Senior Design Manager in Derby, Derbyshire

We are looking to strengthen our Engineering team with a Senior Design Manager based at our Derby regional office with hybrid working available.

Our Client has a requirement for a Senior Design Manager, who will be required to work on a permanent basis in Derby.

Role Purpose:

• Be committed to excellence in Health & Safety (H&S) in design, complying fully with relevant local specifications, codes, rules, regulations and requirements and all relevant H&S legislation.
• To ensure that H&S hazards are identified and managed and that all residual risks are communicated effectively to all stakeholders.
• To lead the Design team in delivery of their responsibilities and to ensure a focused approach to meet customer requirements and project objectives.
• To be accountable for the expenditure, drive efficiency and manage the overall outturn costs for design by producing design deliverables within the allocated resource hours and by key dates.
• To organise all elements of design, documenting it in the Design Management Plan and preparing monthly status update reports as necessary.
• To attend and contribute to all relevant programme, project, and technical meetings.
• To ensure that the technical solution is produced to outperform on costs, whilst maintaining quality standards and delivery on time.
• To provide, where required, technical support during construction, assembly, and commissioning stages.
• To ensure that all technical work is undertaken to the correct standards and specifications, following the appropriate systems of work and quality assurance.
• To contribute to achieving sustainability targets, particularly by reducing embodied and operational Carbon Footprints of solutions.
• To communicate and work effectively with people from other partner organisations, backgrounds, and disciplines, utilising their knowledge and experience and add to this with your own experience and knowhow.
• To recognise and provide exceptional customer service both internally and with partners and externally with the client, their customers, and the general public.
• Maintain a positive and solution-oriented approach to work, providing open and honest feedback.
• Undertake such other duties, training and/or hours of work as may be reasonably required, and which are consistent with the general level of responsibility of this role.
• Take all reasonable steps to ensure appropriate confidentiality.

Experience / Skills / Knowledge / Qualifications:

• Extensive experience of multi-disciplinary design management, in a design-build environment.
• Degree in an engineering-related discipline.
• Chartered Engineer in an engineering-related discipline or be close to achieving this.
• APM Project Fundamentals Qualification.
• Must be delivery-driven with the ability to set targets and manage and motivate multi-disciplinary teams to deliver to time, cost and quality objectives.
• Working knowledge of CDM regulations and construction Health & Safety.
• Extensive experience in large-scale project delivery.
• Strategic, operational, technical and management skills.
• Good general knowledge of all aspects of water treatment e.g., related process, civil and MEICA engineering aspects.
• Ability to present technical proposals clearly, confidently, and convincingly.

Desirable

• Working towards or have obtain APM Project Management Qualification.
• Experience of working for a global organisation.
• Experience of working with remote/dispersed teams.
• Experience in the Water/Wastewater Treatment Industry.
• Ability to embrace collaborative and innovative working. 
• Knowledge of BIM procedures and techniques.

Benefits:

• A competitive salary
• Hybrid Working (Jobs needs dependent)
• Car/car allowance (Jobs needs dependent)
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)
• Contribution Pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Health Insurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• And many more benefits including – cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, Kids Pass etc

Company information

At First Recruitment Group we understand just how important it is to secure the right people. That is why our Recruitment Consultants always take the time to understand requirements in detail and offer sound advice to both clients and candidates.  We actively recruit at all levels and this is a superb opportunity for a Senior Design Manager looking for new employment.

As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.

Voceer presents this job opportunity for First Recruitment Group, a 50 person sized company who are categorized as a Recruitment Agency.

This position is being managed by First Recruitment Group, a reputable recruitment agency known for placing candidates in desirable positions.

All round workforce agency covering Recruitment, Payroll and Workforce Management. We are a global recruitment agency specialising in the Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Power, Water, Rail, Construction, Technology, Aerospace & Defence, Chemicals and Corporate sectors. Our specialist consultants help clients to recruit high quality candidates into temporary, contract and permanent roles at all levels. We proudly support a partnership culture by collaborating and adding value to build lasting client and candidate relationships.

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