Design Manager

As part of the Engineering function based in our Northern Region, the role is to manage both direct and sub-contracted design teams involved in our growing portfolio of work with Severn Trent Water.

This includes managing the design delivery and technical design solutions for our programme of work where we are fortunate to have many exciting and challenging projects. You will manage design for projects that capture some of our clients most critical operational assets, working with highly experienced teams and playing a key role in projects ranging from £1m to £30m. This involves managing design consultants and multi-discipline teams to deliver the design solutions on schedule and within budget.

The role supports the project delivery teams by managing concept development and detailed design solutions based on client and site-specific requirements for water and wastewater infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities:
Effectively manage the design teams in line with the design delivery programme, ensuring compliance with the project requirements, standards, and specifications.Adhering to CDM regulations as Design Manager and ensuring appropriate CDM appointments are in place.Promotion of safety, environmental best practices, and sustainability, through design.
Produce design plans and briefs. Manage the agreed contract with external design consultants ensuring that duties are discharged under the contract. • Support Estimators and the Project Manager to produce and manage the design and budget schedule.• Implement change control processes to track and manage the development of the Engineering element of a project to ensure all budgetary, programme and scope changes are correctly handled.
Lead internal and external design reviews.Support supply chain selection for specialists’ input on the design. Collaboration with other technical, operational, maintenance, and strategic stakeholders, and design coordinators.We are liaising with Engineering Managers, Project Managers and consultants concerning project issues, scope changes, risks etc.
Audit and Governance:
• Ensure the Barhale Code of Conduct is thoroughly understood, adhered to, and promoted through design to ensure safe, compliant, and consistent working practices.
• To operate in an open- and even-handed manner with all personnel across the business.
• Treat all who we interact with, with courtesy and respect, treating everyone equally and embracing differences.
• Encourage everyone to achieve maximum potential.
• To proactively contribute to teamwork and cross-functional working.
• To listen to each other and share knowledge enables us to willingly combine expertise across the business and with our clients and supply chain.
• Behaving with integrity and always demonstrating a professional image.
• To take personal responsibility & accountability for actions, constantly striving to improve and exceed expectations ensuring safety and quality are never compromised.

Key Relationships:
• Designers & Engineers
• Client Design Team
• Regional Managers, Contracts Managers, and Project Managers
• Site Agents and Site team
• Regional HSEQ team
• Quality and Technical Assurance Manager
• Communication team

Person Specification:
The successful candidate is likely to meet all the following criteria:
Essential
Minimum 10 years of design and management experience Experience in the design management of water and wastewater infrastructure, including pipelines, hydraulics and MEICA
Working knowledge of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and common data environments
Degree/HNC qualified, or equivalent, in Civil Engineering
Member of a recognized engineering professional body
Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise effectively with both clients and staff
Self-driven and results-oriented with a positive outlook
People management, time management, project design management
Temporary Works: Understanding of what encompasses Temporary Works and the supporting engineering, understanding of the types of temporary works designs available and what responsibilities the associated roles (designer/coordinator/contractor) have and engagement of internal and external temporary works designers.

Benefits:
As well as offering a competitive salary, remuneration for this role includes a range of benefits.
 5% Company pension contribution
 Life Assurance at 2 x notional salary
 Single person’s private medical cover
 Permanent Health Cover
 Company Profit Share Scheme
 Company car / or car allowance (Dependent on position)
 Career Development and ongoing training
 Staff Referral Scheme
 25 days annual leave with additional loyalty days (Full-Time equivalent)
 Volunteering Scheme
 Environmental and Social Value initiatives

What we do
We provide design, construction, and maintenance services to the following sectors.
 Water
 Transport
 Energy
 Built Environment

Employment type
Permanent
• Minimum 10 years of design and management experience
• Experience in the design management of water and wastewater infrastructure, including pipelines, hydraulics and MEICA
• Working knowledge of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and common data environments
• Degree/HNC qualified, or equivalent, in Civil Engineering
• Member of a recognized engineering professional body
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise effectively with both clients and staff
• Self-driven and results-oriented with a positive outlook
• People management, time management, project design management
• Temporary Works: Understanding of what encompasses
Temporary Works and the supporting engineering, understanding of the types of temporary works designs available and what responsibilities the associated roles (designer/coordinator/contractor) have and engagement of internal and external temporary works designers.
- STW Design Experience, Civil Engineering, Design Management