Principal Designer
| Posting date: | 17 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £60,000 to £65,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 May 2024 |
| Location: | Stevenage, Home Counties, SG1 2ST |
| Company: | Morrison Data Services |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 52642248 |
Summary
About The Role
Morrison Energy Services is recruiting for a Principle Designer to work on our UKPN Contract contract in East Anglia.
As the Principle Designer you will be part of our Design Team who are responsible for production and checking of electrical transmission designs.
We are working on behalf of UK Power Networks to deliver Design, Project Management, Construction, Handover & Commissioning services. This work involves construction of new electricity substations, rebuild or refurbishments or electrical equipment at voltages up to and including 132kV.
As the Principle Designer your responsibilities will include:
- Provide health, safety, environmental and CDM advice to design team. To enable team to remain fully compliant with all statuary H&S regulations
- Monitor and report upon the timely provision of necessary surveys, reports, investigations and plant/equipment specifications to ensure effective and efficient designs that maximise value engineering opportunities
- Monitor and report the design progress highlighting resource constraints
- Accountable for monitoring the provision and effectiveness of design risk assessments (HEML) are carried out on all projects. To ensure compliance with statuary regulations and safety by design
- Arrange and hold regular design, Value Engineering and HEML reviews, monitoring monthly design progress and reporting. To ensure financial targets are met
- Provide CDM co-ordination in line with current regulations to ensure statutory CDM compliance (CPP and other directorates) and when applicable (Principal) Designer duties capital programme
- Responsible for the compilation and submission of a statutory notice for all Notifiable projects within their design team and any updates
- Collate monthly design dashboard, detailing latest view of project portfolios, workloads, delivery programmes, efficiencies and any underlying performance and design issues
- Provision of accurate and current data to enable managers to co-ordinate delivery of civil / electrical design packages to agree quality, cost and P6 programme and in accordance with the Engineering Design Process
Skills & Knowledge Requirements
- Track record in design co-ordination with experience in main stream engineering construction including electrical Networks
- Hold, or be working towards the NEBOSH Construction Certificate
- Technical qualifications at HNC/HND or equivalent experience
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft desktop applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, P6, ProjectWise, & Alfresco.(training may be provided where required)
- A good safety ethos with a sound understanding of Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations and their application
- Ability to work unsupervised, set and comply with own targets, and identify and implement innovative cost saving solutions
- Excellent written and communication skills
- Be familiar with and adhere to Quality Assurance procedures and company design standards at all times
- Hold a full valid UK driving licence
Additional Information
- To enable the design manager to ensure the team fulfil the role of principal designer where appropriate though professional advice and guidance
- Accountable for the liaison with design coordinators/leads who will manage external design resources to ensure that the deliverables are completed to budgetary targets, design brief requirement and within agreed programme
- Track design progress in accordance with target programme of work and milestones to ensure designers meet agreed time scales and budgets
- Support Design Manager/Technical Leads/Team leaders for timely closure of actions
- Liaise with technical leads to ensure designs are agreed and reviewed in accordance with departmental procedures
- Work as a team player in a dedicated design team
- The job requires attendance to site meetings at customer site offices, some travel and work with various office locations
- Evidence of good written, spoken and visual management skills are required
- Effective communication with senior colleagues and customers along with the ability to explain complex programming issues to junior staff
- Support Design Team to produce effective and efficient designs that meet the company standards and all necessary statuary and regulatory approvals
- Act as focal point and be responsible for CDM within the team ensuring compliance with the current CDM regulations
- Responsible for the preparation and monitoring of Waste Management Data
- Responsible for ensuring Health and safety files and as-built drawings are completed and filed within programmed time scales
- Assist with the capture of Lessons learned and coordinate these back into standards and processes
What’s in it for you?
- 25 days' annual leave plus 8 days' bank holiday
- Annual bonus
- Pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Private health care
- Company car/ car allowance and fuel card
About The Company
M Group Services delivers a range of essential infrastructure services within the water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors in the UK & Ireland. We have built and maintained relationships with our clients over a number of years and have a strong culture that continuously focuses on safety, operational delivery, efficiency and customer service. We are committed to profitable growth both organically and through acquisitions. M Group Services, a trusted employer to over 10,000 skilled specialists working from 240 locations, operates a divisional structure aligned with its end markets.
