Design Lead - Clean Water

Design Lead - Clean Water Hybrid - South East £400 Per day December Start Highfield Professional Solutions have an exciting opportunity to work with a multi-disciplinary design, engineering and construction company working across the water industry. They specialise in work within the waste water treatment sector and have an outstanding reputation for delivering work on time and to the highest standards.They are on the hunt for a Design Lead who will be responsible for managing a small multi-disciplined team as well as , co-ordinating, initiating, planning, executing, monitoring & control of all aspects of primarily clean water design projects. The ideal candidate will have worked within a similar role, be qualified to a HND or Similar in an Engineering Discipline and will have preferably worked in a clean water environment, it would also be an advantage if you have strong AutoCAD design skills, ability to use MS Project and be a member of a professional body. The successful candidate will be responsible for - Responsibilities:

• Taking the lead responsibility for MEICA & Civil design projects throughout the outline design, detailed design and construction support stages
• Directly manage a team of multidisciplinary design engineers to produce design outputs compliant with clients specifications and standards.
• Managing specialist external design resources where required
• Preparation and agreement of fee proposals, programmes and general management of resources to ensure the design team delivers in line with the agreed financial approvals and programme.
• Carrying out site scoping/survey visits as required to obtain information necessary for design development
• Reviewing, auditing and approving all technical reports, appraisals, designs and drawings to ensure that these comply with the client's health and safety and technical standards, while meeting legal and environmental obligations.
• Arranging and chairing workshops and regular design meetings to review design proposals and progress and to consider issues such as buildability, commissioning, HAZOPs, Control Philosophy and URS reviews
• Assisting with placement and management of procurement packages
• Keeping up to date with technical & HSQE matters, and being aware of policy and developments in these areas
• Presenting technical data or project results to both technical and non-technical Clients and Colleagues
• Maintaining design input throughout the project lifecycle- from the feasibility stage, to outline and detail design, through to construction and handover