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R&D Product Design Manager

Job Description

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Location - Dartford, flexible working available

Our Research & Development team supports the global Laing O'Rourke business by improving delivery, certainty and productivity and advancing our reputation as innovation and engineering excellence leaders.

The R&D Product Design Manager is a senior member of the Design and Technical, and Technology and Innovation functions. The role supports our further development of Platform DfMA or a "Kit of parts" approach to construction. It aims to maximise and realise the potential of design to increase certainty, productivity, and sustainability on our projects.

What are the key responsibilities for this role?

• Facilitate production of a design brief, with the sponsor and design team that delivers both our clients' needs and company strategies.
• Maximises the effectiveness of consultant relationships to support design and product development with internal functions.
• Captures business knowledge and capability enabling continuous improvement and improved capability towards an engineering enterprise
• Integrates design with manufacturing and construction methodology as well as a procurement strategy.
• Creating systems, products, and solutions using standardisation to enable offsite manufacturing efficiency and onsite assembly ease.
• Develops and implements an effective information management strategy and system ranging from use and exploitation of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in work winning, to Operations and Maintenance (O&M).

What experience are we looking for?

• The ideal candidate will have experience in end-to-end design management - from concept to handover.
• Experience in DfMA, Platform DfMA, MMC and/or product development would be desirable
• Degree in Architectural or engineering discipline (mechanical, electrical, civil, structural)
• Other appropriate construction-related qualifications plus design-related experience.

Would you like to hear more about us?

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it.

Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

Diversity & Sustainability:

We value and care about difference at Laing O'Rourke and believe a diverse team drives innovation.

We are a global multicultural business committed to the inclusion of all employees, enabling everyone to feel accepted, respected & valued for being themselves.

We have set out far-reaching global sustainability targets including a commitment to achieve equal numbers of men and women amongst our global staff by 2033.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

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