Project Design Lead

Southern Water•Worthington, MN

9d•$50,000•Hybrid

About The Position

To provide technical input and develop solutions during the identification of needs and the design, construction, and commissioning process. Making decisions and recommendations that are recognised as authoritative and have an important impact on engineering design activities. In the majority of cases, the role holder will have the final input on the design to be constructed.

Requirements

Experience in a water industry infrastructure programme and project delivery environment, with experience of delivering complex individual or groups of projects.
Very good communication and presentation skills.
High level ability to present & articulate technical ideas and arguments to both technical experts and lay people.
Excellent verbal and written English.
Strong financial awareness.
Understands others’ roles within the team, the role and objectives of the team in the business and can explain these clearly.
Collaborates with other areas in the wider interests of the business.
Identifies causes and effects by thinking through different options to prioritise issues.
Uses common sense or previous experience to deal with new problems or situations which may arise.

Responsibilities

Undertake and lead in-house outline design and optioneering and ensure that technically fit-for-purpose and robust outline and detailed designs for infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects are delivered in a timely manner.
Provide quality assurance of supply chain designs to ensure fitness for purpose.
Drive efficiency and rigour in delivery by providing cross-project coordination and leadership.
Manage delivery for feasibility optioneering and outline design, including:
Be responsible for the quality of all design deliverables
Be responsible for the delivery of best value solutions
Produce design deliverables within the required timescales
Manage design costs within the budget
Manage scope and change control
Working with external departments and design teams as required
Challenge company standards and existing ways of working to promote continuous improvement.