Project Design Engineering Manager

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Description

Do you want to work to make Power for Good?

We're the world's largest independent renewable energy company. We're guided by a simple yet powerful vision: to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero carbon energy.

We know that achieving our ambitions would be impossible without our people. Because we're tackling some of the world's toughest problems, we need the very best people to help us. They're our most important asset so that's why we continually invest in them.

RES is a family with a diverse workforce, and we are dedicated to the personal professional growth of our people, no matter what stage of their career they're at. We can promise you rewarding work which makes a real impact, the chance to learn from inspiring colleagues from across a growing, global network and opportunities to grow personally and professionally.

Our competitive package offers rewards and benefits including pension schemes, flexible working, and top-down emphasis on better work-life balance. We also offer private healthcare, discounted green travel, 24 days holiday (with an additional discretionary day given by the company) with options to buy/sell days, enhanced family leave and four volunteering days per year so you can make an impact somewhere else.

Job Purpose

The Project Design Engineering Manager leads a team of civil engineers providing design and engineering management services to all markets and technologies within the RES Group, with a focus on adding value and managing risk to the business. The Project Design Engineering Manager ensures that the team provides high quality and effective support to development, construction and services teams in the following areas:

• Design and engineering management relating to project layout at development construction and operational phases
• Coordination of engineering governance and technical solutions across different RES markets to maintain a holistic and consistent approach to promoting best practice
• Safety in design in compliance with CDM Regulations (or national equivalent), including appointment as PD or PSDP point of contact were appropriate
• Leadership in areas of continuous improvement and application of innovative capabilities and technologies

Organizational Context

The Group Engineering team provides engineering support to all RES Regional Businesses across all phases of low carbon projects. In a changing global market RES needs to achieve cost parity with conventional generation and fuel growth of renewable energy, we have a role to ensure effective knowledge sharing across the RES Group and to reduce cost through innovative engineering solutions that achieve a balance between risk and cost. The department also has a key role in supporting RES to diversify into new markets and technologies.

The role of Project Design Engineering Manager focuses on providing and maintaining the capability to deliver the engineering solutions to meet these objectives. This includes a focus on design management and interfacing with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.

Key Accountabilities

The Project Design Engineering Manager has responsibility to:

• Lead a team of civil engineers delivering design and engineering management to meet the safety, quality, cost and programme requirements of projects and the wider business
• Ensure that team capabilities and resources are managed to meet the business needs
• Ensure that the team maintains a thorough appreciation of technology as applied to RES projects through appropriate training and experience
• Develop and maintain the team management systems and processes to ensure efficiency and compliance with the business needs
• Provide risk mitigation to support effective management of risk exposure across the RES Group
• Coordinate best practice across markets and business units in the RES Group

Knowledge you will need

• Sound knowledge of civil engineering principles and their application to the renewable energy sector
• Thorough appreciation of renewable energy technologies and their application to RES projects
• Working knowledge of relevant standards and regulations
• Understanding of cross-functional project requirements and priorities
• Knowledge of UK CDM Regulations (and national equivalent in other countries)

Skills you will need

• Leadership and management of people and processes
• Project and design management of complex project interfaces
• Commercial awareness relating to contract compliance, cost control and relative value of engineering solutions
• Good time management skills to balance priorities
• Presentation skills to technical and non-technical audiences

Experience you will need

• Management and development of staff within a similar organisational structure
• Management of health and safety working practices and risk mitigation in design
• Design coordination and design application for renewable energy projects
• Development and implementation of new processes and technology
• Practical application of engineering knowledge to civil engineering projects

Qualifications you need

• Honours degree in Civil Engineering or related subject
• Chartered Engineer with the Institution of Civil Engineers (preference)

At RES we celebrate difference as we know it makes our company a great place to work. Encouraging applicants with different backgrounds, ideas and points of view, we create teams who work together to solve complex problems and design practical solutions for our clients. Our multiple perspectives come from many sources including the diverse ethnicity, culture, gender, nationality, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, marital status, parental status, education, social background and life experience of our people.