Design Coordinator

Coffey; Maynooth; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Coffey is seeking a Design Coordinator to provide planning, design, and coordination support on Coffey projects in the water sector. You will liaise with design consultants, control design concepts for safe, on-time delivery, and help develop practical technical solutions for water and wastewater infrastructure upgrades.

As part of the Design Team, you will support the design manager and project manager, ensure compliance with safety regulations, and maintain relationships with clients and

Qualifications

• Engineering degree (Mechanical, Electrical or equivalent) or construction management or equivalent experience.
• Project management experience preferred.
• 2–5 years of experience, with water/wastewater industry experience preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication.
• Ability to work on multiple projects.
• Good communication and people skills.
• Full Irish/EU driver licence.
• Authorized to work in Ireland (Stamp 4 or Critical Skills Visa).

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate the delivery of the design works package, ensuring clear responsibilities and QC procedures.
• Coordinate interfaces between internal and external design resources.
• Coordinate information between designers and other parties affected by design changes.
• Ensure the design meets the Employer’s requirements.
• Ensure compliance with Safety, Health and Welfare at Work regulations.
• Manage the design programme and budget, review hours charged, and report to Design/Project Managers.
• Ensure designers comply with Safety Regulations for build, operate and maintain.
• Support Design Manager and Project Manager; collaborate with project team to deliver robust technical solutions on site.
• Maintain communication and develop relationships with clients, stakeholders and customers.

Skills

Communication skills

Multitasking

People skills

MS Excel

MS Office

MS Project

Education

Engineering degree (Mechanical / Electrical) or Construction Management

Tools

MS Project

Job description

About The Role

Definition:

The Design Coordinator role will provide planning, design, and coordination support on Coffey projects. The Design Coordinator will play an important part in liaising with internal and external design consultant teams, controlling and optimising the design concepts into solutions that can be built safely and on time.

As part of the Design Team, the role will carry responsibility for providing support in all areas of design in the development of practical and efficient technical solutions that will deliver water and wastewater infrastructure, both new and upgrades of existing.

Responsibilities

• Management and coordination of the delivery of the design works package, ensuring effective communication and clear assignment of responsibilities, and full compliance with Coffey Group quality control procedures;
• Management of the interfaces between internal (and external) design resources engaged in the delivery of the design works package;
• Coordination of information between designers and relevant other parties who are likely to be affected by changes to the design;
• Ensuring the design meets the Employer’s requirements;
• Ensuring the duties of designers arising under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013 are complied with;
• Effective management of the project design programme and budget, reviewing the hours charged against the project, and informing the Design Manager and the Project Manager;
• Ensuring that designers comply with their duties under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013, and that all solutions are safe to build, operate and maintain;
• Supporting the Design Manager and Project Manager, as well as collaborating with all parties in the project team, to ensure the successful delivery of robust technical solutions on site;
• Maintain communication and develop ongoing relationships with clients, stakeholders and customers as required.

About You

Requirements

• An engineering degree (preferably Mechanical, Electrical or equivalent) or construction management (equivalent) or equivalent experience to support your competency in the role
• Project management experience preferred
• 2-5 years of experience, with water / wastewater industry experience preferred
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Ability to work on multiple projects
• Good communication and people skills
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of applications, including MS Excel, MS Office and MS Project
• Full Irish/EU driver licence
• Authorised to work in Ireland i.e. stamp 4 or critical skills visa

About Us

Coffey is a family-owned water infrastructure and civil engineering specialist established in 1974. We are passionate about safety and have been delivering critical infrastructure projects on time and within budget for nearly 50 years. The hallmarks of our contracts are innovative solutions, engineering ingenuity, professional construction management and adherence to the highest safety and quality standards.