Senior Design Engineer

Sheet Metalwork Experience / On Street Furniture Career progression to Head of Design & Engineering On site M4 / West London area Our client is the UK's and world's largest supplier of low, ultra-low and zero emission infrastructure. Established for over 45 years, they are the leading supplier of street furniture assets, shelters, wayfinding, signage and digital displays for Local Government, Passenger Transport Executives & related partners, having provided in excess of over 150,000 products to towns and cities throughout the world. The business is well positioned for future growth and have created an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Senior Designer with the aspiration and skills required to become a future Head of Design & Engineering. Taking a lead in overseeing design, drawing office and engineering related activities within the company, your remit will be to design and deliver on infrastructure projects, whilst promoting a can do approach within the team. You will also be exposed to managing subcontract design resources & activities and will adopt a pro-active approach towards identifying value added engineering activities that will provide more cost-effective solutions, without compromising contract specific deliverables or compliance with relevant standards. The Role Takes the lead with in-house design and engineering activities for our products Conduct contract specific design & fabrication engineering design activities for multiple in-house products and contract specific customer deliverables simultaneously Interface closely with our in-house manufacturing departments by managing the co-ordination of the creation of CAD manufacturing drawings (Inventor 3D CAD software) for issue to them Adopt a pro-active approach towards value added engineering activities without compromising contract specific deliverables or structural engineering compliance Liaise with clients as necessary :- main construction contractors and / or local authorities for jobs Involvement with external designers and structural engineering design consultants Coach and a team of CAD designers and product development professionals Liaise with colleagues across the business, identify areas for improvement in design process, lead times, control, planning, structure and risk management for multiple in-house products Ensure robust process for the design work involved in construction fabrication, the supply of architectural metalwork and the management of multiple in house manufactured products. Work to a high standard of quality, maintain a focus on detail and a right first time mentality Ensure project deliverables are achieved for safety, quality, compliance, and cost Develop innovative design concepts to assist management in introducing new products and services Comply with the companys quality, health & safety, and administrative policies & procedures The Person Degree, HNC or equivalent in a design, product design, engineering, construction engineering or similar discipline Strong experience of designing high quality products in a sheet metalwork environment Previous experience in the design & engineering of fabricated metal / architectural metalwork products for the signage, street furniture and construction industries would be advantageous Understanding of an Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC) lead sales process Able to work effectively under pressure situations and have good people management skills Technically strong - capable of grasping concepts & requirements Possess the drive, personal qualities and technical experience required to become a future Head of Design & Engineering Strong project management skills, excellent organisational, planning and time management skills Able to work independently with the ability to influence and deliver infrastructure projects Able to manage resources effectively against budget Credibility, effective teamworking and ability to prioritise tasks in a fast-paced environment Able to build professional working relationships with clients, consultants, architects Advanced experience with IT Design, technology and software Inventor 3D CAD TPBN1_UKTJ