Design Manager

Role Summary

To contribute to the growing utilities infrastructure design team delivering water sector assets including pumping stations, networks (gravity and pumped), storage reservoirs, and treatment works (potable water and/or wastewater) for various UK projects including residential, industrial, commercial, transport, water, retail, health and education projects.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of WSP’s GCC UK Water team in Bengaluru.
• Lead design management for mid-scale and complex projects , managing resources, timelines, and budgets from concept through to completion.
• Ensure projects comply with health, safety, environmental, and quality standards.
• Manage client relationships and collaborate with engineering teams to deliver effective, integrated solutions.
• Lead client and project meetings, reporting on progress, financials, and addressing technical challenges.
• Drive "Safety by Design" practices and ensure compliance with UK CDM (Construction Design & Management) Regulations.
• Ensuring clear communication through collaborating effectively with both internal WSP teams and external stakeholders to support the delivery of projects.
• Being a civil lead of major Infra and Non-Infra projects.
• Lead the technical delivery of a range of projects relating to water and wastewater infrastructure works from Bengaluru office.
• Lead day to day liaison with our UK PMs and engineers to ensure project deliverables are developed in accordance with client scope, budget, timescales and quality requirements.
• Drive innovation and digital delivery culture to the next level.
• Support the Team Leader with resource and other management duties.
• Support technical development of Engineers, Technicians and Graduates.
• Carryout checks and reviews of projects, assuring quality delivery right first time.

Key Competencies / Skills

• Excellent command of written and verbal English.
• Candidate should have a clear and demonstrable technical understanding of standards and norms pertaining to UK Water Industry.
• Problem solving and originality.
• Computer literate, e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Successful candidate will be a dynamic, self-motivated individual who will take on a Leadership role in project work, focused on delivery to the client and technical excellence. The role requires management of several projects and becoming involved in design at an early stage. The ability to plan and design deliverables against UK engineering standards for each stage of a project is a pre-requisite and training and guidance will be provided where necessary.
• Cultural awareness, conscientious and an open mind and excellent communication skills are essential requirements for the role.
• High degree of self-motivation and ability to motivate others.
• Ability to work under pressure and with minimum of supervision.
• Accountable and see the big picture of the project to achieve the best result for the client
• Careful and responsible. Understand the concept of working in a team.
• Willingness to travel to the UK for short term assignments and training.
• Strong attention to details and ability to make correct judgements.

Qualifications

• M.Tech, Master of Science (MS) or bachelor’s degree (BE) in Civil/ Chemical/ Environmental Engineering. Master’s degree preferred.
• 14 to 18 years’ experience preferably based on delivering projects to the UK Water Industry.
• Professional accreditation from ICE or CIWEM.
• Experience working on planning and design of water and wastewater treatment plants projects is a plus.
• Clear understanding of water and wastewater infrastructure design concepts, treatment process and related hydraulics.
• Candidate should have clear and demonstrable technical understanding of standards and norms specific to UK Water Industry.
• Strong experience reviewing design drawings developed by CAD/BIM Technicians on software such as AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Revit and Plant 3D.

Mandatory Skills

Wastewater, water, treatment, pipeline, utilities

Desirable Skills

WTP, WWTP, Sewage, Water Treatment, Waste Water Treatment, hydraulics, Design Engineering, bim, Water Supply