• Design Manager

To continue to meet the demands of our clients and to assist in our ongoing growth in the Multi- utility Industry, Phoenix Utilities are looking for a Multi-utility Design Manager to join and manage the team of Design Engineers and CAD Technicians within our Design Department.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Management of the Design Department including personnel and resources.
• Allocation of workloads within the Design Department.
• Ensuring compliance with NERS, GIRS and WIRS standards within the Design Department; carrying out relevant tasks for audits on the aforementioned as required.
• Ensuring the most cost effective multi-utility solution is designed and client expectations & deadlines are met.
• Undertaking design duties for simple water mains designs, complete water mains designs (complex designs to be checked by a technical advisor) and maintain & update water main design procedures in line with current standards and legislation.
• Approving designs for electric and water directly.
• Approving designs for gas with via an incumbent advisor.
• Assisting, when required, on special utility projects out with the normal multi-utility design streams.
• Maintaining records on the progress of each multi-utility solution with respect to calculations, design models, design drawings and solution cost estimations.
• Ensuring design drawings meet with current industry standards, specifically ISO 128 & 129.
• Carrying out construction hand over meetings with approved designs, giving our Construction Department enough information to execute designed multi-utility works safely, efficiently and effectively.

The ideal candidate

• Experience with GASWorks 9.0 and WinDebut 3.1.
• Familiarity with Health and Safety Executive policies and the arrangements for health and safety.
• A full UK driver’s license.