Renewables Design Manager

Galliford Try; Leicester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holidays

Pension plan

Private medical

Cycle to work

Discounts

Save as You Earn

Professional association membership

Job summary

Galliford Try is seeking a Renewables Design Manager to lead design activities on UK projects within the Digital Infrastructure unit. The role focuses on delivering high-quality designs from award to completion, managing design teams, and ensuring compliance with CDM 2015 and safety in design.

You will travel across sites in the UK, work with regional teams, and report to the EV framework manager, maintaining profitability and quality of service.

Qualifications

• Extensive CDM 2015 experience and Principal Designer remit.
• Strong reading and interpretation of design and construction programmes.
• Excellent communications with senior stakeholders.
• Commercial acumen and ability to manage design changes.

Responsibilities

• Lead client, subcontractor, and design teams to deliver designs on projects or bids.
• Drive the design process per Galliford Try's Building Management System.
• Apply CDM 2015 and safety in design principles.
• Identify design risks and opportunities across bids and projects.
• Develop and manage consultants' scope, fees, and approvals.
• Create design programme with Planner and monitor release schedules.
• Oversee planning, building control, and other statutory processes.
• Undertake site inspections to verify as-built meets design criteria.

Skills

CDM 2015

Principal Designer

Stakeholder engagement

Design management

Risk management

Communication

Buildability

Job description

Role Title:Renewables Design Manager

Business Unit: Digital Infrastructure

Location:Leicester

Role Overview

A confident individual to take full responsibility for design activities on projects of typical value between £0.5m-£5m that are allocated from award through to completion and to maintain and maximise quality of service and profitability.Working within a regional team and reporting to the EV framework manager in managing several site designs on a regional basis.

Ideally, you will based in or around the East Midlands area and will have the opportunity to travel across multiple sites/projects throughout the UK.

What You Will Be Doing

• Managing the relationships with the client, subcontractors, project and design teams for the efficient development and delivery of designs on a project or bid.
• Lead the design process in accordance with the Galliford Try Building Management System.
• Apply and monitor compliance with CDM 2015 (including Principal Designer role where applicable) and the principle of prevention and safety in design.
• Identify and mitigate design risk and realise opportunities through all stages of a bid or project.
• Assist in the selections of designers for a project and ensure competency checks are undertaken.
• Develop and agree the scope and responsibilities for consultants and invite fees for the compilation and management of the project fee schedule.
• Develop the design programme in conjunction with the Planner and develop, manage, monitor and report on the Information Release Schedules and progress and quality of design deliverables to seek advice.
• Manage statutory and 3rd party processes such as Planning, Building Control, BREEAM.

Undertake site inspections to ensure the As-built product meets the design criteria

About You

• Experienced in and knowledge of CDM 2015 and the Principal Design role.
• Aware of H&S responsibilities and adheres to company policies.
• Able read and interpret design and construction programmes.
• Understands buildability and will challenge if designs do not meet the sequencing or construction methodology.
• Analytical with advanced problem-solving skills.
• Able to develop ideas and present concisely.
• Excellent communicator able to engage with senior stakeholders.
• Able to demonstrate commercial acumen and managing of design change process

What We Can Offer in Return

With an impressive order book of over £4.1 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

About us

Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction groups with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.

Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

Additional Information

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.

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