Costain Group PLC

Design Manager

Costain Group PLC

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Greater Manchester • United Kingdom

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About the role

  • Ensure compliance with The Costain Way gates & controls for design commissions within your control
  • Control flow of information between parties to ensure relevant information is available to the relevant teams at the right time, including supply chain partners
  • Prepare design scopes and agree deliverable requirements in collaboration with relevant teams
  • Co-ordination of reporting aligned to the Framework requirements and agreed KPIs
  • Management of the allocated design partner and project teams to delivery against agreed design deliverables, programmes & budgets
  • Hold and record regular design meetings to actively manage progress and coordination
  • Co-ordinate and manage design risk, buildability, carbon and DfMA workshops (amongst others)
  • Liaise closely with other members of the team to support package procurement and any respective supply chain partners
  • Work closely with commercial team to ensure engagement with supply chain partners to support the design development with timely provision of design information
  • Ensuring design compliance with UU, industry and Costain standards; ensuring necessary derogations are secured as required. Challenge design solutions to ensure a safe, efficient and buildable design, considering DfMA and low carbon solutions which meet the Client’s affordability challenges
  • Coordination and recording of design reviews, technical assurance reviews and CDM reviews
  • Ensure design is implemented and managed aligned to the project BIM strategy
  • Be conversant with current legislation, especially that which applies to health and safety, which is relevant to tasks being carried out
  • Promote the business in a professional manner to both external and internal persons or organisations
  • Maintain and grow professional working relationships with the design team, delivery team, commercial team, and employer team and communicate well with them

Requirements

  • Civil engineering qualification and practical delivery experience
  • SMSTS
  • CSCS
  • Driving licence
  • Good organisational skills
  • Effective communication and strong stakeholder management skills
  • Passionate about improving performance in the sector through best practice, process improvements and continuous improvement practices
  • Able to work and learn quickly in a fast paced, fun and dynamic environment.
  • Previous experience of management on complex / sensitive programmes
  • Practical experience working with NEC 4 contracts
  • A positive and proactive attitude
  • Experience of water industry working (Desirable)
  • Chartered Engineer of a relevant institution (Desirable)
Benefits
  • A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that disclose they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer.
  • It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
civil engineeringdesign managementproject managementNEC 4 contractsBIM strategydesign complianceDfMAcarbon managementrisk managementKPI reporting
Soft Skills
organizational skillseffective communicationstakeholder managementteam collaborationproactive attitudeperformance improvementprocess improvementadaptabilityleadershiprelationship management
Certifications
SMSTSCSCSChartered Engineercivil engineering qualificationdriving licence