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Job Title: Design Engineer

Reports to: Design Manager / Engineering Manager
Job Family: Technical Services

Direct Reports:

• BIM/CAD Operator

Collaborates with:

• Internal Employees
• Client Engineering Functions
• Design Consultants
• All supply chain Engineering functions
• Principal Designer

1. Purpose of the Role

1.1 To manage design consultant activities and deliverables to ensure they are completed in line with the agreed programme and Client requirements. This may include more than one consultant.

1.2 To be the technical lead for the permanent works design on the project unless a Design Manager is present.

1.3 Ensure both input and output deliverables for the design are tracked and reported to the Project / Engineering Manager as required.

2. Guiding Principles

INTEGRITY

• Take pride in your work and that of your team members
• Understand and support others in the achievement of their own goals.
• Encourage a fair culture; empowering and supporting your team or team members to initiate improvements to services by sharing information, questioning constructively, providing honest and open feedback.
• Listen carefully to others – showing that you respect and value their input.

ACCOUNTABILITY

• Look for ways to maximise the value of working together by building support, providing focus and given direction to deliver joint outcomes.
• Take accountability for your work and own development needs.
• Challenge and confront sub-standard performance and recognise good performance.

INNOVATION

• Design, innovate and influence solutions to best address inefficiencies.
• Promote and drive continuous improvement
• Balance risk when considering innovative thinking and future possibilities.
• Seek to learn from team members for the benefit of your own self-development.

DELIVER

• Take personal responsibility for delivering services.
• Be willing to go the extra mile for your customers.
• Pursue a “can-do” attitude in all the work you can deliver.
• Learn from and share experiences to ensure improved delivery.
• Be visible and accessible to all your team/service members.
• Work together with colleagues and customers and take the time to build effective and rational working relationships.
• Support others in working together; help each other to develop common focus.
• Work well and appreciate people who have different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds.
• Customers are both our clients and team members – recognise different perspectives and goals in order to maximise achievement for all parties.

SUSTAINABILITY

• Work safely to maintain the health of both yourself and others.
• Communicate relevant information regularly and effectively.
• Take the time to build effective relationships with customers, stakeholders, colleagues and partners.
• Embrace change to ensure our business is sustainable

3. Role Accountabilities

3.1 Manage the Technical Queries process. Assigning actions and follow up on responses.
3.2 Manage and communicate all design queries, comments and information required from Design workshops and meetings and keep records.
3.3 Raise requests for further information internally and externally from the whole project team.
3.4 Support the Design Manager to ensure all design deliverables are timeously provided as per the design programmes.
3.5 Review Designers Monthly reports and produce monthly reports on design progress and any other design specific elements.
3.6 Manage and update the design deliverable schedule.
3.7 Review all design deliverables and ensure that they are completed to the expected standard. Challenge and resolve when not, including reviewing of all drawing in line with the Clients Scope/requirements.
3.8 Attend interface meeting with external parties, keeping record of meeting and assign/follow up on actions related to the Design.
3.9 Arrange internal design interface meetings with construction department
3.10 Ensure compliance with design management processes required by the contract.
3.11 Collaborate with the engagement of external suppliers/subcontractors.
3.12 Manage provision of drawings to project team – document control.
3.13 Manage the BIM requirements for permanent and temporary works together with the BIM/CAD Technician.
3.14 Assist the Lead TWC as design lead for temporary works design packages for the project and ensure the Temporary Works Process is implemented and followed at all times.

4. Additional Duties

4.1 Any other duties consistent with your status and seniority, as necessary to meet the needs of the Business.
4.2 Liaise with Designer or representative as required under the contract.
4.3 Work with Technical Services Department to ensure best practice in relation to design management.
4.4 Promote the company to all clients, designers and other external organisations.
4.5 Maintain contacts with Consultants, Clients, and other bodies as appropriate to demonstrate ability to provide best value.
4.6 Assist with the recruitment of engineers, technicians, at all levels, including interviewing and identifying potential recruits.
4.7 Assist with the training and development of engineers at all levels including the attainment of professional qualifications.
4.8 Build the profile of the company in schools, universities, consultants and other external organisations.

5. Key Safety Responsibilities

5.1 Please see separate individual responsibilities for Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental (HSQE) matters attached.
5.2 Implement CDM requirements.

6. Required Project Knowledge

6.1 Wide-ranging understanding and working knowledge of construction methods and outputs and can coach others
6.2 Will have both substantial construction and design experience.
6.3 Understands the Principal Designer Duties
6.4 Extensive knowledge in implementing and promoting Digital Engineering practices in design as well as construction.
6.5 Heavy civil engineering projects and tunnelling experience advantageous.