Gas Design Manager

Description

As a Gas Designer you will play a key role in the design process, from site surveys through to the production of detailed drawings, while developing your technical expertise and working closely with experienced engineers and project teams.

Department: Cadent

Location: Worsley

Compensation: £50,000 - £65,000 / year

• Monitor leading industry practices, recommend new design approaches, and identify upcoming trends.
• Develop high-quality concepts, working with the team on iterations and design, actively seek feedback from Creative and Business stakeholders.
• Work on all design phases of projects, including project set-up, programming, design, and CDM documentation.
• Request and review STAT plans.
• Provide technical design support to other members of the design team.
• Collaborate with internal design team, client design team, and external consultants to execute creative projects.
• Respond to and resolve issues with external parties such as the client, third‑party organisations and subcontractors.
• Produce a weekly design report and present information to the Design Manager during the weekly design output meeting.
• Complete regular site visits and surveys to gather information for detailed designs & as‑laid drawings.
• Represent the company and arrange pre‑design and walk‑off meetings with the client.
• Ensure compliance with CDM 2015 throughout the design process.
• Produce and update the H&S file throughout various stages of the project, ensuring it is up to date and available at the project’s end.
• Create high‑quality detailed technical drawings, plans and general arrangements.
• Work alongside the Framework Manager, Project Manager, Operations Manager and Design Manager to ensure all schemes are designed within budget and within the time constraints set by the client.
• Assist with design queries during construction from the on‑site team.
• Take designs through the client’s G17 governance process.
• Travel across the UK to sites for tender events and in‑progress design reviews.

• Engineering qualifications desirable; experience, however, will be considered.
• Experience working on intermediate‑pressure and high‑pressure gas mains.
• Experience designing high‑profile projects in the gas industry.
• Knowledge of relevant engineering specifications that apply to the gas industry (IGEM standards).
• Awareness of CDM 2015.
• Proficient user of AutoCAD.
• Competent in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and organise workload across multiple projects.
• Willingness to mentor and support less experienced colleagues.

We offer a competitive salary based on experience along with a full benefits package.

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We are Armed Forces‑friendly. We welcome applications from ex‑Armed Forces personnel, reservists, armed forces veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

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