Anderselite are currently working with a well known organisation in the civil engineering sector who are seeking a Lead Design Coordinator to be based at St Albans.
Lead Design Coordinator
The Role
To control design budget, and to ensure designs are delivered on time, to the right quality and within budget. Requirements are to challenge the design all the way through the process including any processes that delay timely production of design documentation.
Key Responsibilities
To comply with company procedures and work instructions, guide notes and other information that forms part of the quality assurance, health and safety and environmental management systems.
To co-ordinate multi-disciplinary design development, including design coordination meetings, buildability review and client reviews. This includes the design interface agreement, sharing of developing design information and formal issue.
To establish integrated design programmes by working with the design teams and planners, tracking and monitoring design deliverables using design trackers and design development logs.
To assist the Project Manager with tracking design cost to complete against agreed deliverables and instructions.
Implement design process and Design Management Plan to allocated projects
Facilitate interdisciplinary design review meetings
Review and accept design documentation level of completeness prior to client submission, ensuring all design documentation is logged correctly
Collate all necessary design information for Health & Safety file
To ensure all design meets with the necessary client specifications and any national standards using the support of technical specialists where necesary
Carry out and implement technical governance (including requirements schedule) at the beginning of all projects
Hold Challenge workshops at commencement of project and at completion of outline design
Review Particular Specifications (PS) to ensure minimum required information is submitted for procurement
Any other duties commensurate with the position as may be assigned from time to time
Key Measures and Targets
Conformance with the Company's Health & Safety Policy
Accuracy and quality of own and sub-ordinates engineering work
Ability to meet own and sub-ordinates proposal or project timescales - all within budget
Ability to work within a team environment
Contribution made to the development of Engineering department procedures and Systems
Conformance with the Company's Quality Assurance System
Key Relationships
Regional Managers, Engineering Managers, Operational Managers, and Contracts Managers
Site Agents and Site team
General Public
Regional HSEQ team
Quality and Technical Assurance Manager
Communication team
About you
HNC/D in civil, electrical, mechanical or process engineering or equivalent level qualification
Process Safety/Hazard Management
CDM Regulations 2015 (for Designers preferred)
Demonstrable experience commensurate to the level of the role, preferably within the water/wastewater industry or other relevant sector
Experience in working within a design and build environment.
IT literate with an ability to use a wide range of IT packages including Microsoft Office
Well-developed interpersonal skills
Strong attention to detail
Strong communication skills, both written and oral
Commercial acumen
Ability to work on multiple tasks
Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Competitive salary
- Company Pension
- Life Assurance
- Private Medical
- Profit share scheme
- 25 days annual leave in addition to 8 public bank holidays and loyalty days
- 8 hours leave of absence for volunteering
- Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental, physiological and financial wellbeing
- Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice
- Company car/green car scheme/car allowance/Van (dependent on position)
- Leadership & management training and coaching
- Regular line management engagement and appraisal to support your career progression
- Development supported by internal and externally delivered training
- Flexible working arrangements
- Annual salary review
- Continuous service awards
If interested please apply.
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