Design Manager

We're looking for a Senior Design Manager to join our Thames Water Framework team working on our Maple Lodge, Rickmansworth project., We're looking for an experienced Senior Design Manager to join our collaborative team working on Thames Water projects. This is an excellent opportunity to lead design solutions for water and wastewater infrastructure, ensuring technical compliance whilst driving cost efficiency and sustainability. You'll work closely with our project teams and design partners to deliver innovative, outcome-focused solutions that meet regulatory commitments and client objectives. This project at Maple Lodge will be one of the biggest on our frame work with ECI phase c£9m and final cost £200m+

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Design Manager, you'll be working within the Thames Water team, supporting them in delivering technically compliant, cost-effective and sustainable design solutions. Your day to day will include:

-Leading and supporting your design team to deliver high-quality, compliant designs on time and within budget

-Managing design partners and consultants, ensuring collaborative working and right-first-time submissions

-Overseeing technical design reviews, quality assurance processes and ensuring compliance with client standards

-Identifying value engineering opportunities and driving efficiencies whilst maintaining project outcomes

-Building trusted relationships with clients, clearly communicating technical solutions and managing project approvals

You hold a degree in engineering (preferably chartered) with proven experience as a Design Manager or Principal Engineer in the water industry

-You have strong people and project management skills, with experience leading design teams and managing consultants

-You understand multidisciplinary design coordination and have knowledge of water/wastewater infrastructure projects

-You can communicate technical solutions clearly to varied audiences and build collaborative relationships

-You hold a full UK driving licence, Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares 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. For more details please go to Disability Confident.