Senior Design Manager - Motherwell

at  Balfour Beatty

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE A BACKGROUND IN LARGE SCALE CIVILS PROJECTS TO SUPPORT SITE BASED CIVILS PROJECT TEAMS AND EARLY CIVILS RELATED STAGES OF BUILDING PROJECTS

Shape a career to be proud of as part of an award-winning team.
Our team shapes projects that connect communities and impact daily life for millions. Join our Regional Scotland team as a Civils Design / Senior Design Manager to build new futures.
Own your career, and you can build something to be proud of at Balfour Beatty. By joining our well-established construction teams working on our significant future pipeline of large-scale energy projects in various locations throughout Scotland you will work with true experts who’ll share their knowledge and provide support, encouragement, and invaluable feedback so you never stop learning. Bring us your capability, and we’ll help you take it much, much further.
What you’ll be doing
As a Design Manager you will support 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. You will support the Work Winning/Project Delivery teams by providing design input and cost effective solutions.
As a Senior Design Manager, you will have the following accountabilities: You will 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

You will also manage and ensure effective briefing of the Design Team.
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.
You will also provide advice and guidance on the buildability of the design proposals to the design and construction teams on all packages.
You will liaise with all statutory bodies/authorities as required such as planning, building control and services e.g. gas and water and lead the development and management of the design deliverables programme.
You will lead the implementation of the Balfour Beatty BIM protocols, including teamwork and collaboration and the management and sharing of data relating to BIM models whilst liaising with our BIM management during the bid and construction stages ensuring the supply chain is fully aware of BIM requirements
Who we’re looking for
As a Design Manager you will support 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
You will support the Work Winning/Project Delivery teams by providing design input and cost effective solutions
As a Civils Design / Senior Design Manager, you will have the following accountabilities:
You will 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
You will also manage and ensure effective briefing of the Design Team. 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. You will also provide advice and guidance on the “buildability” of the design proposals to the design and construction teams on all packages.
You will liaise with all statutory bodies/authorities as required – such as planning, building control and services e.g. gas and water and lead the development and management of the design deliverables programme.
You will lead the implementation of the Balfour Beatty BIM protocols, including teamwork and collaboration and the management and sharing of data relating to BIM models whilst liaising with our BIM management during the bid and construction stages ensuring the supply chain is fully aware of BIM requirements
Why work for us

This role requires an individual with proven experience in delivering design services within a Site Based and 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. Understanding and experience of site based activities and the key role that design management plays in effective project delivery.
Good working knowledge of BIM is required. The individual will have experience within the most current
forms of procurement and you will have relevant professional membership with an appropriate institute.