Design Manager

Mercury Engineering; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in London seeks a knowledgeable design manager to oversee project design delivery in a dynamic environment. This role requires an individual with a strong electrical engineering background and significant experience in project management. The successful candidate will join a team that fosters innovation and personal growth while ensuring project milestones are achieved efficiently.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-7 years of experience in the Construction industry.
• Solid experience in coordinating multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience working in a BIM environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing design schedules and manage project workload.
• Negotiate scope-of-work and deliverables with consulting firms.
• Ensure project milestones are met through effective supervision.

Skills

Project management

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Coordination of multidisciplinary teams

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

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Mercury is the European leader in construction solutions.

We build and manage complex engineering & construction projects for the world’s leading corporations. Our solutions help deliver technologies and life changing advancements that connect people, communities, and businesses, giving them the power to achieve incredible things. Our people have the courage to be innovative. Their determination and sharp focus enable us to deliver with certainty, time and time again.

We deliver our clients’ visions through leading edge construction solutions across multiple sectors, including Enterprise Data Centres, Advanced Technology & Life Sciences, Hyperscale Data Centres, Fire Protection, and Technical Support Services (TSS).

At Mercury, it is our duty to encourage and back our people to realise their vision of themselves. We place them at the heart of what we do, providing challenging opportunities to develop within a great team in a supportive environment that allows them to reach their full potential.

Key Responsibilities of the Role:

• Assist in developing Design Delivery Schedule along with client, Project Manager, Design team and consultants.
• Develop comprehensive scope-of-work and contract document deliverables list for each related discipline.
• Negotiate scope-of-work, deliverables and price with consulting firms.
• Procure the design from a consultant design partner from initial tender enquiry to appointment.
• Assist Project Manager in incorporating onto a tracking sheet all internal and external design and cost issues.
• Manage distribution and production of project workload within the project team and design consultant team.
• Collaborate on new design issues/changes and research projects with team.
• Review completed design is accurate and precise.
• Project prioritisation of design, assignment and management to designers.
• Lead with effective supervision an experienced design team to ensure delivery on schedule.
• Closely track design deliverables to ensure project milestones are met.
• Implement recovery strategy if slippage is detected.
• Participate in departmental strategic planning.
• Assist technically internal and external customers.
• Planning, programming and reporting
• Participate in design meetings and provide continual input to optimize design and minimize futile work.
• Liaising with clients, insurance companies, consultants and architects.

Essential Criteria for the Role:

• Electrical engineering background preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, engineering
• Minimum 5-7 years of experience in the Construction industry.
• Solid experience required coordinating multidisciplinary teams
• Project management experience across all design phases (design fees time / cost management)
• Proven experience managing small teams
• Experience working on a BIM environment
• Strong interpersonal and Organisational skills
• Pride in the quality and presentation of work

Mercury is an equal opportunities employer.