Design Manager

Description:

Major Responsibilities
This is a “hands on” position. The Design Manager - Utilities shall be responsible for managing and coordinating design activities, in accordance with Employer Procedures and standards, associated with wet utilities. Specifically, the Design Manager shall:

• Chair discipline specific meetings – Engineering progress review, technical workshops.
• Plan, coordinate, manage, monitor, and report progress of design reviews of deliverables prepared by consultants/contractors.
• Provide technical guidance to team, Employer, and the consultants/contractors on an as required basis.
• Proactively support consultants/contractors during their planning activities to minimise downstream risks.
• Take an active role in the Employer’s formal design reviews processes.
• Carry out risk assessment through multidiscipline workshops such as HAZID/HAZOP, constructability reviews, space proofing, interface coordination with external entities, risk assessment & mitigation, design review by an ICE, etc.
• Coordinate with Procurement Department and support the procurement process.
• Take an active role in design reviews and provide comments.
• Report progress, critical issues, and risk to Utilities Design Project Manager.
• Promote the creation of a work environment, supported by leadership, which fosters openness, trust, communication, teamwork, empowerment, innovation, and satisfaction.

Skills And Qualifications

• Recognised engineering Degree in Civil or Mechanical from an accredited university.
• A professional license holder from a recognized licensing or registration board.
• Minimum 15+ years of relevant experience in design and management of large national/municipal water transmission pipelines.
• Detailed technical understanding of national and international code and standards associated with the design of large water transmission pipelines.
• Technical understanding of civil, mechanical, E&I, environmental, etc. requirements.
• Excellent interpersonal, analytical and communication skills (oral and written).
• Experience in managing the design/installation/operation/maintenance of wet Utilities design.
• Experience in both design-build and design-bid-build forms of procurement with contractors and consultants.
• Experience in field construction and inspection of Utilities systems for initial acceptance.
• Thorough knowledge of the work process for the design of large transmission pipelines, and the tools & systems used during design and verification.
• Proven track record of coordinating and delivering large scale transmission pipeline projects.
• Demonstrated skill in leadership and design management of larger transmission pipelines.
• Proactive, supportive, inquisitive, challenging and result driven.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments, changing priorities and work with ambiguity.
• Help others and receive help from others in achieving goals.