We're looking for a Design Manager to join our Utilities team based in Falmer, Brighton to lead and manage engineering design delivery for assigned water projects on our new 7-year, c£1bn framework with Southern Water.
Location : Falmer Brighton - remote working available, with weekly travel to the office required
Contract : Permanent, Fulltime
Responsibilities
As a Design Manager, you'll provide expert engineering support to the design and construction of the Southern Water portfolio of non-infrastructure, water and wastewater projects. Services covering the counties of Kent, Sussex and Hampshire, including the Isle of Wight.
Your day to day will include:
Spearheading and optimising the engineering assurance process for designs prepared by partner at outline design and Capital Delivery partners at tender and construction design
Ensuring that the Engineering Design team, design consultants and construction partners are developing technically and economically proficient engineering solutions
Implementing design quality procedures upholding right-first-time philosophy adherence
Seeking opportunities in enhancing affordability and value throughout the design process
Maintaining compliance with Construction Design & Management (CDM) Regulations, managing design-related health and safety risks
What are we looking for?
This role of Design Manager is great if you have:
Working towards Chartered Engineer status with a degree level qualification (or equivalent) in an engineering discipline
Experience of managing and driving a multi-discipline technical engineering team with a proven track record of driving sustainable performance against challenging business targets
Significant knowledge of water and wastewater treatment processes and a full driving licence in order to visit various offices / sites
Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs.
You can see more information of benefits here . Diversity and inclusion Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies.
You can see our D&I action plan here . Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks. We look forward to seeing your application to join the #constructionrevolution #joinkier #LI-MA1
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You can see more information of benefits here . Diversity and inclusion Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies.
You can see our D&I action plan here . Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks. We look forward to seeing your application to join the #constructionrevolution #joinkier #LI-MA1
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