Senior Design Manager

Melior Associates; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent civil engineering contractor is seeking a Head of Design / Senior Design Manager near Brighton, East Sussex. The role involves leading design teams in the water sector with a focus on constructability and project delivery. The ideal candidate will be a Chartered Engineer with extensive experience in design-build environments, passionate about delivering safe and effective design solutions. A highly attractive salary package is offered.

Qualifications

• Extensive Design and Build experience in the Water Sector.
• Strong technical capability on constructability matters.
• Experience in the Water Treatment Industry.

Responsibilities

• Leading a team of design managers and discipline design engineers.
• Ensure safe and constructable design solutions are delivered.
• Monitor design budgets and provide forecast costs.

Skills

Technical project delivery

Managing constructability

Delivery-driven mentality

Leadership of multi-disciplinary teams

Risk management

Education

Chartered Engineer in an engineering-related discipline

Job description

Overview

Superb opportunity for a Head of Design / Senior Design Manager working for a highly successful civil engineering main contractor in the water sector. The role will be based near Brighton, East Sussex. The Head of Design will be responsible for design production during the detail design phase and construction/commissioning support phase of AMP8 Wastewater projects. The successful candidate will have extensive Design and Build experience in the Water Sector with strong technical capability on constructability matters.

Responsibilities

• Leading a team of design managers and discipline design engineers
• Ensure safe and constructable design solutions are delivered
• Establish collaborative working relationships with the client, design teams, construction staff and supply chain representatives
• Agree design budgets, monitor performance against the budget and provide forecast costs
• Ensure Design Teams record, monitor and control design changes
• Report on design progress and escalation matters at Monthly Project Reviews
• Coordinate both internal and Client Site Conformity Inspections across the Wastewater programme.

Ideal requirements

• Experience of technical project delivery in a design-build environment
• A successful track record of managing constructability in design
• Experience in the Water Treatment Industry
• Experience in leading and managing multi-disciplinary design teams
• Must be delivery-driven with the ability to set targets, manage and motivate multi-disciplinary teams to deliver to time, cost and quality objectives
• Technical and management skills
• Able to identify and manage project/programme risk
• Able to identify and manage changes to project scope
• Chartered Engineer in an engineering-related discipline
• Experience of offsite manufactured design solutions

Opportunity & Apply

This opportunity provides the right Senior Design Manager to make a real difference. On offer is an incredible career opportunity coupled with a highly attractive salary package. Apply now.