Think Recruitment are currently working with a busy, multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy who have an opportunity for a Project Manager / Design Manager to join their team to manage all aspects of the design process for a wide variety of exciting highway, railway, bridge and buildings projects from planning application through to project completion.
Our client are involved in some of the UK's most interesting and prestigious projects, providing design support at all levels for their clients and as such are looking for someone with a good grounding in Civil/Structural Engineering to take on this important role for their business. To be considered the successful candidate will ideally have:
- Proven experience in a design management role demonstrating successful leadership and project management in a similar multi-disciplinary engineering environment.
- Relevant engineering qualification (HNC/Level 4 or higher)
- Preferably a member of a relevant association/institution, e.g. APM, ICE.
- Broad range of engineering understanding
- Experienced in developing project timelines, assigning tasks, and monitoring progress to ensure milestones are met.
- Budget management experience ensuring projects are delivered within budget constraints
- Understanding of health & safety and CDM regulations
- Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills
- Primavera P6 experience desired but not essential
- NEC Contract experience desired but not essential
Upon joining our client, on a day to day basis you will be responsible for:
- Controlling the design process, from planning application through to project completion
- Managing design team workloads and the planning of work packages
- Managing the design scope, quality and project timelines to achieve project milestones
- Setting up and managing drawing issue registers and work package submissions
- Tracking project deliverables against the design programme/schedules
- Ensuring design programmes/schedules are kept up to date.
- Ensuring design teams prepare work packages in accordance with Employers Requirements
- Proactively manage project risks and opportunities
- Quality control and ensuring compliance with ISO accreditation to maintain business credentials
- Defining project scope and assist in production of tender documentation
This is a fantastic opportunity to work on a variety of interesting and technically challenging projects, so if you're currently working in a similar role or have a strong engineering background and are looking to move into more of a PM/DM role please call or apply today.
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