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Design Manager - Water
United Living Group
Management of design team and delivery of water project designs with a focus on CDM regulations and health and safety.
19d ago
Intermediate (4-7 years)
Full Time
Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
Office Full-Time
Company Size
1,800 Employees
Service Specialisms
Infrastructure Services
Property Services
New Homes
Telecommunications
Low Carbon Retrofit
Planned Maintenance
Responsive Maintenance
Gas Infrastructure
Sector Specialisms
Infrastructure
Buildings
Residential
Utilities
Water
Energy
Land & Funding
Telecoms
Role
What you would be doing
temporary works
design coordination
client liaison
team management
change management
budget monitoring
- Line Manager duties for the growing design team in according with company policy.
- Act as process owner for design related activities
- Liaise with the Client's Project Teams to ensure the designs issued for planning applications are technically compliant with both statutory and Client design standards
- Understand the interaction of all disciplines to ensure our designs meet the Clients briefs, offer the best possible solution and do not negatively impact on any other part of the process stream
- Ensure translation of the conceptual scheme into an efficient and workable commercial solution
- Ensure that all aspects of the design are fully co-ordinated
- Keep the Project delivery team appraised of all design and technical issues arising which may influence productivity and progress
- Manage and develop the design team to ensure there is sufficient skill and resource to serve the Groups design needs for non-infra water projects across multiple water company Frameworks, including process, mechanical, electrical, ICA, structural and civil design
- Liaise with key personnel within the project team in preparation for project costing and design works
- Manage, produce, approve and deliver Temporary Works Solutions
- Monitor changes from Clients, design consultants, subcontractors and proposed changes by the construction team
- Represent the business as Designated Individual for Principal Design in accordance with CDM Regulations
- Ensure drawings and design information such as Schedules are produced on time, to a high quality, and are easy to decipher
- Review / Interrogate the consultants' and sub-contractors drawings and hold package review meetings with relevant site team members
- Establish and manage department goals and objectives that support the company’s strategic plan
- Oversee document control concerning registration and distribution of design and technical information throughout the design process and ensuring all drawings and documents are red lined at construction completion
- Keep up to date on new and innovative products
- Review tenders as part of the bid team to assess the quality of received information, identify value engineering opportunities risks, collate consultants' costs and prepare contractors' proposals
- Assist the team in the management and compilation of the overall project
- Ensure that company’s drive for world-class Health and Safety is delivered in all aspects of your work
- Lead the design work, liaising with the Engineering Director, Operations Managers, Project Managers and Project Engineers to ensure the technical function is effective and efficient on all live projects
- Organise and manage regular technical coordination workshops, Package Reviews and Design Team Meetings including internal and external HAZOP and ALM reviews
- Constantly monitor all production information and consultant activities against budgetary allowances and report any variances
- Keep up to date with changing legislations and codes of practice, clients standards (including WIMES) relating to design
- Represent the business as Designated Individual for Temporary Works according to BS 5975 and carry out all related duties such as procedure management, staff appointments, sub-contractor reviews etc.
- Review alternative build methods and practices
What you bring
autocad
meng/msc
chartered engineer
project management
team leadership
communication skills
- All necessary PPE and workwear
- Experience in leading technical teams
- Ideally familiar with and experience working to WIMES and other water company Specifications
- Minimum 5 years’ experience working and delivering design solutions from first principles
- Excellent management / organisations skills with ability to multi task
- Management skills – staff, clients, commercial and programmes.
- Ideally experienced as Design / Engineering Manager previously.
- Excellent CDM and health and safety knowledge and application
- MEng/MSc in relevant engineering discipline (e.g. Mechanical, Electrical, ICA, Structural, Civil)
- Capable of creating 2D and 3D models/drawings using relevant software (AutoCAD)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent computer literacy
- Charted Engineer with relevant institution
- Employee benefits package that includes training and development opportunities
- Company life insurance and health care scheme
- Company pension scheme applicable after 3 month probation period
- 28 days holiday (including bank holidays)
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Company
Overview
£627 m
Annual Revenue
The company's annual revenue as of March 2024.
£3.4 b
Order Book Value
The total value of the company's order book as of March 2024.
2014
Year Established
The company was formed in 2014 through the merger of Bullock Construction and United House.
- It rapidly evolved into a national infrastructure and housing powerhouse.
- Backed by Apollo Global Management since 2023.
- Its four pillars—Property Services, Infrastructure Services, New Homes, Connected—deliver projects from social housing retrofits to telecoms roll‑out.
- Typical projects include net‑zero home retrofits, water network builds, gas pipeline diversions, and build‑to‑rent schemes.
- In Infrastructure, it handles gas, water, and telecoms upgrades; in Property, it tackles building safety, planned maintenance, and regeneration.
- Unusually, it owns a telecoms arm deploying mobile and fixed‑line networks, acquired via Great British Communications and 5G rollout expansions.
- Its history spans heritage heating installers to modern utility and property group, merging utilities expertise with construction heritage.
- Community Engagement
- Customer Focused
- Partnership Delivery
- Professional and Passionate
- Responsible
2030
Net Zero Target
Aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2030.
4.5 Mt
CO₂ Capture
Captures 4.5 million metric tons of CO₂ annually through the HyNet pipeline.
250M
Infrastructure Investment
Awarded a £250 million contract for a CO₂ pipeline project.
- Committed to reducing our environmental impact through measurable outcomes
- Pathway to zero covering scope 1 and 2 operations
- Publish direct emissions annually via ESOS and SECR reporting
- Use eco welfare cabins (solar/lithium hybrid, rainwater harvesting, non-chemical WC, telematics) to reduce emissions and noise
- Support clients’ decarbonisation, including net-zero retrofit of buildings
- Placed on LHC Retrofit & Decarbonisation Framework supporting public-sector retrofit energy efficiency
- Four strategic pillars (Infrastructure Services, New Homes, Property Services, Connected) embed sustainability actions with KPIs
- United Living Group mission states: 'to create a more sustainable and inclusive society'
- No published DEI strategy or quantitative gender statistics found
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