Assistant Engineering Manager

JOB TITLE: Assistant Engineering Manager
SALARY: £30-50 p/h Ltd rate
EMPLOYMENT TERM: Contract, 6 months. (Potential for on-going)
INDUSTRY: Engineering, Defence
LOCATION: Berkshire

Key accountabilities:
Managing engineering solutions which fully comply with all requirements together with business case needs
Establish and maintain (and deliver designs in accordance with) the Design Control Plans for projects
Ensuring project personnel undertaking engineering design duties meet the requirement to be suitably qualified and experienced
Integrating and co-ordinating the engineering design activities of all disciplines, departments and other suppliers of engineering design contributing to the project
Ensuring company requirements are incorporated into the design process including compliance and promotion of safe, secure and clean methods of working
Ensure effective integration of design solutions within the safety case

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Introduce best practice into engineering design and management delivery
- To ensure understanding and application of responsibilities with regard to the Company's environment, health, safety, security and quality standards
- Establishing, maintaining and communicating the engineering design programme, budget and work breakdown structure
- Assist Continuous Improvement of safety and performance
- Maintain effective working relationships with other Authorities/Organisations
- Support development of directorate policy and strategy
- Agreeing with the Compliance Group the extent of processes required for the specification and verification of projects
- Monitoring the co-ordination of engineering design activities of all design houses and other suppliers of engineering design contributing to the projects
- Monitoring Project Changes as they affect Engineering Design Delivery and the effect of these changes against the initial budget and programme
- Co-ordinating engineering input into the Project Management and Quality Plan
- Ensuring value engineering is undertaken in a timely manner
- Establishing and maintaining the engineering configuration to ensure the intent and integrity is maintained throughout the project life
- Contribute to integrated safety when reviewing engineering designs and ensure that all technical and design risks are identified and appropriately managed to meet project requirements and the letter and intent of the CDM Regulations
- Ensuring that all technical and design risks are identified and appropriately managed to meet project requirements
- Ensuring design decisions are recorded and auditable through the life of the project
- Ensuring design information requirements are co-ordinated and communicated to relevant parties
- Monitoring and reporting to relevant parties the quality of engineering across all disciplines
- Ensuring timely presentation of design documentation for all necessary approvals (including any required from external authorities) and that acquisition of such approvals is achieved to ensure successful project delivery
- Identifying and agreeing a comprehensive resource requirement for the engineering design of the project to budgetary targets

QUALIFICATIONS:

- A relevant university degree (or equivalent) in an engineering-related subject
- Membership (ideally Chartered status, or working towards) of an appropriate professional Engineering Institution

KNOWLEDGE:

- Undertaking design and configuration for the life of a project. Particular experience in the design of a variety of facilities including accommodation, infrastructure, research and testing facilities in both conventional and hazardous environments
- Demonstrate an understanding of technical standards and regulatory requirements for construction as appropriate
- An awareness of safety led design principles, including engineering design substantiation, SIL rating of components
- Understanding of the influences of design and operation on the installation, commissioning and maintenance requirements of a regulated site
- Knowledge and use of New Engineering Contract (NEC) and National Building Specification

Experience:
Highly desirable to have some relevant experience of design teams with a multidiscipline engineering resource within either conventional or hazardous environments
Some experience of co-ordinating design teams within multi-disciplined engineering
Knowledge of the practical review of design packages to ensure the design meets the defined scope of the design
Previous work experience of contracts procuring design under various forms of contract, including the NEC form of contract
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