Urenco; trusted, long-term supplier to the nuclear industry, specialising in safe, cost effective and reliable uranium enrichment services, are looking for a Design Manager on a contract basis (inside IR35), to be based in Capenhurst near Chester. In this role, you will set the overall technical direction for projects and act as a key decision maker, ensuring a suitable balance between all potentially conflicting drivers is achieved. To oversee the development of design delivery schedules, ensuring all relevant disciplines are accounted for, and to manage the interface between these disciplines throughout the design development. To represent the project from a technical perspective at key stakeholder meetings, having overall oversight of the basis for key design decisions, and a detailed understanding of the technical position of the project.

Rate: £55-60 Umbrella (Inside IR35)

What will your day look like?

• Identification of proportionate and appropriate design solutions
• Ensuring appropriate stakeholder engagement in projects
• Ensuring a joined up approach between engineering disciplines is achieved
• Ensuring logical, achievable, integrated cross-discipline schedules are developed
• Accountable for monitoring delivery of the technical aspects of projects in line with the agreed scope and schedule. Ensuring any deviance is appropriately justified, understood and managed
• Escalating issues where resource conflicts between projects exist

What do you need to be great at this role?

• A minimum of 4 years’ experience in an engineering position
• Experience of leading teams to deliver technical packages of work

Please be aware that this contract position is subject to passing:

• Security Clearance
• Medical, drug and alcohol tests

Still curious?
At Urenco, everyone is welcome. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where we all have a voice, and you can feel confident being yourself. ?We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. ?We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility. ??

Join us on our journey, front and centre, to a net zero future.