Senior Design Manager

Essential 

• Civil engineering qualification and practical delivery experience 
• Good organisational skills
• Effective communication and strong stakeholder management skills 
• Passionate about improving performance in the sector through best practice, process improvements and continuous improvement practices
• Able to work and learn quickly in a fast paced, fun and dynamic environment
• Care about doing a great job and exceeding expectations
• Previous experience of management on complex/sensitive programmes
• Practical experience working with NEC 4 contracts
• A positive and proactive attitude
• SMSTS
• CSCS
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable

• Experience of water industry working
• Chartered Engineer of a relevant institution

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• Identify design scope and deliverables
• Support the development and agreements of design scopes, programme and budgets
• Management of the allocated design partner and project teams to delivery against agreed design deliverables, programmes & budgets
• Management of the design contract and co-ordination of reporting aligned to the Framework requirements
• Ensure design compliance with NWL, industry and Costain standards; ensuring necessary derogations are secured as required. Challenge design solutions to ensure a safe, efficient and buildable design, considering DfMA and low carbon solutions which meet the Client's affordability challenges
• Co-ordinate and manage design risk, buildability, carbon and DfMA workshops (amongst others)
• Coordination and management of design reviews, technical assurance reviews and CDM reviews
• Ensure design is implemented and managed aligned to the project BIM strategy
• Support the framework nominated principal design partner and their interface with the wider project and Enterprise teams
• Be conversant with current legislation, especially that which applies to health and safety, which is relevant to tasks being carried out
• Promote the business in a professional manner to both external and internal persons or organisations
• Maintain and grow professional working relationships with the design team, delivery team, commercial team, and employer team and communicate well with them
• Liaise closely with other members of the Framework team to support procurement decision making for each package of work, which will include the Costain Project Manager, Commercial Manager, the Lead Design Consultant, MEICA lead and any respective supply chain partners
• Adhere to the Costain governance in relation to design management and project delivery

Essential

• Civil engineering qualification and practical delivery experience
• Good organisational skills
• Effective communication and strong stakeholder management skills
• Passionate about improving performance in the sector through best practice, process improvements and continuous improvement practices
• Able to work and learn quickly in a fast paced, fun and dynamic environment
• Care about doing a great job and exceeding expectations
• Previous experience of management on complex/sensitive programmes
• Practical experience working with NEC 4 contracts
• A positive and proactive attitude
• SMSTS
• CSCS
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable

• Experience of water industry working
• Chartered Engineer of a relevant institution

#LI-JA1