Senior Design Manager

Melior Associates; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading civil engineering contractor is seeking a Head of Design based near Brighton. The successful candidate will lead a design team and ensure the delivery of safe and effective design solutions for wastewater projects. The ideal applicant should have extensive experience in the Water Treatment Industry, strong track record in managing constructability, and be chartered in a relevant discipline. This role offers an attractive salary package and a significant career opportunity.

Qualifications

• Extensive Design and Build experience in the Water Sector.
• Delivery-driven with the ability to set targets.
• Able to identify and manage project/programme risk.

Responsibilities

• Leading a team of design managers and engineers.
• Ensure safe and constructable design solutions.
• Agree design budgets and monitor performance.

Skills

Project delivery in design-build environment

Constructability management

Team leadership

Technical and management skills

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.

Key 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

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