Design and engineering management

• Set out the Mechanical design and engineering needs for the Programme and check they are clearly defined and understood by the wider team.
• Follow and implement the engineering strategy.
• Be accountable for the adherence to the Design Management Plan (DMP) and other controlling documents.
• Contribute to the update and development of Design Management processes in The Costain Way, and other engineering processes, though lessons learned.
• Ensure scope is suitably established in individual Projects and Calloff Contracts to manage liabilities appropriately.
• Implement agreed processes so that the designs we received from designers are quality controlled, technically assured and are of sufficient detail (required level of information and coordination) for the design stage and purpose.
• Support with the delivery plan, with clearly defined outputs (deliverables) at each design stage (plan appropriate design stages and sub-design stages to control the design production) and define how design deliverables can be progressively checked and earned value measured.
• Hold the Mechanical design team to account for delivering to this engineering delivery plan through reporting and contractual mechanisms.

Design change

• Oversee the management of Mechanical design change to prevent unnecessary or disruptive design change.
• Systematically challenge the need for design change.
• Support the wider programme and project teams to manage contractual correspondence (up and down stream).

Outcome-focused

• Provide judgment and advice, including bringing in wider Costain expertise as required, to create optimised solutions, and to meet the requirements of the programme and achieve our objectives.
• Influence the project / frameworks procurement and construction teams so that they are engaged in the design development and options selection and have appropriate ownership of the designs.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• A background in engineering management in a programme delivery environment is critical, with experience of a manufacturing site beneficial.

Essential

• Be an authority in Mechanical design.
• Experience of utility infrastructure design.
• Experience of technical management being able to understand and review Mechanical design deliverables and supplier design
• Extensive knowledge of UK legislation and standards.

Desirable

• Nuclear sector experience preferable, but experience of multiple infrastructure markets/sectors is desirable
• Experience of developing & implementing procurement and contract strategies for design and mechanical equipment.

Qualifications

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree / Engineering or management apprenticeship with industry experience
• Chartered member of professional institute (i.e. IMechE or CIBSE)
• CSCS safety passport
• Minimum current BPSS, must be able to achieve SC clearance medium term

Desirable

• Master’s / post graduate degree (preferred)
• Other secondary professional qualifications and training (e.g. MAPM, MCIarb, MICW etc)
• Project Management training / skills

About Costain

Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

Application Process

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We do share individual feedback following an interview.

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