Senior Design Manager in England

Costain have won extensive work across the water sector to support the AMP 8 investment cycle. We have been appointed by United Utilities as one of 7 partners to the Enterprise, delivering £5.5bn of projects in the Asset Management Period 8 (AMP8) between 2025 – 2030, and AMP 9 (2030 – 2035). Our scope is to provide project management, design, construction and commissioning services on design and build schemes throughout the North West and Cumbria region covered by United Utilities. Projects vary in value covering both infrastructure and non-infrastructure assets on water and wastewater sites with wider Enterprise partners.

Adopting a hybrid working model, you will have experience working within the water sector, in either Mechanical, Electrical ICA or Civils disciplines in maintenance, design, or capital delivery roles. You should be a motivated team player, with the ability to work collaboratively with multiple teams to deliver production thinking carbon efficient design solutions. You should also demonstrate a thorough understanding of design delivery, design procurement, design management, design control, quality assurance, BIM to ISO 19650 and have a working knowledge of the NEC4 suite of contracts.

Responsibilities

• Identify design scope and deliverables
• Review and challenge of the design programme
• Management of design deliverables
• Management of design change
• Challenge design solution to ensure DfMA and low carbon solution which meet the Clients affordability challenges
• Hold and record regular design meetings relating to briefing, progress and coordination
• Hold and record buildability, carbon and DfMa workshops
• Coordination and management of design reviews, technical assurance reviews and CDM reviews
• Implementation and management of the project BIM strategy
• Support the framework nominated principal design partner
• Be conversant with current legislation, especially that which applies to health and safety, which is relevant to tasks being carried out
• Promote the business in a professional manner to both external and internal persons or organisations
• Maintain professional working relationships with the Design Team, Delivery Team, Commercial Team, and Employer Team and communicate well with them
• Liaise closely with other members of the Project Team to support procurement decision making for each package of work, which will include the Costain Project Manager, Commercial Manager, the Lead Design Consultant, MIECA lead and any respective supply chain partners
• Adhere to the Costain governance in relation to design management and project delivery

Qualifications

• Civil engineering qualification and practical delivery experience
• Experience of water industry working (preferred)
• Chartered Engineer of a relevant institution
• Good organisational skills
• Effective communication and strong stakeholder management skills
• Passionate about improving performance in the sector through best practice, process improvements and continuous improvement practices
• Able to work and learn quickly in a fast paced, fun and dynamic environment
• Care about doing a great job and exceeding expectations with the quality of what you do
• Previous experience of management on complex/sensitive programmes
• Practical experience working with NEC 4 contracts
• A positive and proactive attitude
• SMSTS
• CSCS
• Driving licence

Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

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