Design Manager

Overview

United Infrastructure is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business, focused on delivering critical infrastructure projects, across the utility and social infrastructure sectors.

Our team of highly skilled and hardworking specialists deliver innovative solutions to the complex challenges our clients face. Our company is split into two business areas:

• Utility Infrastructure – Our team of Utility Infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical water, energy (gas), power and telecoms infrastructure, for the UK’s largest network owners and operators.
• Social Infrastructure – Our team of Social Infrastructure specialists revitalise homes and communities by carrying out a wide range of work, from retrofit to refurbishment, and maintenance.

Purpose

To manage the successful and timely delivery of the design programme, ensuring operations and the design teams are fully aligned to the plan. Assure designs are compliant with contractual guidelines. Lead on design programme review sessions with internal and external stakeholders.

Maintain good practice and alignment with client and national standards throughout the design phase.

Specific Duties

• Plan, manage and maintain detailed design programme(s) for wireless delivery, monitoring progress and ensuring UIC are on track to achieving key milestones & targets.
• Inputting risk/delays into the schedule, assessing the impact and reporting into the UIC project team
• Capture any early warnings, compensation events or project management instructions into the project schedule.
• Liaise with the UIC operations team to understand the resource profile & productivity assumptions to ensure key targets are met.
• Understand the critical path of the programme and work with the wider team to maintain and troubleshoot risks and issues.
• Build strong Client relationships and brand representation.
• Find efficiencies and improvements in internal and external processes.
• Input data into internal and client systems where required to ensure alignment
• Any other duties as assigned

Health and Safety Responsibilities

• Set a good example to others by working safely
• Take reasonable care of yourself and any other person who may be affected by your actions and omissions
• Adopt a positive attitude, cooperate and assist the company in all aspects of Health, Safety and the Environment
• Ensure team understands all relevant health and safety policies and arrangements based upon the policies and implement this way of working within the team.

Qualifications

Personal Skills

• Organised
• Time management / ability to work to deadlines
• Attention to detail
• A strong understanding of contracts and SLAs
• Good problem solving and negotiation skills
• People-management skills including performance management
• Problem-Solving skills
• Self-motivated and proactive
• Ability to develop, establish and maintain customer and internal relationships
• Ability to drive results through planning the delivery of the project within the project timescales, making decisions and providing solutions.
• Health and Safety Qualifications

Technical Skills

• Proven background in UK wireless telecommunications site design
• Resource planning & management experience
• AutoCAD experience preferred
• Good level of IT skills including Excel, and other Microsoft packages
• Strong understanding of CDM & Health and Safety management

Additional Information

Benefits:

• Bike to work scheme
• 26 days holidays plus bank holidays
• Company pension
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Wellness programmes