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Senior Design Manager - Water
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Senior Design Manager
Hays Civil Engineering are working with a leading UK infrastructure contractor delivering a significant portfolio of water and wastewater projects as part of AMP8. We are seeking an experienced Senior Design Manager to lead the coordination, management and assurance of multidisciplinary design activities across a range of complex capital delivery projects. This is an excellent opportunity to join a long-term programme of investment works, supporting the successful delivery of treatment works upgrades, pumping stations, pipeline schemes and associated infrastructure improvements.
The Role
As Senior Design Manager, you will take ownership of the design management function across multiple projects, ensuring designs are delivered safely, efficiently and in line with programme, commercial and regulatory requirements. Working closely with construction, commercial and engineering teams, you will drive collaboration between designers and delivery teams to ensure solutions are practical, buildable and deliverable.
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- Managing multidisciplinary design teams across multiple infrastructure projects.
- Coordinating design development from concept through to construction.
- Ensuring design outputs meet programme and project requirements.
- Driving design reviews and technical assurance processes.
- Managing relationships with design consultants, framework partners and key stakeholders.
- Overseeing design risk management and mitigation activities.
- Supporting compliance with CDM Regulations and design governance procedures.
- Ensuring designs are buildable, cost-effective and aligned with construction methodologies.
- Monitoring design progress and resolving technical issues.
- Supporting project teams through construction and handover phases.
- Providing leadership and mentorship to design management teams.
Requirements
- Significant experience as a Design Manager or Senior Design Manager within infrastructure or utilities.
- Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering designs.
- Strong understanding of design assurance, risk management and project governance.
- Previous experience on water, utilities or major civil engineering projects.
- Knowledge of NEC contracts and collaborative delivery models.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
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Desirable
- AMP framework experience.
- Chartered Engineer status or working towards chartership.
- Understanding of treatment works, clean water and wastewater infrastructure.
- Previous experience working with Tier 1 contractors or major asset owners.
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