Engineering Design Manager - Construction

Description

The company's Real Estate team is growing because client demand has increased, and it is hiring Engineering Design Managers at both experienced and developing levels to join a supportive team.

The work covers critical national infrastructure. Projects span rail, aviation, defence, real estate and highways, and clients are leaders in changing their industry.

Design Managers act as strategic thinkers, collaborators and problem solvers, not only technical leads. You will work directly with clients to make sure the final product does its job. Your focus is designs that can be built, meet compliance rules, and are innovative and efficient. You will lead design input on multi-disciplinary projects from early concepts through to delivery.

The company is open to speaking with people at different points in their careers about what the company can offer them.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Project Manager to administer the contract with external design consultants, making sure they meet their contractual duties and taking action where they do not.
• Manage multi-disciplinary teams of engineers from consultants and partner companies so that project solutions reach the required design standard.
• Assess designs and solutions.
• Work with technical, operational, maintenance and strategic stakeholders, along with design coordinators.
• Liaise with clients, Engineering Managers, Project Managers, contractors and consultants on project issues, scope changes and risks.

Requirements

• You have at least 5 years of design and management experience, around 5 years of which managing design through the full project lifecycle, ideally across several sectors and procurement routes.
• Experience in building fit out, the defence industry or machine integration is preferred.
• You understand integrated design delivery and how to manage consultant performance.
• You know Building Information Modelling (BIM) and common data environments.
• You hold a degree, HNC or equivalent in Civil, Mechanical or Electrical engineering.
• You care about construction and customer satisfaction and hold yourself to high standards.
• You have strong practical knowledge of construction work types, methods and design solutions.
• You have experience with CAD, either AutoCAD or Revit.
• You communicate well and can work effectively with both clients and staff.
• You are self-driven, results-focused and have a positive outlook.
• You have skills in people management, time management and project design management.

Conditions

The company is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Benefits

• The company supports a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
• Employees have the opportunity and voice to help bring about change.