Title:

Electrical Design Manager

Location:

Avon

Salary:

GBP 40,000 to GBP 47,000 per year

Description:

To manage all aspects of the Electrical Design team within the Branch, assisting the Branch Management team to achieve agreed Branch and Company goals and objectives. ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES Lead and develop the Design team, acting as mentor to assist in the process of developing Designers by 'on-the-job' coaching, to successfully achieve all agreed goals and objectives relating to the area of Building Services Design. Be fully conversant with the Departmental and Company Method Statements, associated guidance manuals and technical standards/regulations relevant to the Design & Technical Engineering needs of the Company. Manage all Design & Build work throughout the Branch in collaboration with the Contract teams, undertaking Design Reviews and appraisals as necessary. Provide design/technical assessment of all tenders within the Branch, paying particular attention to the technical risk assessment of both traditional and Design & Build projects. Undertake schematic and detailed design of installations/schemes within the remit of the jobholder's specialist skill area. Be conversant with the various Building Services Design software packages used throughout the Company, and when necessary, use them to good effect to carry out design related activities. Provide technical advice/assistance to queries raised by the project teams, and assist with the re-engineering of pre-designed contracts. Conduct design validation visits to installation sites to ensure that installation satisfies design intent, and/or to brief the Departmental Technical Services section in the undertaking of their responsibilities. Ensure that the company's Health, Safety & Environmental policies and procedures are constantly adhered to in all aspects of Building Services Design. Participate in the successful assessment of competence and performance monitoring of Designers and Design Consultants/Contractors, agreeing design responsibility at the pre-commencement stage of specific projects.:To manage all aspects of the Electrical Design team within the Branch, assisting the Branch Management team to achieve agreed Branch and Company goals and objectives. ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES Lead and develop the Design team, acting as mentor to assist in the process of developing Designers by 'on-the-job' coaching, to successfully achieve all agreed goals and objectives relating to the area of Building Services Design. Be fully conversant with the Departmental and Company Method Statements, associated guidance manuals and technical standards/regulations relevant to the Design & Technical Engineering needs of the Company. Manage all Design & Build work throughout the Branch in collaboration with the Contract teams, undertaking Design Reviews and appraisals as necessary. Provide design/technical assessment of all tenders within the Branch, paying particular attention to the technical risk assessment of both traditional and Design & Build projects. Undertake schematic and detailed design of installations/schemes within the remit of the jobholder's specialist skill area. Be conversant with the various Building Services Design software packages used throughout the Company, and when necessary, use them to good effect to carry out design related activities. Provide technical advice/assistance to queries raised by the project teams, and assist with the re-engineering of pre-designed contracts. Conduct design validation visits to installation sites to ensure that installation satisfies design intent, and/or to brief the Departmental Technical Services section in the undertaking of their responsibilities. Ensure that the company's Health, Safety & Environmental policies and procedures are constantly adhered to in all aspects of Building Services Design. Participate in the successful assessment of competence and performance monitoring of Designers and Design Consultants/Contractors, agreeing design responsibility at the pre-commencement stage of specific projects.