Project Design Lead

Our client is expanding its UK and Ireland water infrastructure team and is seeking a Project Design Lead to support major strategic water, reservoir and transfer schemes. This permanent role will lead design coordination across pre-construction and delivery phases, working with multiple designers, consultants, contractors, suppliers, regulators and joint venture partners. The position is based in central London, with travel to regional offices, including Dublin.Key Responsibilities:Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams and consultants, ensuring interfaces are identified, clashes are resolved and design deliverables remain aligned with project programmes.Review drawings, specifications, calculations and models, providing robust technical challenge and ensuring designs are practical, compliant and suitable for construction.Manage design activities against construction programmes, identifying risks that may affect cost, scope or schedule and driving timely decisions to prevent delays.Lead design reviews, approvals, assurance activities and document control in accordance with relevant standards, legislation, specifications and client requirements.Manage design changes, scope gaps, opportunities and design risk registers, ensuring appropriate mitigation is implemented.Assess the impact of design decisions on capital expenditure, construction costs, compensation events, programme and whole-life costs, working closely with commercial and project controls teams.Promote ..... full job details .....