Senior Design Manager

Costain Group PLC; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the water sector is seeking an experienced Senior Design Manager to join their Framework team. This role involves driving quality design delivery for water projects, working in a hybrid model between project offices and home. The ideal candidate will have experience in design management and a strong understanding of BIM and NEC4 contracts.

Qualifications

• Experience in the water sector in design or capital delivery roles.
• Thorough understanding of design delivery and management.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for design delivery of water projects on the NWL AMP8 Framework.
• Collaborate with multiple teams to deliver design solutions.

Skills

Team Collaboration

Carbon Efficient Design

Tools

BIM

NEC4

Job description

Costain have won extensive work across the water sector this year to support the AMP 8 investment cycle. We have been appointed by Northumbrian Water to the Living Water Enterprise to help shape and deliver its strategic infrastructure upgrade programme. We are looking for an experienced Senior Design Manager to join the Framework team and drive quality design delivery.

Reporting to the Principal Design Manager you will be responsible for the design delivery of water projects on the Northumbrian Water (NWL) AMP8 Framework. Adopting a hybrid working model you will split your time between the Newcastle project office, NWL Durham offices, design partner offices, NWL sites and home as required.

You will have experience working within the water sector, in either Mechanical, Electrical ICA or Civils disciplines in maintenance, design, or capital delivery roles. 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.