Engineering / Design Manager
- Cities & development
- Manchester
The AtkinsRéalis Infrastructure Project Delivery Practice (PDP) is the Centre of excellence for the delivery of infrastructure projects and combines the best in project management and design management to provide a full suite of services to clients in the public and private sectors. The team is responsible for delivery of design services across our markets of Water Infrastructure, Defence Infrastructure, Nuclear, Aviation, Energy, Rail (stations), and Urban Developments.
We have an exciting vacancy within the Infrastructure PDP and are seeking an enthusiastic Engineering / Design Manager to join our North, Scotland, and Northern Ireland (NS&NI) practice, based from our Manchester office. This role offers an excellent opportunity for a talented person who want to take the next step in their career and take responsibility for projects from inception through to completion. You will be an established Engineering / Design Manager within the infrastructure sector; this role offers the chance to develop your career and expand your experiences across a wide range of exciting projects across varied markets. The position is likely to combine agile working from our NS&NI offices with time at client offices and sites.
Our need to recruit comes from the success of our division and our pipeline and expected growth within the Northern regions across a variety of sectors, predominantly in Nuclear, Defence, Energy and Water to which this role is focused.
A role within the Infrastructure PDP offers the opportunity to work on the full suite of projects AtkinsRéalis delivers; be it refurbishment and new build projects; nuclear new build; defence; water projects and many more, which will enable you to demonstrate and progress your project management skills, knowledge and experience.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for authoring and maintenance of a robust Design Management Plan, drawing contribution from the discipline leads in accordance with governance processes. Contribute to the production and development of the Project Execution Plan.
- Ensure all discipline leads have contributed to the production and development of the project BIM Execution Plan appropriately. Ensure the implementation of an agreed platform for project collaboration is in place. Deliver the Basis of Design.
- Ensure Technical Quality Assurance/Control processes are in place. Develop, manage, and track the list of deliverables. Develop simple, effective technical delivery processes to improve the production of design deliverables to time/cost/quality. Ensure that all key design choices and requirements are clearly captured and documented through agreed tools or forms. Work collaboratively with the Project Manager and discipline leads in communicating with client stakeholders where additional scope is occurring. First point of contact to co-ordinate the resolution of technical issues.
- Host stakeholder meetings to ensure full involvement in the developed design process and that operational requirements are integrated into the design. Facilitate meeting actions and close out. Promote, motivate and mentor the multi-disciplinary design team. Provide multi-disciplinary linkage between the delivery teams.
- Ensure effective communications take place within the team, with proportionate use of Teams, in person workshops etc. Liaise regularly with the discipline for effectively managing resources and coordinate with the Project Manager.
- Provide input to annual performance reviews for multi-discipline staff within the team. Contribute to identification of commercial and technical risks. Ensure the scope and level of design information is executed. Agree programme and identification of key milestones and model release.
- Ensure commercial arrangements are coordinated with the teams, documented and instructed. Monitor resource requirements and ensure discipline leads have access to adequate and appropriate resource to deliver the project. Ensure delivery to programme and monitor/control budget for their designated part of the works.
- Actively seek additional workflows to increase revenue while working with the Project Manager to ensure that contract commercial coverage and programme adjustments have been agreed before the start of the project. Work collaboratively with the Project Manager to ensure change control process is in place. Requirements capture. Ensure assessment of technical competencies have practice sign off.
- Ensure multi-disciplinary compliance with the design brief and their contribution towards designated part of the works. Apply and reinforce standard designs and products across contracted work scope. Rigorously challenge the teams to drive efficiency in the design programmes. Convene regular cross-team technical meetings to ensure multi-disciplinary co-ordination and consistency of output across the project.
- Lead multi-disciplinary technical and CDM reviews for their designated part of the works. Ensure multi-disciplinary co-ordination of design and consistency of output for their designated part of the works. Ensure technical assurance is undertaken with necessary discipline sign off. Deliver design reviews; internally and to clients and project stakeholders. Maintain Configuration Control over the project.
- Review multi-disciplinary output from delivery teams for quality and consistency, providing sign-off within agreed Delegation of Authority (DoA).Awareness of sustainable design and Net Zero principles.
Requirements:
- Chartered Engineer or Architect or equivalent with demonstrable experience managing design, build and/or operate commissions on multi-disciplinary projects. Good knowledge of the fundamental concepts, principles and theories of system integration as applied to multi-discipline designs.
- Good understanding of management processes related to technical integration and associated analytical/investigative approaches. Infrastructure sector experience in delivering major projects. Experience with various forms of construction contract, i.e. NEC3 or 4.Self-motivated and able to work both independently and within a multi-discipline team.
- Familiar with BIM and understands 3D modelling tools for design and coordination purposes and the associated information attributes that are managed within the Model. Ability to recognise and adapt digital technologies to aid the design process. Customer focused with excellent client relationship management skills.
- A hard working and flexible individual, who is a team player, possesses great attention to detail, is reliable, proactive and shows initiative whilst able to keep cool under pressure and when working to often demanding deadlines.
- Ability to manage and motivate a team and demonstrate good leadership qualities.
- A supportive and encouraging approach to mentoring developing members of the team. Able to adapt to different cultures and working environments, building client relationships.
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills both verbal and written. Be available to travel across the UK and work away from home on client sites if required.
Why work for AtkinsRéalis?
We're ranked as one of LinkedIn's Top 25 Companies, where UK professionals want to work and stay once, they join. We've also made the Times Top 50 employers for women.
Our Infrastructure team uses innovation, new approaches and the power of data to help our clients deliver end-to-end projects and programmes for essential future infrastructure. And as the work becomes ever more complex, our employees continue to challenge the status quo.
We're committed to engineering better for people and our planet, from our global Engineering Net-Zero programme to creating social value through EDAROTH community housing. We're proud of our active employee networks creating awareness and allyship for our under-represented groups. Not to mention programmes supporting communities outside AtkinsRéalis, including schools, charities, ex-forces and professionals returning after career breaks.
Security clearance:
This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.
We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.
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