Career Opportunity: Permanent Works Design Co-ordinator

Are you looking for a new challenge where your engineering experience, management skills, value engineering aptitude, and a keen eye for detail will be fully valued and developed?

Due to increased workload, we are looking for a Permanent Works Design Co-ordinator who will join a dynamic, innovative, focused and engaged team, tackling an increase in workload from a variety of key clients, including the Environment Agency, Highways England, local authorities and private

As a result of design and build civil engineering schemes now becoming more common, coupled with our projected workload, we are seeking a Permanent works Design Co-ordinator to strengthen our busy design management team.

Main Duties include:

• Proactively managing a design team which may include Consultants and/or specialist designers.
• Attending meetings with clients, including presenting, and discussing design ideas and solutions.
• Preparation of design documents, briefs, reports, and management plans.
• Development and management of design programmes.
• Reviewing design documents for compliance with scheme requirements, utilising gained knowledge and experience to advise on buildability and value engineering opportunities.

We re after someone with:

• Good collaborative communication skills
• Ideally an engineering background which allows them to envisage how schemes are built.
• A liking for detail.
• Programming software skills.
• Awareness of applicable CDM Regs requirements.
• An understanding of the need to work to accepted design processes, procedures, guidance, codes and standards.
• A general understanding of common construction specifications.
• Management skills to encourage designers to provide on time, right first time, solutions.

We also offer some fantastic perks!

• Company car or car allowance
• Life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
• Company pension scheme (we match up to 6%)
• The Great Escape leaving work early every Friday.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with an option of buying more holiday!)
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee assistance program
• Employee platform benefits
• Free on-site parking
• Open plan, bright modern office
• Company social events
• Regular fun days and charity events hosted in the office
• A supportive business who wants to help you progress in your career

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We also place high importance on our inclusive recruitment policy and will do our very best to support those applicants who may need adjustments in order to take part in the recruitment process. Please do let us know if you require any additional assistance or adjustments. Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore if we have not responded to your application within two weeks please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.