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Senior Design Manager (Mechanical)

KBS Maritime Ltd
Portsmouth
1 week ago
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Job Title: Senior Design Manager (Mechanical)
Location: Portsmouth (HM Naval Base)
Service Area: Asset Management
Hours of Work: 37 hours per week
What You’ll be doing:
Reporting to the Principal Mechanical Design Manager, you will be responsible for developing the client’s strategic requirement into a detailed statement of requirements addressing performance, dependencies, risks, test and commissioning, applicable standards/regulations, and acceptance criteria.
Working collaboratively with the Project Manager, other engineering disciplines, Client, and end user and maintainer stakeholders, you will be responsible managing the design process from inception, through the development of the RIBA stages and in to service. You will consider the feasibility and appropriateness of designs in practice, ensuring the design meets the client strategic and environmental objectives, as well as all relevant legislation and regulations.
You’ll Have:
We are looking for a senior mechanical engineer with a degree in Engineering and 10 plus years of experience in a relevant industry. The ideal candidate should either hold or be working towards chartership. Your background should include exposure to a wide range of medium to large mechanical projects. You should be familiar with the entire project lifecycle from inception to in service.
We welcome applications especially from those who have experience delivering saltwater system projects such...

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