At M Group Services we recognise and value the benefits from our workforce diversity. We work hard to build and maintain inclusive environments and develop a culture where our people feel included and valued.
Morrison Energy Services is recruiting for a Principle Designer to work on our UKPN Contract contract in East Anglia.
As the Principle Designer you will be part of our Design Team who are responsible for production and checking of electrical transmission designs.
We are working on behalf of UK Power Networks to deliver Design, Project Management, Construction, Handover & Commissioning services. This work involves construction of new electricity substations, rebuild or refurbishments or electrical equipment at voltages up to and including 132kV.
As the Principle Designer your responsibilities will include:
- Provide health, safety, environmental and CDM advice to design team. To enable team to remain fully compliant with all statuary H&S regulations
- Monitor and report upon the timely provision of necessary surveys, reports, investigations and plant/equipment specifications to ensure effective and efficient designs that maximise value engineering opportunities
- Monitor and report the design progress highlighting resource constraints
- Accountable for monitoring the provision and effectiveness of design risk assessments (HEML) are carried out on all projects. To ensure compliance with statuary regulations and safety by design
- Arrange and hold regular design, Value Engineering and HEML reviews, monitoring monthly design progress and reporting. To ensure financial targets are met
- Provide CDM co-ordination in line with current regulations to ensure statutory CDM compliance (CPP and other directorates) and when applicable (Principal) Designer duties capital programme
- Responsible for the compilation and submission of a statutory notice for all Notifiable projects within their design team and any updates
- Collate monthly design dashboard, detailing latest view of project portfolios, workloads, delivery programmes, efficiencies and any underlying performance and design issues
- Provision of accurate and current data to enable managers to co-ordinate delivery of civil / electrical design packages to agree quality, cost and P6 programme and in accordance with the Engineering Design Process
Skills & Knowledge Requirements
- Track record in design co-ordination with experience in main stream engineering construction including electrical Networks
- Hold, or be working towards the NEBOSH Construction Certificate
- Technical qualifications at HNC/HND or equivalent experience
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft desktop applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, P6, ProjectWise, & Alfresco.(training may be provided where required)
- A good safety ethos with a sound understanding of Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations and their application
- Ability to work unsupervised, set and comply with own targets, and identify and implement innovative cost saving solutions
- Excellent written and communication skills
- Be familiar with and adhere to Quality Assurance procedures and company design standards at all times
- Hold a full valid UK driving licence
Additional Information
- To enable the design manager to ensure the team fulfil the role of principal designer where appropriate though professional advice and guidance
- Accountable for the liaison with design coordinators/leads who will manage external design resources to ensure that the deliverables are completed to budgetary targets, design brief requirement and within agreed programme
- Track design progress in accordance with target programme of work and milestones to ensure designers meet agreed time scales and budgets
- Support Design Manager/Technical Leads/Team leaders for timely closure of actions
- Liaise with technical leads to ensure designs are agreed and reviewed in accordance with departmental procedures
- Work as a team player in a dedicated design team
- The job requires attendance to site meetings at customer site offices, some travel and work with various office locations
- Evidence of good written, spoken and visual management skills are required
- Effective communication with senior colleagues and customers along with the ability to explain complex programming issues to junior staff
- Support Design Team to produce effective and efficient designs that meet the company standards and all necessary statuary and regulatory approvals
- Act as focal point and be responsible for CDM within the team ensuring compliance with the current CDM regulations
- Responsible for the preparation and monitoring of Waste Management Data
- Responsible for ensuring Health and safety files and as-built drawings are completed and filed within programmed time scales
- Assist with the capture of Lessons learned and coordinate these back into standards and processes
What’s in it for you?
- 25 days' annual leave plus 8 days' bank holiday
- Annual bonus
- Pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Private health care
- Company car/ car allowance and fuel card
About The Company
M Group Services delivers a range of essential infrastructure services within the water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors in the UK & Ireland. We have built and maintained relationships with our clients over a number of years and have a strong culture that continuously focuses on safety, operational delivery, efficiency and customer service. We are committed to profitable growth both organically and through acquisitions. M Group Services, a trusted employer to over 10,000 skilled specialists working from 240 locations, operates a divisional structure aligned with its end markets.
At M Group Services we recognise and value the benefits from our workforce diversity. We work hard to build and maintain inclusive environments and develop a culture where our people feel included and valued.