Utilities Design Manager
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Research and development (r&d) managers
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£54,400
(£27.90 per hour)
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Description
About The Role
Balfour Beatty Power T&D are looking for a Utilities Design Manager to join their team focusing on the significant infrastructure project of The Lower Thames Crossing.
This role will require regualr attendance at our Grays, Essex offices.
The Utilities Design Manager is responsible for the successful management of Design Delivery of the Utilities scope on Lower Thames Crossing from concept and coordination through to detailed design and construction completion.
They will manage the Utilities design scope and function, undertaking contestable designs and ensuring coordination of SU lead non-contestable utilities designs with the main works design functions, and ancillary designs including temporary works.
Role Purpose
Management of the BBUS design teams ensuring that the scope of the work is clear and understood and is being delivered efficiently on time and to budget on Lower Thames Crossing and to obtain approval in compliance with the project’s budgets, programme, client, main scheme design and statutory undertaker requirements.
Contribute to the administration of controls and processes established and maintained with other design functions to ensure Utility Corridors can be fixed as required by the programme, and any subsequent change controlled and managed through the detailed design coordination processes.
Engage with both internal and external customers and managing stakeholders’ relationships through the detailed design and construction delivery phases and include reviewing and tracking and reporting of design progress throughout.
What you'll be doing
Accountabilities
Balfour Beatty Power T&D are looking for a Utilities Design Manager to join their team focusing on the significant infrastructure project of The Lower Thames Crossing.
This role will require regualr attendance at our Grays, Essex offices.
The Utilities Design Manager is responsible for the successful management of Design Delivery of the Utilities scope on Lower Thames Crossing from concept and coordination through to detailed design and construction completion.
They will manage the Utilities design scope and function, undertaking contestable designs and ensuring coordination of SU lead non-contestable utilities designs with the main works design functions, and ancillary designs including temporary works.
Role Purpose
Management of the BBUS design teams ensuring that the scope of the work is clear and understood and is being delivered efficiently on time and to budget on Lower Thames Crossing and to obtain approval in compliance with the project’s budgets, programme, client, main scheme design and statutory undertaker requirements.
Contribute to the administration of controls and processes established and maintained with other design functions to ensure Utility Corridors can be fixed as required by the programme, and any subsequent change controlled and managed through the detailed design coordination processes.
Engage with both internal and external customers and managing stakeholders’ relationships through the detailed design and construction delivery phases and include reviewing and tracking and reporting of design progress throughout.
What you'll be doing
Accountabilities
- Ensuring that the scope of works to be undertaken in delivering schemes is clear and understood and that due consideration is given to Safety by Design, including identification, documentation and the mitigation, as far as reasonably practical, of risk in both the construction and operation and maintenance phases.
- Take responsibility for the management of detailed design delivery for the schemes to ensure the designs are integrated with and coordinated with project stakeholders.
- Ensure the designs cognisant of the construction methodology, sequence and temporary works, under the direction of the construction operations teams.
- Ensure the designs are cognisant of the project’s environmental and sustainability objectives and requirements where appropriate.
- Ensure the designs are cognisant of and being produced in accordance with the project contract works information document including the IER, design management and technical assurance plans to gain acceptance and assurance of the design.
- Ensure designs are cognisant of and produced in accordance with approval authorities and external bodies requirements such as National Highways and Statutory Undertakers.
- Engineering/Design/Construction departments
- Consents/Asset Protection/Stakeholder Engagement departments
- Operations
- Employees on the Contract
- Management on the Contract
- Nominated representatives on behalf of the Client
- Subcontractors
- Main scheme designer (Atkins)
- Statutory Undertakers
- All other design inputs
The Following Qualities/experience Are Essential
- Multi-disciplinary design management experience of managing utilities design consultants within a construction/ engineering environment and an appreciation of contestable utilities delivery processes and accreditations.
- Experience of coordinating and managing both non contestable and contestable design of Utilities on a major transport project.
- Experience and confidence to constructively challenge to optimise design solutions which balance project requirements, risks and constraints.
- Proficient with digital information management systems used in design such as CAD, ProjecWise and GIS.
- Experience of client and stakeholder management and liaison with statutory undertakers.
- Good working knowledge of CDM 2015 Regulations and designer and Principal Designer duties
- Knowledge of the New Roads and Steet Works (NRSWA) Act 1991, and National Joint Utilities Group (NJUG) guidance for utilities.
- Firm understanding of and belief to drive health & safety principles in line with Balfour Beatty’s Zero Harm philosophy
- Experience of delivering design to defined budget and programmes.
- Membership of a relevant professional body, CSCS, SMSTS (desirable)
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Benefits
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.
From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-l
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Benefits
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…
Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.
From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-l
eading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
We are 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. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
We are 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. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com