Senior Design Manager

Our client, a leading provider in the water sector, is looking to strengthen their engineering team with a Senior Design Manager based in the North West, with hybrid working options available.

This permanent role involves leading projects through their design phases for a portfolio of projects, ensuring cost-effective, technically compliant, and buildable solutions are delivered in line with all stakeholder requirements, programme expectations, and engineering design procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Commitment to excellence in Health & Safety (H&S) in design, complying with all relevant specifications, codes, rules, regulations, and H&S legislation.
• Identification and management of H&S hazards and effective communication of residual risks to stakeholders.
• Leading the design team to meet customer requirements and project objectives.
• Accountability for design expenditure, driving efficiency, and managing overall outturn costs.
• Organising all design elements, documenting in the Design Management Plan, and preparing monthly status updates.
• Attending and contributing to relevant programme, project, and technical meetings.
• Ensuring technical solutions are cost-effective while maintaining quality standards and on-time delivery.
• Providing technical support during construction, assembly, and commissioning stages as required.
• Ensuring all technical work adheres to correct standards and specifications, following appropriate systems of work and quality assurance.
• Contributing to sustainability targets by reducing embodied and operational Carbon Footprints.
• Effective communication and collaboration with people from various organisations and disciplines.
• Providing exceptional customer service internally, with partners, and externally with clients and the public.
• Representing the client company and promoting its reputation in all client contacts.
• Maintaining a positive and solution-oriented approach to work and providing open and honest feedback.
• Ensuring confidentiality in all reasonable steps.

Job Requirements:

• Extensive experience in multi-disciplinary design management within a design-build environment.
• Degree and Chartered Engineer in an engineering-related discipline.
• APM Project Fundamentals Qualification.
• Delivery-driven with the ability to set targets and manage multi-disciplinary teams to achieve objectives.
• Working knowledge of CDM regulations and construction Health & Safety.
• Significant experience in large-scale project delivery.
• Strategic, operational, technical, and management skills.
• General knowledge of water treatment, including process, civil, and MEICA engineering aspects.
• Ability to present technical proposals clearly and confidently.

• Experience in the Water/Wastewater Treatment Industry would be an advantage
• Ability to embrace collaborative and innovative working.
• Knowledge of BIM procedures and techniques.

Benefits:

• Hybrid working opportunities
• Car/car allowance
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays (with the option to buy an additional 5 days)
• Contribution Pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Health Insurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, discounts, savings hub, and Kids Pass

If you are an experienced Senior Design Manager with a strong background in civil engineering and are looking to further your career within the water sector, we would love to hear from you.