Gas Designer (Manchester)

As a Gas Designer you will play a key role in the design process, from site surveys through to the production of detailed drawings, while developing your technical expertise and working closely with experienced engineers and project teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor leading industry practices, recommend new design approaches, and identify upcoming trends.
• Develop high-quality concepts, working with team on iterations and design, actively seek feedback from Creative and Business stakeholders.
• Working on all design phases of projects, including project set-up, programming, design, and CDM documentation.
• Requesting & reviewing STAT plans.
• Providing technical design support to other members of the design team.
• Collaborate with both internal design team, client design team and external consultants to execute creative projects.
• Responding to and resolving issues with external parties such as the client, third party organisations & sub-contractors.
• Producing a weekly design report & presenting information to the Design Manager during the weekly design output meeting.
• Complete regular site visits and surveys to gather information for detailed designs & as-laid drawings.
• Represent the company and arrange pre-design and walk off meetings with the client.
• Ensure compliance with CDM 2015 throughout the design process.
• Produce and make ongoing updates to the H&S file throughout various stages of the project ensuring that it is up to date and available at the end of the project.
• Create high-quality detailed technical drawings, plans and general arrangements.
• Work alongside the Framework Manager / Project Manager/ Operations Manager/ Design Manager to ensure all schemes are designed within budget and within the time constraints set by the client.
• Assist with design queries during construction from the onsite team.
• Take designs through the clients G17 governance process.
• Travel across to sites across the UK may be required for tender events and in progress design reviews.

Experience and Qualifications

• Engineering qualifications desirable however good experience would be considered.
• Experience of working in the gas industry on designing high-profile projects.
• Understanding and knowledge of relevant Engineering specifications that apply to the gas industry (IGEM standards).
• Knowledge and Awareness of CDM 2015.
• Proficient user of AutoCAD.
• Competent in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and to organise your workload across multiple projects.
• Willingness to mentor and support less experienced colleagues.

Salary and Benefits

We offer a competitive salary based on experience along with a full benefits package.

Network Plus is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. We are Armed Forces-friendly. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, armed forces veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

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About Network Plus

Network Plus is an award-winning business delivering essential utility and infrastructure services for the UK’s major providers of gas, power, telecoms, transport, water, and wastewater. We value the variety of experience, perspective, and other points of difference our workforce, clients, and supply chain offer. We are actively working with colleagues across the Network Plus Group to develop an inclusive environment we want all our employees to feel valued and included to enable everyone to thrive at work and understand the value of their contribution matters no matter their background, identity, or circumstances.