Senior Design Manager (Water)

Our Client is one of the world's leading design consultancies within the Infrastructure and Environmental arena and they are looking to expand within the UK with an ambitious business plan.

This opportunity is to work from any of the offices within the UK (on a hybrid basis), on projects in Australia and New Zealand. This is a unique opportunity to gain experience you may not already have. It does as well provide the optional experience in travelling to different countries working on exciting projects and dealing with clients and colleagues from different environments.

This role is specialising in Water projects, so experience within the Water Sector is important. Wastewater experience will be an advantage.Some of the responsibilities include:Coordinate the preparation of the design criteria by the Team Leads ensuring that the technical content of all work carried out is correct and completed in accordance with agreed timescales and budgets and controlled in accordance with company procedures and processes.

• Participate to continuously review and improve the overall project strategy to meet design schedule and budget with the ability to support staging and phasing requirements.
• Responsible for implementing and following the project's Change Control system, including proactive escalation of potential changes.
• Lead the creation and execution of design work plan and LOE.
• Maintain client contact and ensure that project delivery meets the client's objectives and requirements.
• Responsible for developing or verifying the technical scope of a project.
• Responsible for producing a compliant, constructible design in accordance with Client requirements, Operation and Maintenance requirements and Construction requirements.
• May serve as liaison between the site and engineering team during construction. Coordinates multidisciplinary problem-resolution resulted from non-compliance with drawings and specifications at the site.
• Responsible for Quality Control of all deliverable submittals Identify and implement continuous improvements actions to internal working procedures.
• Ensure fluid communication and work in close collaboration with Design teams, Project Managers and all stakeholders.
• Actively participates in the preparation and adherence to a schedule of deliverables, engineering budget.
• Convenes, chairs and documents interdisciplinary design coordination meetings and brings forward updates and any critical issues that impact external stakeholders to the Project Manager.
• Verifies that the schedule and budget data match the progress of the professional services throughout execution of the project.
• Provide guidance, support and training to colleagues and assist, where practicable, in mentoring and development of others.

Maintain an awareness of existing and emerging technologies.

Knowledge required:* Experience of Design Management within an Engineering environment* May have experience of working within a 3D design environment and an ability to work to BIM protocols * Knowledge of scheduling software and engineering and capital cost estimating techniques is a definite asset.* Experience in Water/Wastewater Treatment, Solid Waste, or Transportation Infrastructure industries, either for private or public clients, is considered an asset.

Quals:* Honours degree in Civil Engineering or suitable equivalent degree* Chartered Engineer or equivalent experience based relevant professional membership.* Broad and extensive technical, administrative and project experience.* Ability to organise and prioritise workload to ensure that timescales and budgets are met.* The ability to deal with uncertainty, changing and multiple priorities* Take responsibility for personal development and support the learning of others.* Effective negotiation and persuading skills.* Project a professional image to clients and colleagues.* Able to work collaboratively to form strong working relationships with colleagues and clients.* Able to recognise own impact on others and adapt approach where appropriate.* Demonstrate integrity.

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