Design Manager

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Dalkia UK is one of the UK’s leading technical and energy services providers, at the forefront of delivering net zero solutions to a wide range of clients in private and public sector across the UK.

With a talented workforce of over 4,000 people, Dalkia UK rises to the challenges of today’s world to create a sustainable, prosperous, resilient society and a Net Zero UK. Dalkia is committed to building quality relationships to drive long term value for our clients through innovative solutions and services.

Dalkia UK delivers a wide range of energy, engineering, and facilities services, as well as specialist services in systems integration, fire & safety systems, and critically controlled environments.

At Dalkia Energy Services, we develop, deliver, and operate sustainable energy services and solutions to help the transition into an effective Net Zero future. Our solutions are tailored to specific needs and result in significant cost savings, improved efficiency, resilience, and a healthier environment.

At Dalkia, we are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We ensure that every applicant is treated fairly and respectfully throughout our selection process. If you require any adjustments, please inform us in confidence. Our talent acquisition team is here to assist you.

In this role you will be supporting the full life cycle of our projects from development and design, through to construction and commissioning. You will manage external and internal design teams to ensure buildable designs that mitigate construction and operational risks, execute energy savings, and deliver solutions on time.

• Provide technical support to the project manager throughout the construction phase.
• Acting as the single point of contact with major clients for all technical status and coordination topics.
• Overseeing a portfolio of projects in the region varying from £100k feasibility opportunities through to £30m energy performance contracts.
• The management of survey and design programmes in conjunction with the Project Managers and external planning resource.
• The recording and management of technical risks as part of the overall project risk management process.
• The management and coordination of internal technical resources to produce scopes of requirements to design consultants and subcontractors, review external consultant deliverables, analyse options against cost and safety considerations, and deliver designs to the correct scope and detail.
• The management and coordination of technical resources and information to resolve project challenges, produce workable solutions within your team, and sustain project programme.
• The development of client opportunities for additional revenue to formal proposals, liaising with project, technical, commercial, and procurement colleagues.
• The management of external design consultants to produce designs for major packages such as heat pump, boiler, chiller, energy centre, borehole, and high voltage infrastructure designs.
• The coordination and alignment of technical packages and design outputs to remove gaps and omissions from being carried into tendering and construction.
• The high-level commercial oversight of the managed works, including risks and opportunities, handling variations, and basic progress reporting.
• The provision and coordination of construction stage support to facilitate progress, resolve clashes and issues, and manage change.

• Demonstrable experience in M&E design in a project delivery environment – Essential
• Line Management Experience of a small team – Essential
• Proven hands-on…