Design Manager

Balfour Beatty are recruiting for a Senior Design Manager to work on a 100m+ new build project in the West Midlands. We are looking for someone with experience of delivering large scale, complex, nationally important infrastructure projects.

The project will be delivered under a 2-stage procurement route, and therefore familiarity of working in a technically focussed, design assurance role would be advantageous.

There are significant interfaces with other specialities such as MEP systems and Civil Engineering, and the ideal candidate will need to be willing and able to integrate the buildings aspects seamlessly with these other disciplines.

What you'll be doing

• Manage the development and implementation of design proposals ensuring they meet customer requirements including budget constraints, presenting proposals for approval to the customer.


• Provide advice and guidance on the buildability of the design proposals to the design and construction teams on all packages.


• 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


• Liaise with our BIM management during the bid and construction stages 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..


• Proactively contribute to the Risk and Value Management process, Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.
  
  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.


• Experience of delivering work-winning bids in a timely manner.


• Numeracy and bid/report writing.


• Good working knowledge of BIM.


• Excellent IT Skills relevant to the Business Stream are desirable and Microsoft Office is essential.


Desirable

• Relevant Professional membership with an appropriate institute, e.g. RIBA, BIBSE, IET, aligned to the workstream is recommended.


• A valid CSCS card
  
  At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone


To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.