Design Manager
Location:
Bridgwater
Security Clearance:
BPSS
Salary:
£62,500 - £87,500
Reports to:
Common Building Services Manager
Accountabilities:
- Develop, implement, and manage design solutions for Hinkley Point C CBS Non-permanent services installations. Designs should be flexible, easily removable, modifiable, and extendable.
- Provide specialist technical support and guidance to the CBS operations teams.
- Ensure integration, technical assurance, compliance, health, safety, and sustainability of design and engineering for a defect-free operational handover, delivered on programme and within budget.
- Coordinate with the Principal Designer and Principal Contractor to ensure regular information flow and CDM compliance.
General Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage a design team to deliver effective solutions for Hinkley C Common Building Services, which include temporary power distribution, lighting, ventilation, and other systems.
- Ensure effective utilisation and cost recovery of approximately ten staff in line with resource requirements.
- Promote collaboration between disciplines, coordinating and managing the requirements of all services.
Direct Report Responsibilities:
- Evaluate and manage competency and capability (SQEP).
- Assess training requirements, including CPD events.
- Support the development of trainees and graduates.
Design Delivery:
- Lead the development and implementation of design proposals, ensuring they meet customer requirements, including budget and programme constraints. Present proposals to customers and stakeholders.
- Chair and manage design and technical review workshops and meetings.
- Create, manage, and review requisition specifications for equipment.
- Develop strategies and guidance on the buildability, operability, maintainability, and de-constructability of design proposals.
- Review and approve design documentation.
Key Deliverables:
- Design Proposals
- Design Documentation
- Technical Review Workshop Outputs
- Requisition Specifications
- Constructability Analyses
Minimum Qualifications/Experience:
- Proven experience at a senior level in building services design and strategy implementation.
- Minimum of ten years' experience in a building services or similar regulated industry.
- Strong leadership skills to deliver design services promptly with a customer-specific focus.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to form effective relationships under time pressure.
- Experience in leading or coaching a team is desirable.
- Proficiency in numeracy and report writing.
- Good working knowledge of AutoCAD, Revit, and other relevant software applications.
- Experience with current forms of procurement.
- Relevant professional membership (e.g. RIBA, BIBSE, IET).
- Valid CSCS card.
- Excellent IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Office.
- Detailed knowledge of codes of practice, especially for temporary installations, designer duties under CDM, and other regulatory requirements.
- Minimum Degree qualification in Electrical or Mechanical discipline.
Additional Qualifications/Experience:
- Positive, can-do mentality.
- Proven track record of success.
- Strong leadership with a collaborative nature.
- Ability to reach sensible compromises.
- Strong focus on team performance, training, mentoring, and integration with client and Alliance teams.
Working Pattern:
9-day fortnight
Values:
- Humility: Sharing success as a team.
- Positivity: Striving for solutions.
- Respect: Valuing other points of view.
- Clarity: Sharing information simply and concisely.
- Solidarity: Adopting a "One Team" approach.
Join our team and contribute to the successful delivery of design solutions at Hinkley Point C. Apply now to be a part of this exciting project.
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