Project Engineering Manager

Project Engineering Managers are project based, working as part of the project team to deliver the design and engineering aspects of your project scope. This will include leading design and engineering management at all phases of the project including estimating/tendering through to Construction and Commissioning delivery and handover.

As Project Engineering Manager, you are accountable for all the design required within your project area and scope. Engaging with and managing the designers on our projects, whether they are Costain Engineering and Design or external consultants or subcontractors with design responsibility, you are responsible for the design being delivered on time, to budget and technically compliant. All our designs must be safe, sustainable, and efficient to construct.

As a Project Engineering Manager, you may be required to lead a team of other engineering managers and/or engineers on your project. You will report directly to the Engineering Lead and will be accountable to the Delivery Lead for your project scope.

• Establish collaborative working relationships with the client, design teams, construction staff and supply chain. Oversee all design and engineering package management on your project area and scope.
• Understand our design and engineering needs, and check they are clearly defined. Ensure our designers are appointed correctly and the design management plan (DMP) or other controlling documents are produced.
• Develop and manage a detailed integrated design programme which is robustly monitored to ensure design delivery. Oversee reporting on design progress and technical risks regularly.
• Produce clear deliverables (schedules) with measurable outcomes throughout each design stage in the lifecycle and be able to determine when designs are complete. Track progressive delivery, assurance, and overall acceptance of the design.
• Check that the designs we receive from our designers are quality controlled, technically assured and are of sufficient detail for the design stage and purpose.
• Manage design change and robustly challenge it. Contribute and review commercial correspondence related to design.
• Ensure the designs are constructable, follow safe-by-design principles and activate our sustainability goals, including reporting or carbon metrics as required.
• Provide judgment and advice on design solutions, to meet the requirements of the project and achieve our programme delivery aims. Engage with the project procurement and construction teams so that they are involved in the design development and options selection and have appropriate ownership of the designs.

• Engineering or management experience in infrastructure or related industry with demonstrable track record of achievement.
• Ability to understand technical concepts and detail across a range of disciplines (e.g. structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering)
• Practical approach, logical thought process and a methodical way of working.
• A creative and innovative approach to problem-solving.
• Experience and understanding of developing and delivering against a programme/schedule.
• Experience of technical management being able to understand and review design deliverables and able to demonstrate the ability to collate information and prepare reports.
• Strong analytical skills
• A strong communicator, presenting and influencing skills.
• Bachelor's degree/Engineering or management apprenticeship with industry experience
• Security Clearance (ability to secure at appointment)

Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

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