Engineering Manager

Responsibilities

• Implement and promote the Better Engineered strategic objective on projects and within the business unit
• Participate in engineering initiatives within the business unit
• Good understanding of subject matter within discipline(s). Acting as Engineering Manager on projects with consulting and engaging with Technical Leads/external engineering expertise as required
• Holistic management of projects design team (inhouse or subcontractors) and their deliverables in line with the project’s key milestones
• Develop effective delivery process to improve the production of design deliverables to time/cost/quality
• Produce and manage RFI schedule and process, liaising directly with the design team
• Supervision and close liaison on Design Management and coordination across a portfolio of projects
• Preparation of scope of work for Engineering subcontracts
• Supporting Quality (Production of Design Quality Plans, providing VDDRs, reviewing ITP, attending key FATs, attending QA audits on designers)
• Provide input to WBS, Pre-Construction programme creation and interfacing this with the construction programme (integrating logic, sequencing, correct successors, and predecessors etc.)
• Promote and participate in engineering innovation and BIM solutions to our clients
• Manage and actively pursue performance improvement of the engineering capability and function, assisting in establishing and implementing best practice policies and procedures for the function

Qualifications

• Civil Engineering Degree
• Chartered Engineer or working towards
• Experience of working with National Grid Transmission Networks, SSEN and DNO is desirable
• Knowledge of transmission or distribution i.e. substations is desirable