Design Lead

Morrison Water Services is currently looking to recruit Water Design Leads to work on our Caledonia Water Alliance contract in Buchanan Tower Business Park, Stepps.
As a Design Lead you will be part of our Engineer Team who are responsible for delivering outline and detailed designs.
Morrison Water Services is currently looking for Design Leads for its joint venture Caledonia Water Alliance where we have teamed up with AECOM to deliver Scottish Water's SR21 Water and Wastewater Infrastructure programme.
The Water and Wastewater Infrastructure programme involves £500m investment for the next 4 years. The programme of work includes the design and construction of water and wastewater infrastructure across Scotland.
As Lead Design Engineer, you will provide valuable support to Project Managers throughout the project design and delivery cycle, identifying the need for design resources and specialist inputs. The responsibility of mentoring technical design staff and managing stakeholder expectations call for knowledge of crucial design processes and communication skills.
As a Design Lead your duties & responsibilities will be:

- Plan, execute, monitor and control engineering output for projects in terms of scope, time, cost, quality, resource, communications, risk, and stakeholder management.
- Balance the needs of multiple projects.
- Leadership & responsible for the overall technical coordination and production of multi-disciplinary outputs and designs.
- Actively coordinates with all other internal/external project team members.
- Participate in or be in front client meetings.
- Ensure engineering team understand & apply with the requirements of the CWA Management Systems including Health & safety, Environmental and all other appropriate regulations.
- Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts.
- Typically oversees performance management, mentoring, recognition, learning and development and any corrective actions.
- Approve design approach, calculations, drawings and documents.
- Keep up to date with industry best practice and where appropriate identify innovation/best practice for consideration.

Engineering degree qualified.
- Chartered or Incorporated (CEng/IEng) or working towards.
- Leadership skills to manage multi-discipline engineering teams & create positive change.
- Previous utility industry knowledge and experience is desirable but not essential.
- Ability to liaise and engage with clients and key stakeholders.
- Provide mentoring, guidance and technical advice to support and supervise junior staff.
- Proven ability to work within a team environment with a dedicated approach to meet project deadlines.
- Good written and oral communication and organisational skills.
- Computer literate and conversant with the MS Office suite.

Morrison Water Services part of the M Group Services Water Division are the leading service provider in the water and wastewater infrastructure sectors in the UK. As a division, we employ circa 3000 people across the UK and we are looking for aspiring people like you, who are keen to build their career within the Water Industry
Our people provide essential infrastructure services through long-term framework agreements to the water and wastewater sectors in the UK and Ireland. The
Water Division provides a broad range of technical capabilities to our clients ranging from asset condition assessment to design, build, commissioning and completion. With a 2.1billion order book and turnover at 450 million, we are market leaders in our field. Joining us gives you the scope and ability to work for an organisation who are not only invested in your career, but your future too., 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.

We are interested to hear from passionate and innovative Engineers. We are looking for Chartered or Incorporated (CEng/IEng) Engineers as well as candidates who are working towards achieving a relevant professional qualification. This is an opportunity for high calibre engineering professionals to work on and be in front exciting projects, delivering excellent services and innovative solutions to complex challenges. You'll also enjoy a highly competitive salary and benefits.

As a valued employee of the M Group Services Water Division, you'll be entitled to:

- Matched Pension Scheme
- Private Healthcare
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunities to progress in a successful company
- Life Assurance
- The option to take out Personal Accident Insurance
- The ability to partake in Payroll giving
- 25 days' annual leave plus 8 days' bank holiday
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity policy

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