Job Description
Regional Design Manager
Location: South Wales
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
The Opportunity
An established engineering and construction business within the water sector is looking for a Regional Design Manager to lead its design function across a range of water and wastewater projects in South Wales.
This is a key leadership opportunity, taking ownership of multidisciplinary design teams and playing a major role in the successful delivery of projects across the region.
The Role
You will lead design delivery from early development through to construction, ensuring solutions are technically sound, commercially viable and delivered to programme.
Your responsibilities will include:
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Leading and developing multidisciplinary civil and MEICA design teams.
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Overseeing design delivery across water and wastewater projects and frameworks.
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Managing design budgets, resources, programme and technical risks.
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Ensuring designs meet relevant standards, client requirements and regulatory expectations.
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Working closely with project management, commercial and construction teams.
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Driving design assurance, CDM and safety-in-design processes.
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Building strong relationships with clients and key stakeholders.
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Promoting innovation, best practice and continuous improvement.
About You
We''re keen to hear from candidates with:
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Experience delivering civil and MEICA projects within water, wastewater or similar regulated infrastructure sectors.
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A background in design management, with experience leading multidisciplinary teams.
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Strong knowledge of design assurance, risk management and change control.
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Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
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A proactive approach to problem-solving and team leadership.
Desirable:
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Familiarity with AutoCAD, Revit, Autodesk Inventor or similar design software.
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Experience with Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project.
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Chartered status or working towards chartership.
Interested?
If you''re an experienced Design Manager looking for a senior role with the opportunity to shape and lead regional engineering delivery, we''d be keen to hear from you.