Design Manager- Highways
Salary: 45,000-55,000 + car allowance, Health care and company pension scheme.
As the business continues to grow and develop, we are seeking an enthusiastic Design Manager to oversee management of design and technical teams for Highways projects and tenders. Looking for Design Engineers (Engineer or Senior level).
The candidate will require:
·A background or experience working with a contractor.
·Experience in highways design
·Ability to get to site 2/3 days a week (the rest of the week will be working from home).
 
The Design Manager will be responsible for:
 
-    Managing permanent and temporary works designs for live projects and tenders.
-    Managing the design process, with a focus on buildability and efficiency, to ensure the optimum solution is arrived at.
-    Development of Design Deliverables schedule in co-ordination with the designers
-    Liaising with tender and project teams to ensure design is developed in line with expectations.
-    Ensuring a design programme is prepared and agreed with each designer.
-    Incorporating the design programme into the main programme.
-    Meeting with designers on a regular basis to ensure the design is developing as planned.
-    Monitoring progress of the design and works and updating the programme as necessary.
-    Ensuring the design is managed in accordance with the relevant quality procedures.
-    Ensuring Principal Designer duties are fulfilled for pre-construction operations under the CDM Regulations.
-    Providing design input as required for tender submissions.
-    Liaising with clients, designers, subcontractors, suppliers and third parties as appropriate.
-    Providing technical input and advice as required for live projects and tenders.
-    Providing input into programmes where required, including tender, design, construction and Variation / Compensation Event programmes.
-    Coordinating the design of temporary works and where appropriate design elements of temporary works.
-    Undertaking a review of design drawings and raising technical queries accordingly.
-    Providing construction methodology input and incorporating in the programme where required.
-    Managing the flow of information from the design team and advising the project team of any impact on progress and programme.
-    Providing necessary information to the Procurement Department to enable the procurement of materials and subcontractors.
-    Preparing handover documents.
-    Introducing improvements and innovations where appropriate.
 
If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the salary, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation.
 
Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Infrastructure & Transportation professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Carrington West's Highways, Transport & Infrastructure division is the fastest growing in the country, our specialist team has a combined over 100+ years' experience in this market. Please call Patrick Gray at Carrington West on 02393 876 000 6069 for more information.
 
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Please submit your CV to Patrick.gray@carringtonwest.com