Senior Design Manager

COSTAIN GROUP; Camberley; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is looking for a Design Manager to oversee non-infrastructure wastewater projects on the Thames Water AMP8 Framework. This hybrid role requires collaboration across teams and sound knowledge of design management and water processes. Ideal candidates will have relevant experience, strong communication skills, and be progressing toward Chartered status. The position involves managing design deliverables while promoting carbon-efficient solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in non-infrastructure wastewater or similar.
• Valid driving license.
• Knowledge of CDM (2015) Regulations.

Responsibilities

• Identify design scope and deliverables.
• Manage design deliverables and changes.
• Ensure project risks are communicated and recorded.
• Deliver projects to cost, quality, and program.
• Hold and record design meetings.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Collaboration skills

Good understanding of water processes

Commercial awareness

Experience in multi-disciplinary projects

Education

HNC/HND or degree in engineering

Progressing towards Chartered professional review

Job description

Job Description

Reporting to the Framework Engineering Manager you will be responsible for the design delivery of non-infrastructure wastewater projects on the Thames Water AMP8 Framework. Adopting a hybrid working model you will split your time between the Costain Offices, in London and Camberley and Thames Water's Office in Reading, 3 days a week, and home 2 days a week.

It is preferable you have experience working within the water sector, specifically non-infrastructure wastewater, in either Mechanical, Electrical ICA or Civils disciplines in maintenance, design, or capital delivery roles. You should have the ability to motivate and lead the Design Managers working on your projects. You should be a motivated team player, with the ability to work collaboratively with multiple teams to deliver production thinking carbon efficient design solutions.

You should also demonstrate a thorough understanding of design delivery, design procurement, design management, design control, quality assurance, BIM to ISO 19650 and have a working knowledge of the NEC4 suite of contracts.

Responsibilities

• Identify design scope and deliverables.
• Review and challenge of the design programme.
• Management of design deliverables and design change
• Ensure project risks is managed, communicated and recorded
• Challenge design solution to ensure DfMA and low carbon solution which meet the Clients affordability challenges.
• Deliver projects to cost, quality and programme
• Hold and record regular design meetings relating to at least briefing, progress and coordination.
• Hold and record buildability, carbon and DfMa workshops.
• Coordination and management of design reviews, technical assurance reviews and CDM reviews
• Implementation and management of the project BIM strategy
• Support the framework nominated principal designer.
• Be conversant with current legislation, especially that which applies to health and safety, which is relevant to tasks being carried out.
• Maintain professional working relationships with the Design Team, Delivery Team, Commercial Team, and Employer Team and communicate well with them.
• Line management and development of Design Managers
• Liaise closely with other members of the Project Team to support procurement decision making for each package of work, which will include the Costain Project Manager, Commercial Manager, the Lead Design Consultant, MIECA lead and any respective supply chain partners.
• Liaise closely with the Commercial Team to ensure fee assessment and payment mechanism are in place with the Design Consultant.
• Adhere to the Costain governance in relation to design management and project delivery.
• Prepare project design responsibility RACIs
• Carry out performance reviews
• Input into updates in the Design Management Plan

Qualifications

• Non-infrastructure Wastewater / Water experience is highly desirable or similar experience required
• HNC/HND or degree in a relevant engineering discipline
• Progressing towards a Chartered professional review with relevant chartered body
• Driving licence
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Good technical understanding of water and wastewater processes and asset types
• Commercial and contractual appreciation to support the required commercial outcomes.
• Good understanding of programme preparation and management
• Experience and knowledge of CDM (2015) Regulations
• Experience of delivering multi-disciplinary design/construction projects

About Us

Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

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