Discipline Manager (Mechanical)

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Discipline Manager - (Mechanical / Water Based Projects)

Can be based anywhere in the UK

What you will be doing:

As a Discipline Manager you will be an important member of the Engineering Management Team and will be required to work with the other members of the Engineering Management Team and Design Teams, to ensure the discipline design is delivered to highest quality in line with GT process and in compliance with the BMS and CDM Regulations. You will also assist in developing and implementing any initiatives through the Engineering Business. This is a technical role which requires significant experience and a strong track record in technical design delivery in the water and wastewater industry. You will be responsible for forming and chairing a UK wide discipline forum to disseminate knowledge, encourage learning and networking and create a community of best practice and championing technical excellence. As well as providing direction and promoting innovation, you will be expected to undertake engineering governance of the discipline design activities, ensuring that design integrates with the other discipline design production activities, providing technical support to the supply chain procurement activities and supporting site activities as required. It is anticipated that 80% of your time will be spent on project related activities or other value adding initiatives as directed by the Engineering Leadership Team.

About You:

• Extensive experience in a contracting / consulting environment
• Educated to Degree level in Engineering or other equivalent qualification
• Excellent knowledge of multi-disciplinary engineering design
• Recognised as an expert within discipline
• Excellent knowledge of the Water Industry
• Good Commercial and Contractual awareness
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong preference for Chartered Member of a relevant engineering institution.

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over £3.7 billion we are one of the industry's leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we're poised for further growth and success, so if you're committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you. We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our 'Be Well' programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues. We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our benefits:

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

About us:

Galliford Try is one of the UK's leading construction businesses with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in. Our purpose is to improve people's lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

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Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, and/ or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process. We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every requirement of the role, as you may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. A full job description for this role is available upon request.