We are seeking a Design Coordinator to join our growing civil engineering team on a full time permanent basis (Monday to Friday).
This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their career within a dynamic and expanding business.
In this role you will support the Design Manager in coordinating design activities and ensuring the timely delivery of design outputs in line with project programmes. You will liaise with external design consultants and assist in maintaining high standards of quality across all deliverables.
Key responsibilities include supporting the coordination of design information, monitoring progress against programme milestones and engaging with statutory authorities and stakeholders on specific design elements.
You will play an important role in helping ensure that design requirements are clearly communicated and effectively managed throughout the project lifecycle.
You will gain exposure to a variety of projects across highways, bridges, wind farms and battery storage facilities.
Skills, Qualifications & Experience
- HND or Civil Engineering Degree
- Problem Solving Skills
The Role (requires):
- Acting on behalf of Wills Bros with our design consultants and the client on design issues.
- Liaison and coordination on Wills Bros behalf with our appointed designers to ensure the design delivery is in accordance with project Contract requirements, specifications, and design standards.
- Ensure that technical reviews and design checks are completed throughout the design process.
- Coordinate with Designers, the completion of design activities, the associated production of design information and the timely release of design deliverables in line with the Contract timeframes.
- Liaison and contribution with the Designers to ensure safe design.
- Administration of design submissions.
- Review and management of technical Non-Conformance Reports or defects.
- Verification of the design in respect of the contract specifications and requirements
- Coordinate the provision of as-built information, the Health and Safety File and Operation and Maintenance Manuals.
(Non-essential) Preferred Requirements:
- 1-2 years post qualification experience
- Interest in ground investigation and earthworks.
- Interest in the properties of materials, material testing, and soil mechanics.
- Familiarity with Civil Engineering Industry.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Good communication skills and ability to clearly communicate key issues to the team.
- Good organisational skills and ability to multitask.
Rewards & Benefits
- Employee Development Programme.
- 24/7 counselling and support helpline.
- Salary sacrifice schemes.
- Death in service benefits.
- Income Protection.
- Company pension.
- 25 annual leave holidays plus public holidays.
With a growing portfolio of exciting projects and a business that is going from strength to strength, Wills Bros can offer you a fantastic career opportunity and genuine job satisfaction. We are committed to helping our people develop personally and professionally and invest heavily in training and development.
We promote a policy of self-delivery for all the core elements of our operations to ensure that the core construction skills and knowledge are available & retained in-house. This delivery strategy is supported by specialist partners and subcontractors, but the core functions of the business are delivered in-house by our extensive fleet of privately owned plant and equipment and led by our competent management team.
As a family run company, we take pride in the standards we achieve in our projects, which culminate in numerous repeat contracts with our clients. Our diverse client base ranges from government, local authorities, airport, port and rail authorities, national roads authorities, and private clients and developers.
We are experts in the design, construction, and delivery of complex civil engineering projects, with expertise in road and bridge construction, street works, water, sewerage and utilities, flood prevention, marine works, land reclamation, earthworks, wind farms, and enabling works for commercial and industrial clients, as well as significant expertise of data centres, pharmaceuticals, and other highly regulated construction environments.
If you meet the above requirements and are interested in this opportunity please submit your CV (Curriculum Vitae) detailing your relevant experience and we will get back to you.
Pay: From £28,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Canteen
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Financial planning services
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Work Location: In person
