Company:
RED Engineering Design
Location: London
Closing Date: 01/11/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Senior Design Manager (Data Centres) - London
RED are an expanding international M&E consultancy, with a proven track record in low energy design, focused on providing excellent design solutions to clients.
Through our market leading technical expertise, we enable the world’s digital infrastructure and develop the built environment whilst also helping clients realise ambitious plans for zero carbon-built environments. We cover the entire life cycle of any building project, with our broad capability offering saving our clients time, money, and effort. Our approach is centred around listening to our clients and interacting energetically with our fellow project stakeholders. We add value with our people, client service ethos, global delivery strategy, technical ability, and attitude.
We now seek a Senior Design Manager to be based out of our London office, to provide project support from inception through completion, including pre and post contract. The successful candidate will expertly manage relationships between the design team and Subject Matter Expert (SME), while maintaining our excellent relationship with the client. The successful candidate will also ensure efficient use resources throughout and act with integrity and high professional standards.
Role Responsibilities
Review status advised by project personnel and external parties and modifies schedules or plans as required. Prepares project reports for Management, Client or others
Day to day management of project progress and direct liaison with project support teams
Ensures risk and performance monitoring analysis takes place through effective systems of internal control and delegation
Capture a project brief and distil into design toll gates for delivery (typically masterplan, 50% 80% and 100% design)
Manage project requirements to present progress and manage the acquisition of design information whilst managing multiple workstreams concurrently
Coordinate teams to deliver coherent and well-rehearsed face to face page turn presentations
Manage virtual design teams working across multiple times zones
Collaborate with and coach the design team through the design stage on the basis that the design team are the experts and put forward recommended solutions that localise the clients design principles to the subject sites
Maintain clear and accurate records and reports
‘Set the standard’ for good project and design management
Drive the team, to support and resolve difficult issues as they arise in a fair and reasonable manner
Identify and address performance issues before the client raises them
Quickly understand clients process and develop supporting tools
Work autonomously, as part of a wider team and leading a team
Actively participate in new growth initiatives internal and external and to contribute to the development of internal systems and procedures
Support growth initiatives
Support the delivery of projects in accordance with the expectations of the RED Project Delivery Process from a Project Management, Financial Management, QA/QC and Technical Review perspective
BEng in appropriate engineering discipline desirable
MCIBSE/MIEE/IMechE Professional Membership desirable
Chartered Engineer status desirable
Proven experience intaking a project requirement, typically for a new hyperscale availability zone comprising of one to three sites from the real estate due diligence phase to 100% design phase in circa a 20-25week timescale period desirable
Experience in project management and MEP engineering track record with some experience of data centres or other heavily engineered buildings e.g. pharma, process, hospital,
Knowledge of UTI and Sub UTI T3 principles e.g. distributed redundancy
An in-depth technical expertise in industrial architecture, structures, civils, acoustics, environmental
Role Requirements
5+ Years’ experience at Senior Engineer level or Design Management level
Enthusiastic, driven and dynamic self-starter with career progression aspirations
Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the design process
Peripheral experience in architecture, structures, civils, security and permitting
Sound understanding of template design with localisation requirements
Ability to forge strong client and supplier relationships and maintain the same
Ability to keep clear and accurate records and reports
Ability to mentor and develop and team to achieve project and business goals
Ability to contribute to the growth of the business via business development
Ability to work well, either alone, or as part of a team under own initiative
Ability to step outside A/E consultancy delivery norms and embrace an intensively collaborative design environment working for and reporting daily to an expert client
Ability to proactively step outside the role of conventional design regiment and stages and to understand fast track design driven by the hyperscale client model
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (word/excel outlook/PowerPoint)
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Project
Ability to use IT based calculation and spreadsheet software
Adaptable, proactive approach to engineering tasks
Flexible and willing to travel regularly to service international projects and customers
Commercial and financial awareness and management of projects and fees
Ability to work autonomously, as part of a wider team, and leading a team
Sound knowledge & working application of key Health and Safety issues and legislation
Able to chair & facilitate meetings at all levels
Possess exceptional clear communication skills and command of English spoken/written,
Have an appreciation of different cultures/races and embrace the same
Understand and maintain the long terms goals of the business
Understand the company QA process, maintain and contribute to the same
Maintain an appropriate knowledge of industry initiatives
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and oral
Act in an ethical manner and follows the principles of the Ethics Charter and Ethics in Practice Guidelines
Maintain and appropriate internal profile within the business
Promote a positive work ethic
Play an active role in external promotion of the business as required
Managing client and stakeholder engagement
Developing long-term trusted client and supplier relationships
Maintain an appropriate external profile in the industry
To contribute to wider external group communications and support the profile of the business
Benefits
RED offers a variety of benefits, including but not limited to:
23 days annual leave rising to 28 days annual leave over 5 years’ service
Holiday purchase and buy back scheme
Hybrid Working
Contributory company pension scheme
Healthcare Scheme via salary sacrifice (Company funded cover is dependant on level)
Non-contractual bonus awards
Training sponsorship
Charity volunteering leave
Wellness days/ initiatives.
Salary commensurate with experience.
Our people work in friendly teams with a collaborative approach and mentoring support from talented leaders.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package and are an equal opportunities employer.
*This role will ideally suit those with the right to live & work in the UK without restrictions, as we are unable to offer sponsorship at the present time.
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