About the role

  • Design Strategy Manager for New Reservoirs Programme developing multi-billion-pound water systems. Leading design strategy and technical assurance processes across complex infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain the Design Strategy for the Programme
  • Ensure appropriate design liability ownership, appropriate risk ownership, clarity of CDM responsibilities, and effective hand-off between supply partners.
  • Design and maintain the Technical Assurance Strategy: providing First Line of Defence Technical Assurance throughout the supply chain.
  • Oversee integration of work packages, review assurance plans, and prepare technical scopes for procurement.
  • Manage a Technical Assurance Manager responsible for day-to-day system and process management.
  • Define, develop, and maintain Client Requirements: ensuring alignment with programme outcomes and efficient delivery.
  • Provide direction and oversight to solution development, manage requests to change or develop requirements, and supervise a Requirements Manager.
  • Coordinate independent Technical Assurance activities: Oversee technical scoping, progress monitoring, and liaise with engineering, programme management, and commercial teams.
  • Drive a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring compliance with company policies and maintaining a zero-accident culture.

Requirements

  • Significant design/technical experience in senior roles of large design and build contractor procurements and management
  • Strong project management skills
  • Design leadership at both detailed engineering and system level
  • Experience managing multiple stakeholders internally and externally
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management

Benefits

  • Car allowance
  • Private health care
  • Double-matched pension
  • Virtual GP service for you and your household
  • Life assurance at 8 times salary
  • 26 days annual leave – rising with length of service and the ability to buy more
  • Opportunity for shared parental pay
  • Bonus scheme
  • Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle

Job title

Design Strategy Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

£73,000 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

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