Freelance Design Manager required until Christmas. You will have excellent communication skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with all stakeholders. With this, you will be motivated, positive and results-focused.
Due to our client's policy, the only options for payment are Umbrella PAYE or PAYE itself.
To be considered, you will have:
- 10 years+ in design and (including management)
- Foul water drainage system knowledge
- Water Mains experience
- Proficiency with Building Information Modeling (BIM) and common data environments
Ideally, our client would like you to be:
- Degree/HNC qualified, or equivalent, in civil engineering
- Be an Incorporated or Chartered Engineer, or working towards membership
Key Responsibilities
- Take ownership and accountability for the technical appropriateness of the project solutions delivered throughout the project life cycle.
- Ensure design work is correct and complies with the customer and statutory standards, regulations, and specifications.
- Manage the agreed contract with external design consultants ensuring that duties are discharged under the contract and if not, that appropriate action is taken.
- Manage the development and delivery of appropriate, robust, reliable, operable, and maintainable asset designs that meet the project objectives.
- Management of multi-discipline teams of Engineers from within the business, consultants, and partner companies in the production of project solutions to the required level of design.
- Production and management of project engineering budgets and schedules for review by the head of engineering before submission to the Project Manager.
- Implement change control processes to track and manage the development of the Engineering element of a project to ensure all budgetary, programme and scope changes are correctly managed.
- Ensure that all engineering outputs provided are following Health and Safety Legislation, documented Business Processes, Quality Management Systems & best practices e.g., checked and verified: calculations, drawings, specifications, and compliance with appropriate standards.
- Evaluate designs and solutions.
- Support supply chain selection for specialists’ input on the design.
- Collaboration with other technical, operational, maintenance, and strategic stakeholders, and design coordinators.
- Liaison with Engineering Managers, Project Managers and consultants concerning project issues, scope changes, risks etc.
- Temporary Works: Understanding of what encompasses Temporary Works and the supporting engineering, understanding of the types of temporary works designs available and what responsibilities the associated roles (designer/coordinator/contractor) have and engagement of internal and external temporary works designers.
The rate is indicative and dependent on pay type.