Design Manager
27 days ago
Portsmouth
An established contractor is looking for an experienced Design Manager to join their team on a major water infrastructure project in the Portsmouth. This is a key role responsible for ensuring the effective delivery of design packages across a complex, multi-disciplinary project, working through planning, design, procurement, construction, and commissioning stages. Responsibilities of Design Manager: • Understand client requirements and review the suitability of proposed solutions given site constraints, • Review design submissions before issuing to the client and coordinate responses to client comments in a timely manner, • Lead and review mechanical design, specifications, equipment orders, and schedules, • Manage the delivery of design projects within a BIM environment, • Conduct site asset surveys at scoping and commissioning/handover stages, • Liaise with operations, maintenance staff, and stakeholders throughout design and commissioning stages, • Attend design and progress meetings, tender handover, and pre-start meetings, • Review and approve design consultant applications for payment, • Ensure compliance with current industry standards and manage risk and commercial performance effectively, • Ensure timely management of both temporary and permanent design to meet project requirements Essential Requirements for Design Manager: • Degree or HND in a relevant engineering discipline, • Minimum 3 years' post-graduate experience within the water or wastewater industry, • Strong knowledge of mechanical specifications, system design, and construction techniques, • Commercial awareness including NEC3, NEC4, and JCT contracts, • Knowledge of CDM regulations and health, safety, and environmental legislation, • Understanding of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 management systems, • Awareness of DSEAR and HAZOP requirements, • Proficiency in MS Office and MS Project or Primavera, • Full UK driving licence, • IOSH or NEBOSH qualification JBRP1_UKTJ