Design Manager

Design Manager Hertfordshire Salary dependent on experience + car / car allowance Fourblue have teamed up with the UK's largest provider of essential infrastructure services through long-term framework agreements to the electricity, water and gas sectors across the UK & Ireland. Their growth and success are creating new opportunities for experience individuals to join their team and continue to grow and push the company forward. What you will receive in return: 25 days annual leave plus 8 days bank holiday Annual bonus Pension scheme Life Assurance Private health care Company car or car allowance and fuel card As a Design Manager you will lead their in house designers, estimating department and FEED team on their UKPN contract. This role is based in the East of England and would require regular office attendance. Supporting the operational delivery of UKPN's 11kV to 132kV Network, refurbishing and building new switch houses and transformer enclosures with associated switchgear, transformers and cabling. Responsibilities for the Design Manager: Management of design services utilising internal and external resource Agree safety, commercial and operational targets with Contract Director Exercise accountability and responsibility for commercial performance Monitor and review regularly performance against agreed internal and external targets Interface with customer and manage and develop the relationship Develop team to provide support to build teams Plan and manage workload in line with customer requirements Preparation of project level design programmes and cost forecasts Criteria of the Design Manager: Senior management experience in a multi-disciplinary engineering /utility /DNO environment Ideally Chartered Engineer (ie MICE, MIET, MIMechE) or relevant experience Understanding of management systems to ISO9001, ISO14001 and OHSAS 18001 Knowledge of protection and control schemes on the 11kV to 132kV Distribution Network. High degree of commercial and contractual awareness If you are interested in going forward for this role please send us your C.V.