Design Manager

Design Manager
St Asaph - hybrid working
80k

Job responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate design activities across the Water Framework.
• Manage, support and develop regional design engineers.
• Allocate resources and manage workloads across multiple projects.
• Coordinate internal design teams and external design consultants.
• Act as the main point of escalation for design queries and technical issues.
• Ensure designs meet client, regulatory, technical, quality and safety requirements.
• Champion safe-by-design principles and ensure CDM requirements are considered throughout the design process.
• Work with Framework Managers and the Head of Design to develop consistent design processes and standards.
• Support design quality assurance and standardisation across regions.
• Build strong working relationships with key stakeholders.
• Provide design input into tenders and pre-qualification submissions.
• Review tender design requirements, considering deliverability, risk, cost and programme.
• Support resource planning, succession planning and the technical development of the design team.
• Promote innovation, continuous improvement and good practice across design delivery.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience managing multi-disciplinary design teams, ideally within water infrastructure or a related sector.
• A degree or equivalent qualification in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical or Design Engineering.
• Experience working across multiple projects and managing competing priorities.
• Good knowledge of clean and wastewater systems and processes.
• Experience working with NEC contracts and framework agreements.
• Strong understanding of the design lifecycle, including optioneering, outline design, detailed design and design reviews.
• Knowledge of CDM 2015, safe-by-design principles and relevant health and safety requirements.
• Awareness of WIMES, DWI requirements, design codes and relevant legislation.
• Strong organisational, planning and resource management skills.
• The ability to make sound technical decisions and provide effective design governance.
• Experience of using design management software and systems.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A collaborative approach to leadership, team development and problem-solving.