Project Design Manager

About Royal HaskoningDHV

Royal HaskoningDHV has been connecting people for 140 years. Together, through our expertise and passion, we have helped contribute to a better society and improved people’s lives with work under-pinned by our sustainable values and goals. We are an independent international engineering and project management consultancy leading the way in sustainable development and innovation.

Royal HaskoningDHV is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions. Together, we are embarking on a journey where each and every one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences. We recognize that embracing diversity unlocks innovation and creativity and fosters collaboration. We want our employees to reflect the diversity of our communities and the customers we serve.

About our Engineering Business

Our multidisciplinary Light Industry team in the UK, includes Civil & Structures, Building Services and Project Managers.

Our focus sectors include new build, refurbishment and carbon reduction in logistics particularly for consumer goods and services; manufacturing for food, beverage and automotive; industrial covering mainly energy from waste facilities and also pharmaceuticals.

The Role:

The role will focus on the project design management and delivery of small to medium single or multi-disciplinary projects. This will require someone with the ability to support the team and to deliver quality, robust deliverables on time and within budget.

Role Responsibilities:

• To manage small / medium projects and deliver successful results
• To assist with developing and delivering good practice in project and design management
• Liaison and co-ordination with other Project Managers and Project Teams
• Business development support including input into bids and proposals
• Project Design Management, achieving profitable results on programme
• Ensure compliance with internal procedures
• Design manage documentation to support the delivery of designs (project management plan, programme, RFI register, risk and opportunities register etc.)
• Managing commercial aspects of projects, including proactive change control procedures and maintaining project finances
• Assist in development of good techniques/systems for project management
• Assist in ensuring that design reviews are held for projects
• Assist in bid preparation and proposals where required
• To monitor delivery against the Client brief and produce design reports, design programmes, deliverables registers, reporting internally and to the Client.
• To deliver small to medium multi-disciplinary design projects for Clients ensuring excellent technical delivery against the brief according to the RHDHV Management Systems
• To manage and co-ordinate internal design resource, facilitate design meetings with both internal and external designers
• To ensure commercial control over design projects involving setting of project budgets, allocating fee targets, monitoring fee spend, carrying out change control to achieve profitable results
• Assist in bid preparation including engaging with RHDHV design teams
• To act as key interface with Clients on allocated projects, understanding and seeking out opportunities.

This role might be right for you if:

• You’re degree qualified, Chartered professional
• Excellent communication skills (verbal & written)
• Good team player
• Ability to adapt management style where required
• Good presentation and bid writing skills
• Self-motivated
• Sound commercial awareness

What we can offer you:

Ambitious. Exciting. Lively. Collaborative. Dynamic. That’s how our colleagues describe our company. Want to contribute to enhancing society with your expertise? Be part of an open network where you’re connected with the brightest and smartest people and technologies? Join us!

You can look forward to growing your career in a dynamic workplace with development opportunities and support on your career path. We have flexible working models to ensure a balance of family and working life

Location:

Peterborough, Birmingham