Description
One of the major UK construction and infrastructure companies is looking to appoint an established Electrical Design Manager to join their Crossrail team in Woolwich, London on a 6 month contract.
Role purpose:
To support the implementation and manage the control of the design process to ensure that the design and procurement of specialist packages are delivered to meet project requirements and are in line with cost parameters
To support the Work Winning/Project Delivery teams by providing design input and cost effective solutions
Main duties/responsibilities will include:
- Manage the development and implementation of design proposals ensuring they meet customer requirements including budget constraints, presenting proposals for approval to the customer. The design should deliver:
- Safety in construction and use
- Quality within affordable parameters
- Ease of maintenance, energy efficiency with minimum environmental impact
- Innovation to meet customer goals and positive impact on the local community
- Manage and ensure effective briefing of the Design Team including M&E elements. This includes, where necessary, the management of any 3rd parties or novated design teams to ensure that they meet all customer specifications, and where necessary, checking the competence and resources of any incumbent design teams or 3rd parties.
- Provide advice and guidance on the "buildability" of the design proposals to the design and construction teams on all packages.
- Liaise with all statutory bodies/authorities as required - such as town planning, building control and services eg gas and water.
- Support the Safety by Design & Engineering forum or other similar forums, representing the business stream, as required
- Lead the development and management of the design deliverables programme:
- Ensure there is a clear schedule of design deliverables
- Lead gate reviews activities to ensure that they are timely and appropriate sign off is achieved at each project gate to include appropriate communication to Bid Managers and other Design/Work Winning team members as required,
- Lead the co-ordination and production of design data, bid deliverables, reports and documentation essential to the project and contractual requirements and report progress against the design deliverables programme
- collaboration and the management and sharing of data relating to BIM models
- Provide BIM management during the bid stage ensuring the supply chain is fully aware of BIM requirements
- Consider the application of Lean construction techniques in order to save money, reduce waste and optimise construction.
- Ensure that learning and best practice is captured from the bid/project with the aim of sharing it across the business stream
- Proactively contribute to the Risk and Value Management process
- Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm
- Support the delivery of Sustainability activities
Ideal candidate should have experience in the following:
- Electrical design experience, ideally on a Crossrail/Rail or London Underground project
- This role requires an individual with proven experience in delivering design services within a Work Winning environment and successfully implementing design strategies as well as relevant project experience.
- Leadership skills in a Matrix organisation are required to deliver design services in a timely manner with a customer and business sector specific focus.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills are required, coupled with an ability to form effective relationships with partners under time pressure.
- The individual will know 'what good looks like' in bid submissions and work winning and have hands on experience of delivering work-winning bids in a timely manner.
- Good working knowledge of BIM is required. The individual will have experience within the most current forms of procurement.
- Relevant Professional membership with an appropriate institute, eg RIBA, BIBSE, IET, aligned to the workstream is recommended.
- Excellent IT Skills relevant to the Business Stream are desirable and Microsoft Office is essential.
To apply for this role please send through your CV for consideration and we will be in touch should your experience match our criteria.
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