Design Manager Bedfordshire £55k
About the Client: Our client provides design and build valued engineering foundations solutions from their in house team of chartered structural & geotechnical engineers. Their service offering covers, Piling, Groundworks & Civils, Reinforced concrete foundations and structures.
About the Role: As Design Manager you will be responsible for the detailed structural design functions of secured projects within the business, reporting directly to companies Pre-Construction Director.
- Solving engineering challenges using extensive detailed design experience and knowledge of the relevant design codes & CDM requirements.
- Reviewing design information issued by the Pre-Construction department for detailed design, highlighting any commercial risks to the business.
- Identifying any outstanding information required for detailed design and liaising with our Document Controller to obtain the missing information.
- Arrange and/or attend design team meetings, as required.
- Manage external design teams, ensuring deadlines, quality and design budgets are met.
- Check sub-contractor’s drawings, schedules and calculations using SDF Check Lists.
- Issue approved SDF design drawings and report to Document Controller for external issue.
- Manage detailed design programme, releasing information to the Geotechnical department in a timely manner, to ensure committed dates are hit and the site teams have the required information two weeks prior to requirement.
- Monitor design changes, design budget and deviation from original scope and report changes to Pre-Construction, completing and approving a document change control register.
- Ensuring all design team members take financial responsibility in design.
- Liaise closely with client’s design team to pro-actively resolve any design issues.
- Produce Design Risk Assessments where required.
- Create detailed written specifications, where required.
- Support site teams with Engineering, to resolve any design/detail/construction problems quickly and as required.
- Attend weekly Design Team Meeting with Pre-Construction Director to discuss design progress, fee overspends and difficulties encountered.
About the Requirements:
- Chartership essential, and ongoing membership of a relevant Engineering Institution
- 10+ Years of UK Based Design experience
- Must have an engineering background with a degree in Structural Engineering – BEng, MEng or MSc
- Excellent knowledge of construction methods and regulations
- Experience in design and detailing of RC structures to BS and EC
- Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects.
- Ability to manage others
- Excellent inter-personal skills and team player, as well as ability to work alone with minimal supervision
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
- Strong IT skills –Bluebeam and Microsoft Office essential. (Excel & Word)
- Willing to take ownership of a work task, produce the information required to high standard, within the time scales set
- Confident communicator
- Ability to learn and self-improve
- Proficient in the use of AutoCAD and Sofistik, with practical knowledge in the foundation industry
About the Benefits: You will be an integral part of the growth of this business. You will receive an excellent salary along with further benefits
