Senior Design Manager

3 hours ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom RED Engineering Design Full time
Job Description:

RED Engineering Design is seeking a highly skilled Principal Design Manager to join our team in London. As a key member of our design team, you will be responsible for providing high-quality client-facing relationships, internal management, team leadership, and project delivery. You will also ensure efficient project, team, and external supplier/sub-consultant management within the technology and complex environments sector.

This role requires a Chartered Engineer (CEng) or Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) status, with a proven track record of development and implementation of design management tools and procedures. You should have a solid understanding and empathy of the design process, with the ability to mentor and develop team members to achieve project and business goals.

The ideal candidate will have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite and proficiency in the use of Microsoft Project or similar project programming tools. They should also be able to work well either alone or as part of a team under own initiative, with a thorough understanding of the design process and commercial and financial awareness.

RED Engineering Design offers a comprehensive benefits package, including 23 days annual leave rising to 28 days annual leave over 5 years' service, a holiday purchase and buy back scheme, and a contributory company pension scheme. We are an equal opportunities employer and offer a hybrid working arrangement.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide and maintain high-quality client-facing relationships and internal management, team leadership, and project delivery.
  • Ensure efficient project, team, and external supplier/sub-consultant management within the technology and complex environments sector.
  • Manage projects pre and post contract, ensuring compliance and quality assurance.
  • Proactively take ownership of agreed actions, including adherence to technical and project peer and stakeholder review milestones.
  • Manage, mentor, and lead the project team.
  • Support project delivery, team performance, and business development.
  • Ensure project performance and profitability in line with business objectives.
  • Contribute to the commercial and business planning process.
  • Support and conduct management and performance reviews for direct reports.
  • Conduct project and contract reviews to ensure quality and deliver against contractual obligations.
  • Ensure programme, project, and design procedures and protocols are implemented and adhered to by the design team.
  • Support the ethos and brand reputation of the business and ensure its core values of ethics, integrity, collaboration, and innovation are maintained and reflected in daily work.
  • Ensure timely and accurate procedures for the management and issue of invoices, together with preparation and updating of WiP and cash flow projections.
  • Draft and distribute sub-consultant back-to-back contracts in line with contract scope.
  • Information change management and monitoring of deliverables from sub-consultants to ensure submittals align with agreed scope of works.
  • Management of consultation with statutory bodies and authorities, including pre-application consultation, planning the engagement process, ensuring integration into the integrated design programme, monitoring compliance, and tracking approvals.
  • Produce an integrated design schedule following liaison with all Design Team members and including key milestones laid out by the Client. Monitor design progress and identify areas of risk/concern that are approaching.
  • Identification of design deliverables, who they will be prepared by, and when they need to be delivered.
  • Produce project reports and tracking documents to the client's requirements, manage input from others.
  • Chair Project, Programme, and Design Team meetings where required.
  • Support the delivery of projects in accordance with the expectations of the RED Project Delivery Process from a Project Management, Financial Management, QA/QC, and Technical Review perspective.

Requirements:
  • Chartered Engineer (CEng) or Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) status.
  • Proven track record of development and implementation of design management tools and procedures.
  • Solid understanding and empathy of the design process.
  • Ability to mentor and develop team members to achieve project and business goals.
  • Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.
  • Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Project or similar project programming tools.
  • Ability to work well either alone or as part of a team under own initiative.
  • Thorough understanding of the design process and commercial and financial awareness.

Benefits:
  • 23 days annual leave rising to 28 days annual leave over 5 years' service.
  • Holiday purchase and buy back scheme.
  • Contributory company pension scheme.
  • Hybrid working arrangement.
  • Equal opportunities employer.

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