Design Coordinator, Warrington (Asset Intelligence)
Job description
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Design Coordinator – Asset Intelligence
Warrington
An opportunity has arisen for a Design Coordinator to join the Asset Intelligence team at Galliford Try.
This position will report to the Project Manager, where you will be assisting in managing various projects from tender through to completion, on time, within budget and to the required specifications.
What you will be doing:
Joining GT AI will open a door full of opportunities, where our people are nurtured for success and empowered to build their own adventure. We believe in your development, potentiality, and growth. We aspire to be industry leading with renewed focus on having a positive impact on everything we touch. We work in partnership and collaboration with our customers, to deliver physical and electronic security solutions for projects across the UK.
Our specialist security teams bring multi-disciplined innovation and technical skill for a wide variety of Critical National Infrastructure Projects. An opportunity has arisen for a Design Coordinator in our Warrington / Warwick office who will be working on projects for our clients. Reporting to the Senior Design Engineer, you will be responsible for the following tasks:
- To act as the point of contact for any sub-contract designers, making sure designs are completed to the programme and issued to all parties involved.
- To assist with the development of the electronic security scoping technical specifications and documentation.
- To check the sub-contractors designs and specifications for completeness, quality, and accuracy.
- To assist with production of TQs and to own the Tender TQ register during this period.
- To assist the project / tendering teams in producing technical documentation for tender enquiries or orders.
- To ensure that the security processes and procedures are followed within the office and on site.
- Assist the design team in providing technical information to produce client specific documentation required as part of the design deliverables.
- Working alongside the design team to ensure designs are value engineered and adhere to client specifications whilst retaining appropriate levels of operational security and full compliance with all relevant Health, Safety and Environmental legislation.
- Promoting innovation and challenge third parties involved to maximise the design solutions.
- To manage the design workflow of information between all parties for design documentation such as Equipment Layouts, Functional Design Specification, Equipment Schedule, Camera Field of Views, Network Architecture, Cable Schedules.
- To feed information into Design Management Plan, Design Programme, and other design quality deliverables.
- To assist with gathering information to allow for effective handover to the Construction Manager and Commissioning Manager and production of O&M documentation.
About You:
- Experience and knowledge of the design process, involving sub-contract design. Knowledge of standard design documentation such as TQ’s, Transmittals and Programmes.
- Experience of working within a construction company design office beneficial.
- Water company experience beneficial.
- Knowledge of CDM regulations and designer’s responsibilities.
- Possess an industry applicable ONC/HNC or NVQ equivalent.
- Possess a sound knowledge of Microsoft packages (experience with AutoCAD software would be an advantage).
What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £3.2 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.
We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.
We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.
Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.
Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.
Our benefits:
We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.
- Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
- A wide range of corporate discounts
- Childcare vouchers
- Cycle to Work schemes
- Comprehensive pension plan
- Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
- Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
- Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role
About us:
Named Contractor of the Year by the Water Industry Awards, Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction businesses with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.
Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.
We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.
For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Asset Intelligence business please contact Laura Mitchell on [email protected].
Additional Information:
Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, part-time and / or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.
We encourage you and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.
Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
A full job description for this role is available upon request.
Closing Date:
- #LI-LM1
