Engineering / Design Manager

Atkinsréalis

The Role

Overview

Manage multidisciplinary design delivery for infrastructure projects in NS&NI region.

Key Responsibilities

  • design reviews
  • bim execution
  • design management
  • technical qa
  • stakeholder meetings
  • resource planning

Tasks

-Provide input to annual performance reviews for multi-discipline staff within the team. Contribute to identification of commercial and technical risks. Ensure the scope and level of design information is executed. Agree programme and identification of key milestones and model release. -Ensure effective communications take place within the team, with proportionate use of Teams, in person workshops etc. Liaise regularly with the discipline for effectively managing resources and coordinate with the Project Manager. -Actively seek additional workflows to increase revenue while working with the Project Manager to ensure that contract commercial coverage and programme adjustments have been agreed before the start of the project. Work collaboratively with the Project Manager to ensure change control process is in place. Requirements capture. Ensure assessment of technical competencies have practice sign off. -Lead multi-disciplinary technical and CDM reviews for their designated part of the works. Ensure multi-disciplinary co-ordination of design and consistency of output for their designated part of the works. Ensure technical assurance is undertaken with necessary discipline sign off. Deliver design reviews, internally and to clients and project stakeholders. Maintain Configuration Control over the project. -Ensure multi-disciplinary compliance with the design brief and their contribution towards designated part of the works. Apply and reinforce standard designs and products across contracted work scope. Rigorously challenge the teams to drive efficiency in the design programmes. Convene regular cross-team technical meetings to ensure multi-disciplinary co-ordination and consistency of output across the project. -Responsible for authoring and maintenance of a robust Design Management Plan, drawing contribution from the discipline leads in accordance with governance processes. Contribute to the production and development of the Project Execution Plan. -Ensure all discipline leads have contributed to the production and development of the project BIM Execution Plan appropriately. Ensure the implementation of an agreed platform for project collaboration is in place. Deliver the Basis of Design. -Ensure commercial arrangements are coordinated with the teams, documented and instructed. Monitor resource requirements and ensure discipline leads have access to adequate and appropriate resource to deliver the project. Ensure delivery to programme and monitor/control budget for their designated part of the works. -Review multi-disciplinary output from delivery teams for quality and consistency, providing sign-off within agreed Delegation of Authority (DoA).Awareness of sustainable design and Net Zero principles. -Host stakeholder meetings to ensure full involvement in the developed design process and that operational requirements are integrated into the design. Facilitate meeting actions and close out. Promote, motivate and mentor the multi-disciplinary design team. Provide multi-disciplinary linkage between the delivery teams. -Ensure Technical Quality Assurance/Control processes are in place. Develop, manage, and track the list of deliverables. Develop simple, effective technical delivery processes to improve the production of design deliverables to time/cost/quality. Ensure that all key design choices and requirements are clearly captured and documented through agreed tools or forms. Work collaboratively with the Project Manager and discipline leads in communicating with client stakeholders where additional scope is occurring. First point of contact to co-ordinate the resolution of technical issues.

Requirements

  • bim
  • 3d modelling
  • chartered engineer
  • nec3/4
  • leadership
  • client management

What You Bring

-Familiar with BIM and understands 3D modelling tools for design and coordination purposes and the associated information attributes that are managed within the Model. Ability to recognise and adapt digital technologies to aid the design process. -Ability to manage and motivate a team and demonstrate good leadership qualities. -Excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills both verbal and written. Be available to travel across the UK and work away from home on client sites if required. -Chartered Engineer or Architect or equivalent with demonstrable experience managing design, build and/or operate commissions on multi-disciplinary projects. Good knowledge of the fundamental concepts, principles and theories of system integration as applied to multi-discipline designs. -Good understanding of management processes related to technical integration and associated analytical/investigative approaches. Infrastructure sector experience in delivering major projects. Experience with various forms of construction contract, i.e. NEC3 or 4.Self-motivated and able to work both independently and within a multi-discipline team. -A supportive and encouraging approach to mentoring developing members of the team. Able to adapt to different cultures and working environments, building client relationships. -Customer focused with excellent client relationship management skills.

The Company

About Atkinsréalis

-Its tech‑forward Richland Technology Center supports robotics, digital and net‑zero innovation in energy and cleanup. -A nuclear engineering pioneer, it’s the owner’s engineer for U.S. small modular reactor projects and refurbishments. -A trusted tolls and highway consultant, it supports major state DOTs.

Sector Specialisms

Water

Environment

Education

Aerospace

Security

Defence

Communications

Infrastructure

Transportation

Buildings

Nuclear

Energy

Security Clearance

-may require uk security clearance; vetting by uksv -proof of 5 years uk residency may be required