Senior Electrical Design Manager

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Manager to lead the Design Management of electrical systems in various sectors including commercial and healthcare. This role involves ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, promoting effective design management processes, and adding value to design processes to improve buildability and reduce costs. The ideal candidate will possess expert knowledge in Design Management and relevant regulations, and will be responsible for coordinating design reviews and providing training to project teams. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Expert understanding and experience of Design Management.
• Good understanding of Building Safety Act and Building Regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead Electrical Design Management for MEP and FM Capital Works projects.
• Ensure compliance with Building Safety Act across projects.

Skills

Design Management

BS 7671 18th Edition

Building Safety Act

Building Regulations

Excel

Power BI

SharePoint

Education

Chartered Engineer or working towards chartership

Tools

CDE platforms

Excel

Power BI

SharePoint

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Senior Electrical Design Manager, London

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Location: London, United Kingdom

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Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference:

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115

Posted:

11.04.2025

Expiry Date:

26.05.2025

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Description and requirements

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

Our building services business is looking for a Senior Design Manager (Electrical) to join the team to lead the Design Management of electrical systems effectively and professionally. This scope will span operations in our new construction business as well as within our Capital Works projects in our facilities management portfolio in the following sectors: commercial, healthcare, education, council and defence.

The role will be the subject matter expert within the electrical discipline, holding responsibility as one of the Authorised Design Managers for Building Services. This includes the review and implementation of internal policies as well as ensuring that statutory requirements are adhered to.

What you’ll do:

• Lead Electrical Design Management for our MEP and FM Capital Works projects.
• Ensure Principal Contractor and Principal Designer commitments under the Building Safety Act are met across our MEP construction and Facility Management Capital Works projects.
• Act as building services Authorised Design Manager as required by BU governance, determining the Design Responsibilities (BSRIA BG6) and Project Team responsibilities (RACI).
• Support tender applications and PCSA periods. Act as a focal point to disseminate lessons learned from other projects and encourage standardisation of approaches. Ensure all Skanska minimum standards are met at the design stages.
• Add value to the design process by challenging solutions, methods and techniques where appropriate to improve buildability and reduce whole life costs.
• Co-ordinate design reviews with other subject matter experts in OE/Enviro/H&S/CDM/Fire etc.
• Promote effective Design Management processes and use of CDE platforms through design stages and project delivery.
• Review and score MEP and FM design consultant performances across projects.
• Lead on internal CPD events to increase technical knowledge within the business.
• Regularly inspect works for compliance with design & legislative requirements and report on progress, ensuring remedial action is taken within agreed timelines.

What you’ll achieve:

• Develop and implement Design Management processes to increase design control.
• Attend Skanska contracts in person to build relationships and offer support.
• Conduct design reviews.
• Central reporting of risk, progress and performance of project designs.
• Provide training to project teams.
• Support Technical Team and work closely with the Senior Technical Manager who holds the Electrical Duty Holder role.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Expert understanding and experience of Design Management.
• Expert understanding and experience in BS 7671 18th Edition.
• Good understanding of the Building Safety Act.
• Good understanding of Building Regulations.
• Working knowledge of HTM 06.
• Working knowledge of JSP.
• Comfortable with handling data in Excel and Power BI.
• Experience working with SharePoint applications including automation and dashboarding.
• Beneficial if individual is chartered or working towards chartership.