Design Manager

Senior Associate Design Manager

Bristol

Competitive salary + benefits

About Us

We have a long-standing history in Bristol, having worked on many of the city’s landmark sites. As our second-largest office, Bristol is home to our central functions, more than 100 MEP engineers, and several specialist groups.

Hoare Lea is an award-winning engineering consultancy with a creative team of engineers, designers and technical specialists. We provide innovative solutions to complex engineering and design challenges for buildings.

Irrespective of the scale or complexity of a project, we provide a full range of MEP, environmental and sustainability services, bringing buildings to life and ensuring that they perform in operation as well as they look.

Why Work For Us?

You’ll collaborate with the industry’s best, working in the UK’s largest MEP firm with a range of specialist teams.

You’ll be part of progressive and exciting projects, able to experience innovative schemes across all sectors.

You’ll advance your career, your way, thanks to our structured Career Paths framework.

The Role

Role will include the following duties:

• Manage a team of mechanical, electrical and public health engineers to develop a Building Services design to BSRIA stages 4a -4c level of output.
• Manage a team of Revit technicians in the production of MEP services models to stage 4a-c level of detail.
• Responsible for dealing successfully with Clients and other professionals to foster and maintain good relationships and to create future opportunities
• Attends interviews and contributes to bid preparation.
• Awareness of consultant appointment conditions
• Define and agree brief with Client
• Good knowledge of construction procurement and associated risks to the business.
• Leads larger scale schemes and co-ordinate all disciplines being the main Client point of contact throughout a project
• Takes ownership and consistently delivers profitable schemes
• Competently represents all disciplines of Hoare Lea at project meetings
• Manage and prioritise the workload of a project team including specialist groups.
• Host and chair team management meetings
• Effectively delegate, manage and check work undertaken by others.
• Able to develop effective relationships with well-developed interpersonal and influencing skills
• Actively leads self and identifies opportunities and providing support for career development of others
• Monitoring project expenditure and reporting to partners
• Ensure quality standards and technical accuracy is delivered.
• Manage and mitigate risks to business
• Effectively reports and openly communicates at all levels internally and externally.
• Enhanced technical experience
• Contribute to the development of our methods of working to improve our efficiency.
• Develop the firm’s overall capability in delivering this service.
• Produce order of fees required to undertake specific detailed design duties.

What We Are Looking For

• Experienced pro-active building services design manager.
• Has had extensive experience in the production and delivery of stage 4 detailed design directly working for a MEP installer.
• Ability to deal with difficult situations in a non-adversarial manner
• Strong technical knowledge in primary engineering discipline (mechanical ideal) and work to relevant and applicable regulations, design guides etc.
• Good understanding of other disciplines
• IT literate with a technical understanding of relevant IT packages
• Excellent written and spoken English skills
• Excellent organisational and planning skills to effectively work to timescales and deadlines
• Extensive relevant industry experience
• Commitment to effectively deliver to demanding timescales.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills
• Work under own initiative
• Provide a lead role in an integrated project design team with other construction professionals.
• Acts in a professional, personable and competent manner.
• Positively leads a team.
• Proactively supports and motivates team members.
• Develop effective client and fellow professional relationships for future business growth.
• Show commitment to personal and continuing professional development.
• Actively contributes to the wider engineering and construction industry.
• Be conversant with the use of Revit for review and comment purposes.
• Have a good level of understanding of the detail design requirements for a stage 4 building services design.
• Knowledge of buildability and commissioning requirements is essential.
• Able to interpret BIM requirements to ensure the firm is fully compliant.

Our benefits

To reward your hard work and commitment we offer both core and flexible benefits, a competitive salary and industry-leading training and development to support you throughout your career.

Core benefits

• Private medical scheme
• Life Assurance
• Income protection
• Electric Car salary sacrifice scheme
• Travel Allowance – electric car scheme
• 25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 with length of service
• Contributory pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced Paternity, Maternity & Shared Parental Leave
• Season Ticket Loans
• Professional membership subscription
• Flexitime

Flexible benefits

• 9-day fortnight – the firm offers all employees the option to work a 9-day fortnight
• Hybrid Working – activity-based approach
• Employee stock purchase plan – a voluntary program which allows eligible employees to purchase Tetra Tech common stock at a 15% discount
• Holiday buy & sell up to 5 days
• Study Assistance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Sabbatical Leave
• Other flexible benefits include gym and retail discounts, travel & dental insurance and GAYE (Give as you Earn)
• Flexible working - We’re happy to discuss flexible working. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage

How to apply

To apply simply complete a CV profile and submit your application, or for further information please contact aureliacherradi@hoarelea.com

Diversity, equity and inclusion

We are committed to being a place where underrepresented individuals and communities are not just included, but where marginalised knowledge and experience is valued, amplified, and harnessed. So, we strongly encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including women, people of the Global Majority, LGBTQ+ individuals, disabled people, neurodivergent people, and those from all other underrepresented or marginalised groups. To learn more about our approach to diversity, equity and inclusion, see our DEI strategy.

Adjustments and accommodations

If there are adjustments or accommodations that we can put in place to ensure you can participate and give your best at any stage of the recruitment process (whether relating to disability, neurodivergence, or anything else) please let us know.

Flexible working

We are committed to enabling a healthy work-life balance for all employees. So, we welcome applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements to suit their particular needs and lifestyle, including part-time, term-time-only, and remote working.

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