Design Manager

**Organisational Environment**:
**_Mercury is the European leader in construction solutions._**

We build and manage complex engineering & construction projects for the world’s leading corporations. Our solutions help deliver technologies and life changing advancements that connect people, communities, and businesses, giving them the power to achieve incredible things. Our people have the courage to be innovative. Their determination and sharp focus enable us to deliver with certainty, time and time again.

We deliver our clients’ visions through leading edge construction solutions across multiple sectors, including Enterprise Data Centres, Advanced Technology & Life Sciences, Hyperscale Data Centres, Fire Protection, and Technical Support Services (TSS).

At Mercury, it is our duty to encourage and back our people to realise their vision of themselves. We place them at the heart of what we do, providing challenging opportunities to develop within a great team in a supportive environment that allows them to reach their full potential.

**Key Responsibilities of the Role**:

- Develops the Design Delivery Schedule in coordination with the various stakeholders of the project (i.e. designers, subcontractors), the BIM and planning teams.
- Develops specific Scope of Services for Design Consultants and Subcontractors to be part of their contractual documentation. Follows up the appointment of design consultants and subcontractors.
- Develops Design Management Plan and implements it.
- Manages limit and extent of design scope among design consultants, subcontractors, client and OFCI (Owner Furnished and Contractor Installed) equipment.
- Assist the Project Manager in assessing and managing design costs.
- Manage distribution of design workload within the project internal and external teams.
- Tracks design changes, assumptions and risks.
- Manage design document control.
- Leads design team meetings and workshops.
- Project prioritisation of design, assignment and management to designers.
- Manages design priorities in liaison with the project schedule.
- Leads with effective supervision an experienced design team to ensure delivery on schedule.
- Closely tracks design deliverables to ensure project milestones are met.
- Implements recovery strategy if slippage is detected.
- Participates in departmental strategic planning.
- Assists technically internal and external customers.
- Planning, programming and reporting of design progress.
- Participates in design meetings and provide continual input to optimize design and minimize futile work.
- Liaising with clients, insurance companies, consultants and architects.
- Coordinates design delivery with the BIM Manager or BIM team.

**Essential Criteria for the Role**:

- Electrical or Mechanical engineering background preferred. (Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial engineering preferred but Architectural / Structural / Civil could be acceptable).
- Minimum 8 to 10 years of experience in the Construction industry.
- Solid experience required coordinating multidisciplinary teams.
- Project management experience across all design phases (design fees time / cost management)
- Proven experience in leading teams
- Experience working on a BIM or equivalent environment
- General knowledge of statutory permits.
- Excellent computer skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Strong interpersonal and organisational skills.
- Pride in the quality and presentation of work.
- Excellent communication skills.

**Desirable Skills**:

- Data centre/Industrial projects experience preferred but not essential (Oil & Gas acceptable)
- Main contractor experience preferred but design/engineering office background acceptable

**Mercury is an equal opportunities employer.**

**Environnement organisationnel**:
**Mercury est un entrepreneur européen basé en Irlande.**

Chez Mercury, nous construisons et gérons des projets d'ingénierie et de construction complexes pour les plus grandes entreprises mondiales. Nos solutions aident à fournir des technologies qui connectent les personnes, les communautés et les entreprises, leur donnant le pouvoir de réaliser des choses incroyables.

Nos gens ont le courage d'innover. Leur détermination et leur concentration pointue nous permettent de livrer avec certitude, à maintes reprises, dans une gamme de secteurs clés, notamment les centres de données, les semi-conducteurs, la technologie avancée, l'environnement en direct, la protection contre les incendies, les services d'assistance technique (TSS), la santé et le bâtiment. Prestations de service. Notre équipe mondiale compte plus de 2 800 personnes et, avec nos partenaires de la chaîne d'approvisionnement, plus de 8 500 personnes travaillent sur les projets de nos clients. Nous opérons sur plus de 16 sites en Europe et avons enregistré un chiffre d'affaires global supérieur à 1,5 milliard d'euros en 2021.

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