Design Manager
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Design Manager
MEH Alliance / Balfour Beatty
Hinkley Point C
Accountabilities:
• To create, implement and manage the design solutions for the Hinkley C CBS.
• To provide specialist technical support and guidance to the CBS operations teams.
• To ensure the integration, technical assurance, compliance, health, safety and sustainability of design and engineering to enable compliant defect free handover for operational service, delivered to programme and budget.
• Coordination with the Principle Designer and Principle Contractor ensuring regular flow of information to comply with meeting the requirements of CDM
• General
o Manage and Lead a design team to provide effective design solutions for the Hinkley ‘C’ Common Building Services – CBS includes temporary (circa five year) power distribution, small power, lighting, ventilation fire alarm systems & general fixing arrangements.
o Ensure effective utilisation and cost recovery of approximately ten staff in line with resource requirements.
o For direct reports;
Manage and evaluate competency and capability (SQEP).
Manage and evaluate training requirements including CPD events.
Manage and support the development of trainees and graduates.
• Design Delivery
o Manage and lead the development and implementation of design proposals, ensuring they meet customer requirements, including budget &programme constraints, presenting proposals to customers and stakeholders.
o Chair and manage design & other technical review workshops & meetings with stakeholders.
o Manage, create, and review requisition specifications for equipment.
o Manage, create and or review strategies and guidance on the buildability, operability, maintainability, de-constructability of design proposals to operations teams.
• Review and approve design documentation.
Key Deliverables:
• Design Proposals
• Design Documentation
• Technical Review Workshop Output
• Requisition Specifications
• Constructability Analyses
Minimum Qualifications/ Experience
(as per MEH matrix)
• This role requires an individual with proven experience at a senior level in delivering building services design and successfully implementing design strategies.
• Minimum of ten years’ experience in a building services or similar regulated industry.
• Leadership skills are required to deliver design services in a timely manner with a customer specific focus.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills are required, coupled with an ability to form effective relationships with partners and delivery team members under time pressure.
• Experience of leading a team and/or coaching a team is desirable.
• Numeracy and report writing is a requirement
• Good working knowledge of AutoCAD & Revit and any other software applications required to meet the needs of providing a designed solution.
• The individual will have experience within the most current forms of procurement
• Relevant professional membership with an appropriate institute e.g. RIBA, BIBSE, IET, aligned to the workstream is recommended.
• A valid CSCS card is a requirement
• Excellent IT Skills relevant to the business stream are desirable and Microsoft Office is essential
• Detailed knowledge of codes of practice, in particular designer duties and responsibilities under CDM and other regulatory requirements
Additional Qualifications/ Experience:
• Positive, can-do mentality
• Proven track record of success.
• Strong leader with collaborative nature
• Ability to reach sensible compromise position
• Strong focus on team performance, training, mentoring and integration with client and Alliance teams.
For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.