Design Manager - Multi discipline Infrastructure

Description

• Adopt a pro-active approach to managing design progress, through monitoring leading indicators and initiating corrective action where required.
• Understand our design liabilities, support the development of appropriate strategies for managing these and support the development of design subcontracts that effectively step down liabilities to appointed design partners and/or our extended design and build supply chain.
• Manage the contractual relationship with our design partners.
• Develop and maintain relationships with our design partners and customer stakeholders.
• Ensure appropriate and sustainable design resources, skill sets, and structures are put in place.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, standards, and codes of practice.
• Manage the project design team and resource profile during bid and delivery stages.
• As the Design and Build Contractor’s Design Manager, you will join the project at Concept stage and be responsible of managing our design partners to deliver design solutions for a complex, multi-discipline scheme in the Defence Nuclear sector.
• You will be the main point of contact between our design partners and our construction team, balancing the needs of both and providing direction to ensure that the overall project objectives are prioritised.
• Oversee change control processes and ensure necessary design modifications are approved and implemented.
• Oversee and coordinate the design process through RIBA and/or client gated process, ensuring innovation and continuous improvement.
• Manage and coordinate design reviews and meetings to align design outputs with project objectives.
• Develop and maintain fully coordinated design programs integrated with the overall project timeline.
• Monitor design progress against the program and provide regular updates to the project team.
• Ensure design solutions align with commercial and construction requirements while adhering to budget constraints.
• Ensure full compliance with design management procedures at both bid and delivery stages.

Requirements

• Specialist knowledge in chosen field.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• HND, HNC or Degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• Strong management skills with the ability to motivate self and colleagues.
• Experience in collation of Pre-Construction information.
• Proven ability to lead and provide a professional, comprehensive, and sustainable design service.
• Sound knowledge of construction practices and standards.
• Experience in bidding and winning work. (desirable)
• In-depth knowledge of the construction industry, design processes, and compliance requirements.
• Experience in implementation of design strategies and approaches for infrastructure and/or major construction projects.
• Experience in delivery of Multi-Disciplinary design packages.
• Nuclear experience desirable.
• Membership of relevant Professional Institute e.g., CIOB, ICE, IStructE, IMechE, IET). (desirable)
• Excellent operational planning and time management skills.

Benefits

• Car scheme and Private Medical Insurance
• Flexible and adaptable working
• Recognition scheme and long service awards
• Mentoring programmes and continuous learning support
• Contributory pension scheme
• Generous, incremental holiday entitlement with the option to buy five days
• Annual bonus scheme

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance