Structural, Process and Automation
• You shall be able to effectively carry out, check and approve Engineering and Design estimates, control and report all costs on allocated projects in terms of progress, scope change and man hours

Your profile

• More than 3 year of experience as a line manager
• More than 5 years of experience as Lead Engineer EC&I, in multi-discipline projects, in an Engineering / EPCM / EPC company, in one of the above mentioned sectors
• Experience in managing and implementing strict quality control and procedures
• Deep knowledge of EC&I engineering and design, but you also have a sound knowledge of the other disciplines (Automation, Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Piping and Process)
• You shall be able to forecast and control resources to ensure projects are fully utilised and recruitment is planned
• MEng / BEng in EC&I Engineering
• Chartered Engineer or working towards Chartership
• Strong understanding of the main standards in relation your discipline including 7671, 7430, 61508, 61511, ATEX, DSEAR, LV and HV
• You plan and organise your activities before you allow your team to start spending hours. You understand the dependencies of the engineering activities within the EC&I discipline, but also the dependencies between EC&I and the other disciplines. You have a 'one time right' mentality
• You are capable of identifying growth within the company with support to sales, business management, company procedures and strategies
• You delegate to your team, but at the same time you know exactly what is going on in your EC&I discipline, and intervene if required
• You implement a solid change control procedure for your team, and you can convince the client of the budget and planning consequences of changes
• You can lead and motivate your team so that they achieve the targets, also in case of setbacks
• You are able to chair design review meetings

If you wish to speak to a member of the recruitment team, please contact 01224 246246.

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Bilfinger UK Limited

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