Team Lead: Design and Engineering Services

**Key Responsibilities**:
**1. Lead the Delivery of Integrated Infrastructure Design**

- Coordinate multidisciplinary inputs to produce integrated design solutions for infrastructure projects.
- Oversee the preparation and review of consultants engineering drawings, models, and technical specifications in line with project requirements.
- Develop in-house designs.
- Ensure that all designs comply with national building regulations, engineering codes, and safety standards and specifications.

**2. Infrastructure Delivery Management**

- Develop and maintain lifecycle maintenance for new and existing infrastructure assets.
- Incorporate preventative and predictive maintenance strategies into infrastructure planning.
- Evaluate design options for lifecycle cost optimisation and operational efficiency.
- Provide technical guidance to improve the maintainability and durability of infrastructure assets.
- Lead the multidisciplinary engineering and design team, ensuring clarity of scope, roles, deliverables, and timelines across all workstreams.
- Review, integrate, and approve design inputs from all Architectural, Engineering & Building (AEC) discipline to ensure alignment with project and client requirements, standards, specifications and safety requirements.
- Facilitate interdisciplinary design coordination meetings to resolve technical conflicts, manage design interfaces, and ensure cohesive solutions.
- Ensure all design outputs comply with statutory requirements, applicable codes, industry standards, and internal design governance.
- Drive quality assurance and SHEQ integration throughout the design lifecycle, ensuring safety-by-design principles are embedded.
- Provide guidance, mentorship, and technical oversight to professional staff, interns, and consultants to support capability development.
- Oversee quantity surveying to ensure cost estimates, bills of quantities, and designs are aligned with budget and value-for-money outcomes.
- Support project planning, procurement, and contractor/consultant evaluations by providing technical input where required.
- Monitor project risks, design deviations, and scope changes, recommending mitigation and corrective actions.

**3. Embed Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Principles into Design and Engineering Activities**

- Integrate sustainability principles into infrastructure planning and design processes.
- Assess the environment and social impacts of proposed designs and recommend mitigation measures.
- Ensure designs align with organisational ESG targets and regulatory requirements.
- Promote resource efficiency, energy optimisation, and sustainable materials use in all projects.

**4. Manage Technical Standards, Processes, and Continuous Improvement**

- Establish and maintain technical design standards, procedures, and quality control frameworks.
- Conduct technical reviews, audits, and constructability assessments to identify areas for improvement.
- Introduce innovative design solutions and tools to improve service delivery.
- Leverage advanced technical knowledge and skills to provide expert insights and solutions within the area of specialisation.
- Share knowledge with colleagues and stakeholders, facilitating training sessions, presentations, or consultations as needed.
- Maintain a deep understanding of the field and contribute to continuous improvement. The specialist plays a crucial role in advancing the organisation's objectives and reinforcing its position as a leader in the industry.

**5. Reporting and Analytics**

- Generate detailed and insightful reports and analyses that support strategic decision-making and drive organisational improvement.
- Collect, process, and interpret complex data using advanced analytical techniques and tools.
- Ensure that reports are accurate, relevant, and tailored to meet the specific needs of stakeholders, presenting data in a clear, concise, and actionable manner using visualisations and other aids as necessary.
- Identify trends, anomalies, and key insights that influence strategic planning and operational adjustments.
- Provide comprehensive analytics and high-quality reporting, the specialist enables informed decision-making and contributes to the organisation's ability to achieve its objectives and adapt to changing conditions.

**6. Stakeholder Management**

- Engage and collaborate with key stakeholders to align expectations, gather insights, and ensure successful outcomes.
- Build strong relationships, communicating clearly and consistently, and addressing stakeholder needs and concerns with responsiveness and professionalism.
- Facilitate cooperation and support for initiatives within the area of expertise, contributing to overall project and organisational success.

**7. People Management**

- Lead, supervise, mentor, and develop a high-performing team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning to maximize individual and collective potential.
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