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Senior Design Manager
Company Description
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At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
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Job Title: Design Management Team Lead
Responsibilities
Core Role in Design Management
- Management of Design Management Team
- Work closely with leadership to oversee the Design Management team.
- Support leadership in areas such as business development, team performance reviews, and other duties as required.
- Support ongoing improvement of team performance and knowledge-sharing.
- Financial Management
- Manage AECOM’s financial processes and invoicing.
- Contribute to business planning, continuously reviewing targets to ensure team progress.
- Project Leadership
- Lead Design Management projects across the UK and internationally.
- Team Development
- Support and develop Design Management team members through mentoring, training, and performance reviews.
- Quality Assurance
- Review work outputs from the Design Management team to ensure quality and compliance with contractual obligations.
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General Design Management Duties
The role includes, but is not limited to:
- Establishing team structure, governance, and roles within the Design Management function.
- Managing sub-consultants.
- Establishing and implementing design management processes and procedures.
- Developing communication incentives, protocols, and information exchanges.
- Managing design coordination to alignment with overall project objectives.
- Leading the approval process across team and client stakeholders.
- Monitoring design schedules and tracking/reporting progress and milestones.
- Agreeing on deliverables/outputs and ensuring alignment with client expectations.
- Organising, recording, and relaying outcomes from project meetings.
- Managing design risk, quality, and change.
- Establishing and implementing project controls within scope.
- Monitoring and reporting project performance.
Required Competencies
Required Skills and Experience
- An architecture, engineering, or consultancy background (8+ PQE) or equivalent industry experience.
- Knowledge of agreements and industry-based compliance obligations.
- Proficient in Microsoft Project and Excel.
Technical Knowledge
- Strong understanding of the design process.
- Robust project and design programming experience.
- Experience in development and implementation of design management tools and procedures.
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Behavioural Competencies
- Superior communication skills.
- Commercial awareness of project-based operations.
- Technical construction knowledge and experience.
About AECOM
AECOM is building a better future through sustainable infrastructure solutions and smart, renewable energy investments. Our worldwide operations encompass design, engineering, programme management, and construction. Our core values are rooted in integrity, innovation, collaboration, and an unwavering commitment to improving long-term societal outcomes.
Diversity, Inclusion, and Employer Rights
- Hybrid Work Model: Enjoy flexibility with hybrid work options, whether on-site, remote, or at client locations.
- Global Growth Path: Expand your career through impactful work and exposure to cutting-edge technology and diverse roles.
- Employee Benefits: Comprehensive compensation, benefits, and well-being programs tailored to individual needs, ensuring a balanced and fulfilling work-life integration.
- Equal Opportunity Employer: AECOM celebrates the potential in every individual, empowering your growth.
Note: If you have a disability or long-term condition, apply to the interview through our Disability Confident Interview Scheme using the email ReasonableAccommodationsUKI@aecom.com. *All applications will be handled confidentially.
ReqID: J10152727
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Business Line: Buildings & Places Business Group: DCS Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India Career Area: Program & Management Work Location: Hybrid
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