Design Coordinator - Civils

The Design Coordinator - Civils role, based in Walsall, UK and you will need to ideally reside in the area or a reasonable commuting distance from Walsall, where the site and role is based.

This position holds responsibility for:

• Managing the design processes of subcontractors within the civil works on one of the HZI construction sites in liaison with the Lead Engineer Civil at the Head Office.
• The civil works to be executed in accordance with the contract, and conform with project time, budget, HSE and quality requirements.
• Managing the design interface with external and/or in-house design teams and you pro-actively establish the design release schedule and monitor the design progress to ensure agreed target milestones are met and mitigate risk and delays.
• Evaluating the design provided by others and facilitate technically profound construction solutions with consideration to the complexity of works.
• Representing the civil design department when necessary at internal and external meetings with limited travelling (up to 10% of your time).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in civil / structural engineering or architecture with at least 5 years of experience in the construction industry. Past working experiences with both consultants and contractors is an added advantage.
• Experience in civil project management and design coordination, preferably in large scale civil, industrial or plant business construction projects.
• Solution orientated, forward planner & strong communicator combined with good negotiation skills, resilience and structured work style.
• Good knowledge of QA processes as applicable to the civil construction industry
• Good command of English, other languages are an advantage.