Construction – Design Manager

Job Description

Position: Design Manager (Multiple locations, Sheffield, United Kingdom)

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Work as part of a team in the delivery of one or more projects at any one time, embracing the ethos of a “one team” culture.
• Ensure Health, Safety, Environmental & Sustainability standards, policies and procedures are developed into the proposed designs.
• Work closely and collaboratively with all key stakeholders including clients, client representatives and third-party agencies.
• Ensure a positive experience for the client and their representatives instilling an ethos of collaboration and cooperation.
• Lead the design team and any appointed consultants in all aspects of the design scope.
• Develop a design budget at outset and monitor expenditure going forward against the budget.
• Represent the company at design review workshops and HAZOPs, ensuring all resulting actions are closed in a timely manner.
• Co‑ordinate the role of PSDP for the design phase, ensuring best practice principles of prevention are adopted; coordinate all designers and ensure all designs are risk assessed and any residual risks are communicated to the PSCS.
• Ensure best practice design management ensuring the design programme is developed at the start of each project and monitored throughout, adjusting as necessary to meet the desired project outcomes.
• Monitor project performance including risk and opportunities; mitigate/reduce risk where possible and manage opportunities.
• Report on the monthly performance of your projects to the framework manager including performance against programme, key milestones and workshop stages.
• Prepare costed proposals for final design or at intervals as may be required under the Contract; ensure all engineering disciplines are consulted to ensure an accurate and complete project cost build‑up.
• Provide a review of final design and contract documentation and provide feedback on red‑line documents.
• Build and promote industry‑leading teams by providing training and mentoring of staff, including setting out development plans for your team.
• Provide an active involvement in resource management and recruitment within your team as a hiring manager.
• Respond to and address any client and stakeholder complaints in a timely manner; obtain client satisfaction surveys and provide any feedback on how to improve our client satisfaction.
• Seek to improve the design delivery process by providing lessons‑learned feedback and innovative solutions for adoption on future projects.
• Keep appraised of the latest standards and technology through continuous professional development (CPD).
• Other duties as required from time to time.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience working in a similar role, preferably in the water and wastewater industry.

Career Level

• Not Required

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

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