Lead Design Coordinator

Location: Leeds

Start Date: 24/02/2025

Description

To control design budget, and to ensure designs are delivered on time, to the right quality and within budget. Requirements are to challenge the design all the way through the process including any processes that delay timely production of design documentation.

Supervision:

Exercised: To manage the Process, Mechanical, Electrical designers, supply chain and where necessary to coordinate the civil designers and to review allocation of CAD services to the scheme. To drive completion on time and to budget, and to ensure quality of design is sufficient for the project.

Received: Day-to-day direction from the Engineering Manager. Reviews with the Project Manager, to advise on direction of design. Challenge to design development and design deliverables from Project Manager and Engineering Manager/Technical Director. Challenge on Budget allowance from Engineering Manager/Technical Director and Project Manager.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• To comply with company procedures and work instructions, guide notes and other information that forms part of the quality assurance, health and safety and environmental management systems.
• To develop a Design Budget with the Project Manager, and to develop the following documentation.
  • Contract Financial Reporting (CFR) for design budget
  • Design Deliverable List
• Develop Design Management Plan – incl. Design for Manufacturer (DfMA), use of standard designs.
• Help develop and close out Designers Risk Assessments (DRA) on designs in a timely manner.
• Issue AFC documentation for construction.
• Review drawings for as built construction.
• Ensure all design and documentation is logged on EPDM correctly
• Collate all necessary design information for Health & Safety file.
• To ensure all design meets with the necessary client specifications and any national standards.
• Carry out and implement Technical governance at the beginning of all projects.
• Ensuring all design risk are captured from the client and mitigate
• Hold Challenge workshops at commencement of project, and at completion of outline design.
• Ensure all responsibilities of the Principal Designers role are carried out in a timely manner.
• Submit designs to client for review.
• Review Particular Specifications (PS) to ensure minimum required information is submitted for procurement.
• Expediting and reviewing subcontractor designs. Submit to technical specialist for comments, in a timely manner
• Attend Design Review Meetings with client
• To review and advise Project Manager on any changes to design, either client led, or BarhaleEnpure led
• To attend Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) if necessary to ensure S/C designs are compliant.
• To communicate fully with the Project Manager/Engineer, other members of the team, other departments and section of the company, the Client, vendors, and sub-contractors on matters relating to the project.
• To assist in the production, tracking and reporting of the project programme.
• To fully participate in the development of procedures and systems for use within the Engineering department.
• To comply with all Health and Safety responsibilities commensurate with the role, as outlined in the Health and Safety policy.
• Any other duties commensurate with the position as may be assigned from time to time.

Performance Measures:

• Conformance with the Company’s Health & Safety Policy.
• Accuracy and quality of own and sub-ordinates engineering work.
• Ability to meet own and sub-ordinates proposal or project timescales - all within budget.
• Ability to work within a team environment.
• Contribution made to the development of Engineering department procedures and Systems.
• Conformance with the Company’s Quality Assurance System.

Qualifications and Experience: 

Essential:

• HNC/D in civil, electrical, mechanical or process engineering or equivalent level qualification
• Process Safety/Hazard Management
• CDM Regulations 2015 (for Designers preferred)
• Demonstrable experience commensurate to the level of the role, preferably within the water/wastewater industry or other relevant sector
• Experience in working within a design and build environment.
• IT literate with an ability to use a wide range of IT packages including Microsoft Office

Desirable:

• CompEx

Personal Qualities:

• Well-developed interpersonal skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral
• Commercial acumen
• Ability to work on multiple tasks
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team

How to Apply:

Please send your CV and cover letter to: info@kpiri.co.uk

Closing Date: 03/02/2025

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