Senior Design Manager

MWH Treatment Limited; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Senior Design Manager to strengthen their Engineering team in Preston. This role will lead design projects ensuring compliance and efficiency while working in a hybrid capacity. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in design management, a relevant engineering degree, and a drive for delivering quality solutions. Great opportunity for those looking to advance in a reputable organization.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in design management within a design-build environment.
• Must be delivery-driven with the ability to manage and motivate teams.
• Working knowledge of CDM regulations and construction Health & Safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects through their design phases for a portfolio of projects.
• Ensure cost-effective and technically compliant solutions.
• Manage design deliverables and drive efficiency in expenditure.
• Contribute to achieving sustainability targets.

Skills

Multi-disciplinary design management

Project delivery management

Health & Safety compliance

Customer service

Collaboration

Education

Degree in an engineering-related discipline

Chartered Engineer

APM Project Fundamentals Qualification

Job description

We are looking to strengthen our Engineering team with a Senior Design Manager based in our United Utilities region with hybrid working available.

You will report directly to the Regional Engineering Lead and your role will lead projects through their design phases for a portfolio of projects. To ensure cost-effective, technically compliant, and buildable solutions are delivered in line with all stakeholder requirements, as well as in line with programme expectations and in accordance with the project delivery process and engineering design procedures.

Key responsibilities:

• Be committed to excellence in Health & Safety (H&S) in design, complying fully with relevant local specifications, codes, rules, regulations and requirements and all relevant H&S legislation.
• To ensure that H&S hazards are identified and managed and that all residual risks are communicated effectively to all stakeholders.
• To lead the Design team in delivery of their responsibilities and to ensure a focused approach to meet customer requirements and project objectives.
• To be accountable for the expenditure, drive efficiency and manage the overall outturn costs for design by producing design deliverables within the allocated resource hours and by key dates.
• To organise all elements of design, documenting it in the Design Management Plan and preparing monthly status update reports as necessary.
• To attend and contribute to all relevant programme, project, and technical meetings.
• To ensure that the technical solution is produced to outperform on costs, whilst maintaining quality standards and delivery on time.
• To provide, where required, technical support during construction, assembly, and commissioning stages.
• To ensure that all technical work is undertaken to the correct standards and specifications, following the appropriate systems of work and quality assurance.
• To contribute to achieving sustainability targets, particularly by reducing embodied and operational Carbon Footprints of solutions.
• To communicate and work effectively with people from other partner organisations, backgrounds, and disciplines, utilising their knowledge and experience and add to this with your own experience and knowhow.
• To recognise and provide exceptional customer service both internally and with partners and externally with the client, their customers, and the general public.
• Represent the whole of the MWH business and RSK Group of companies in all client contacts and promote the MWH / RSK reputation.
• Maintain a positive and solution-oriented approach to work, providing open and honest feedback.
• Undertake such other duties, training and/or hours of work as may be reasonably required, and which are consistent with the general level of responsibility of this role.
• In all internal and external contact, present a professional and positive image of MWH Treatment as well as maintaining mutually constructive, positive and beneficial relationships.
• Take all reasonable steps to ensure appropriate confidentiality.

Essential:

• Extensive experience of multi-disciplinary design management, in a design-build environment
• Degree in an engineering-related discipline
• Chartered Engineer in an engineering-related discipline
• APM Project Fundamentals Qualification
• Must be delivery-driven with the ability to set targets and manage and motivate multi-disciplinary teams to deliver to time, cost and quality objectives
• Working knowledge of CDM regulations and construction Health & Safety
• Extensive experience in large-scale project delivery

  Desirable:

  • Working towards or have obtain APM Project Management Qualification
  • Experience of working for a global organisation
  • Experience of working with remote/dispersed teams
  • Experience in the Water/Wastewater Treatment Industry
  • Ability to embrace collaborative and innovative working
  • Knowledge of BIM procedures and techniques