Job Title: Design Manager
Reporting to:
Role Purpose
The Design Manager is a key member of the Design Management team.
You will assist the Head of Design Management and the relevant design Business Unit General Manager, to ensure design compliance, quality, and successful delivery of a portfolio of design projects.
Promote Omexom within the industry to assist with developing the business and employees and attract likeminded people that share our values to join our expanding team.
The DM possesses a high level of skill and understanding of the design delivery process and is able to perform all parts of the task satisfactorily and make judgements and decisions correctly in a variety of situations.
Set the highest standard for stakeholder management across the project team and ensure that the Design teams uphold it.
Be commercially and financially aware to ensure that all scope change is managed efficiently across the project.
Encourage engineering innovation and value engineering during the design and construction process to reduce site-based construction activity with a particular emphasis on sustainability.
Support the technical design team in preparation and review of the Processes and Procedures used to manage the design and ensure that these are followed during scheme development.
Assess the impact of any one project design requirement on other concurrent projects and support allocation of resources as necessary.
Understand NEC and other relevant contract types.
Manage the design programme, design scope deliverables and report progress and delays accurately.
Act as custodian of change, through a change register, managing site changes, EWNs, nCEs and PMIs in line with contract requirements.
Work with commercial managers, quantity surveyors, project managers and internal designers to manage design and communication between delivery teams and Omexom Design Business Units.
Manage Technical Queries (TQs) and Requests for Information (RFIs), maintaining a register.
Liaise with the Principal Designer to ensure communication around permanent and temporary works.
Promote a proactive team culture, sharing lessons learned and best practice.
Responsibilities & Duties
Including but not limited to:
Lead and manage the overall design programme, design scope deliverables, and report progress and delays accurately.
Produce design programme in collaboration with the design teams and OEMs.
Overall coordination of tenders, estimates, and technical responses.
Ensure delivery of scope on time, on budget, and in compliance with quality and safety-by-design principles (CDM 2015).
Drive 'smarter working' practice within the design team.
Promote safety, health, and environmental awareness.
Create a culture of innovation and collaboration.
Manage scope and technical change across projects.
Monthly project reporting.
Seek opportunities to deliver safer, faster, better and more profitably.
Ensure production and maintenance of key project documents.
Ensure compliance with Omexom governance and client requirements.
Review method statements / risk assessments for design compliance.
Ensure design team works to Client specifications and supplier requirements on Energy Transmission projects.
Key Interfaces
Key relationships:
BUGM
Design Delivery Managers / Heads of Design
Project Directors / Project Managers
Designers & Technicians
Site Manager
Estimating & Planning Engineers
Key consultants, subcontractors, suppliers
Client representatives
Person Specification
Qualifications & Experience
Essential:
8+ years' experience in a related role plus relevant degree (Construction Management, Engineering, Project Management, or similar)
Proven design project delivery capability
High attention to detail
Strong focus on developing people and building a team
Design delivery and management experience
Experience supporting teams to deliver safely, on time, on budget, to high quality
Stakeholder management experience
Strong technical grounding and engineering delivery experience
Leadership experience delivering varied project complexity
Experience managing multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams
Degree qualified in a relevant discipline
Desired:
Experience with energy transmission/distribution specifications
Experience in UK Energy sector or highly regulated industries
Membership of a relevant professional institution
Competencies
Knowledge of SSEN and National Grid design management and approvals
Strong management and organisation skills
Experience with information management (ISO19650 / BIM)
Knowledge of CDM 2015 & Principal Designer requirements
Knowledge of National Grid LCDAE & CDAE roles
Experience assuring NG designs & type approval processes
Ability to meet commercial targets and work to deadlines under pressure
High proficiency in Microsoft Office
Customer-focused decision making
Commitment to highest safety and quality standards
Values
Aligned with Omexom values:
Team Spirit & Generosity \u2013 contribute to team success and performance
Trust & Empowerment \u2013 manage responsibilities and time effectively
Integrity & Responsibility \u2013 deliver high-quality results and accountability
Innovation & Entrepreneurship \u2013 continually improve and introduce new ideas