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What you will be doing:
The Senior Design Manager will be a key member of their Regional, Framework, or Joint Venture Leadership Team. They will work closely with the Regional Operations Director to ensure the successful delivery of engineering projects.
This involves developing a strong interface with the regional operations team, client, external design consultants, and design delivery managers who may provide internal design services if required.
You will be responsible for the region's Service Level Agreement, deliverables, and overall design brief, ensuring that adequate resources, systems, processes, and controls are in place to deliver measurable program and project success.
About You:
* Civil or PMEICA Engineering background, ideally with a good understanding of all engineering disciplines related to project design and delivery.
* Design and/or project management experience, preferably in the water industry.
* Degree in Engineering (MEng, MSc, BEng, BSc) or relevant construction, manufacturing, project management, or STEM qualification. Significant experience in planning, progress measurement, and change management across all project phases from front-end design to construction, commissioning, and takeover.
* Experience in implementing digital technologies and/or advanced applications within construction projects.
* Good IT skills, including proficiency in MS Excel and Word.
What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £ billion, we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, offering the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects, providing stability and the chance to develop your career. You will join diverse teams working at a high professional level with a strong commitment. Our ambitious strategy positions us for further growth and success. If you are committed, talented, and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.
We are dedicated to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of our employees through our ‘Be Well’ programme, offering discounts, advice, and support.
We invest in high-quality training for all employees, from leadership development to apprenticeships. Our Career Paths initiative provides tailored training and support to help you reach your potential.
We believe in creating talented teams that excel. As an employer, we value and engage our staff to motivate their best performance.
Our Agile Working programme offers flexibility in when, where, and how you work, including site and office-based roles with various working practices to suit your needs.
Our benefits:
We prioritize our people, reflected in our benefits package, which includes:
* Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, with options to purchase additional holidays.
* A wide range of corporate discounts.
* Cycle to Work schemes.
* Save as You Earn share purchase scheme.
* Private medical options and an employee assistance programme.
* Paid membership to relevant professional associations.
About us:
Named Contractor of the Year by the Water Industry Awards, Galliford Try is a leading UK construction business committed to being people-oriented, progressive, and driven by our values to deliver lasting change for stakeholders and communities.
Our purpose is to improve lives through infrastructure and facilities, offering opportunities for growth, working with our supply chain, and caring for the environment.
We uphold our values of excellence, passion, integrity, and collaboration to deliver value and lasting change.
Additional Information:
Galliford Try welcomes applications for full-time and flexible work arrangements, which will be discussed during recruitment.
We encourage you to inform us of any requirements to make your application experience positive.
Even if you don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We are committed to diversity, inclusion, and authentic workplaces.
A full job description is available upon request.
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