Design, Proposals & Projects Manager in England

The Design Proposals & Projects Manager will set the strategy for and lead multi-disciplinary Design-Proposals and Project teams delivering water purification projects from concept to completion across a broad range of UK customers and industries and within operational frameworks and quality management systems.

The Design and Proposals team develop water purification proposals from scope appraisal including tender evaluations, system design selection and sizing of equipment and resources, estimating and proposal writing. The project management and delivery team delivers turnkey projects through procurement activity, sub-contractor management and supervision, system commissioning and handover to customer operations and the Purite service team.

Principal Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Purite Design-Proposals and Project delivery teams.
• Ensure compliance with all VEOLIA Health Safety Quality and Environmental Policies.
• Ensure a profitable Engineering P&L is sustained and enhanced.
• Delivery of all aspects of project delivery to time, quality and budget targets.
• Provide short, medium and long term financial planning.
• Owner-responsibility of Purite engineering processes.
• Support and guide BDMs and D&P engineers to ensure customer scope requirements are understood and Purite response is matching achievable and adds value.
• Assist with Design and Proposals activity as/when required.
• Provide clear project design detail guidance to D&P engineers to meet scope requirements consistent with appropriate engineering standards.
• Lead contract evaluation and negotiation with Legal assistance.
• Advocate to all stakeholders to provide value-added differential advantage in proposals and products focusing on:

• Standards and contract compliance
• How we can decrease total cost of operation
• Improve operating efficiency
• Minimise Environmental Health and Safety issues
• Enhance customer competitive advantage

Qualifications

• Ideally degree qualified in Chemical or Process engineering with knowledge of water chemistry and fluid dynamics.
• Demonstrated capability to deliver strategic projects including contract management.
• Experienced team leader preferably of a multi-discipline team.
• Familiar with current HSE legislation and best practices incl. CDM standards.
• A detailed understanding of process design and project management requirements.
• Excellent communication skills required.
• Proven planning, organizational and implementation skills ideally involving cross functional networking.

The post holder must hold a full UK driving licence and must be able to travel and stay overnight as required.

Remote Work: Yes

Employment Type: Full-time

Key Skills: Haskell, Construction Experience, Management Experience, Autodesk, Design Thinking, Library Services, Drafting, Project Management, Relationship Management, Adobe Photoshop, Autocad, Child Protective Services.

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1

Additional Information

At Veolia Group we know that at certain crucial moments in life we all need a little help, protection and support. That’s why we are proud to offer our innovative Veolia Cares program which demonstrates our commitment to our employees. From the very first day of employment this commitment is reflected in an array of benefits that is generous and relevant.

Health & Welfare

• Holiday allowance: 26 days plus Bank Holidays with the option to buy or sell additional days off.
• Private Healthcare - currently BUPA with an option to add your family members.
• Dental Plan providing cover or monetary cash back on appointments and treatments.
• Enhanced Maternity / Primary Care pay of 13 weeks full pay from Day 1 increasing with time served.
• Enhanced Paternity / Secondary Care pay of 2 weeks full pay from Day 1.
• Adoption Leave of 13 weeks full pay for Parental and 2 weeks full Co-parental pay from day 1 of employment.
• Support for Carers offering flexibility for longer term caring needs such as considering options of remote work, flexible work hours, adjusted schedules and paid or unpaid leave.
• A Lifestyle Account where we put in 60 to start you off then match you for on every activity you buy up to 360.
• Discounted Gym Memberships.
• All employees receive one day of paid volunteering leave per year.

Monetary Benefits

• Leading pension contribution of 10% of your earnings from us every month doubling your own contribution of 5%.
• Option to buy shares at preferential rates.
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes.

The Bigger Picture: protecting you and your loved ones in the longer term.

• Industry leading Life Insurance providing you 4 x your salary as a benefit paid to your nominated person(s).
• Income Protection that covers you for 5 years at up to 60% of your salary with 2 x your salary as a lump sum should you be unable to return to work.

Equal Opportunity: As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications without discrimination.