OverviewLaing O’Rourke are currently recruiting for a mechanically biased Design Manager for an aviation / airport project in Greater London. A Design Manager ensures that all design information is reviewed and delivered in line with design management procedures for completeness and compliance with contractual obligations, including programme, buildability, safety, maintenance and technical suitability. The Design Manager oversees the production, control and distribution of design information at different project stages and ensures regular progress reporting of the design is in place. The role is a senior member of the Design Job Family and Technical Function, supporting technical excellence, assurance and performance across projects from pre-project, early engagement and work winning through to detailed delivery. All designers are part of our Engineering Enterprise, which aims to maximise the potential of design to increase certainty on our projects.

What will the role look like?Laing O’Rourke are currently recruiting for a mechanically biased Design Manager for an aviation / airport project in Greater London. The Design Manager ensures design information is reviewed and delivered in line with design management procedures, meeting programme, buildability, safety, maintenance and technical suitability. The Design Manager oversees the production, control and distribution of design information across project stages and ensures regular design progress reporting. The role sits within the Design Job Family and Technical Function to drive technical excellence, assurance and performance from pre-project through to delivery. Our Engineering Enterprise aims to maximise design potential to increase certainty on our projects.

Responsibilities

Supporting our consultant teams to maximise their effectiveness and value in delivering integrated design solutions that meet client needs, strategies and budgets.

Maximising the effectiveness of consultant relationships.

Reviewing design delivery to enhance quality of solutions and efficiency across design, procurement, manufacturing, assembly, commissioning and handover of complete engineering solutions for our clients.

Supporting our consultants in adopting LOR''s design processes and delivering with rigour and quality project management processes to ensure effective collaboration throughout the supply chain (using tools including BIM / Digital Engineering).

Capturing business knowledge and capability to enable continuous improvement and innovation towards an Engineering Enterprise.

Technical Capabilities

Creating and owning the design brief

Design optimisation

Design for Manufacture and Assembly

Managing consultancies

Information and Change Control

Design compliance

What skills and experience are we looking for?

First degree in Mechanical Engineering. Other appropriate construction related qualification plus design related experience.

Approximately 5 years'' experience in multiple procurement routes and sector experience. End-to-end design management experience from concept to handover.

Don''t match all the criteria? We are open and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning.

About UsWe are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, the Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O''Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O''Rourke''s story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme''. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email

resourcingteam@laingorourke.com

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Construction and Engineering Services

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