Foundation Design Manager

A Foundations Design Manager required for a major Offshore Wind farm developer based in The UK.

Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate the Primary Steel Lead, Secondary Steel Lead and Pin Pile Design Engineer and maintain the integrated design management plan, review strategy and programme through AFC delivery. Own coordination and configuration control of the overall foundation Design Basis, ensuring discipline inputs are complete, compatible and controlled. Own the integrated design decision log, risk and opportunity register, interface register and certification tracker, ensuring actions are allocated, updated and closed. Manage the technical delivery of the design and certification contracts, including technical scope, schedule, quality, risk, interfaces and resource adequacy; monitor cost and change and provide timely technical input to the Foundations Package Manager and Contract Manager. Act as the day-to-day employer counterpart to the Detailed Designer and Certification Body project managers, consolidate review comments and drive critical comments and certification blockers to closure. Be accountable for integrated loads analysis governance, programme and interface resolution, with the Primary Steel Lead responsible for technical coordination, review and employer acceptance recommendations. Coordinate Safe by Design, constructability and model reviews and ensure required inputs from WTG, supply and fabrication, transport and installation, IAC, O&M, HSSE, metocean and site characterisation are available when needed. Ensure safety is prioritised in the foundations design, in particular through adherence to the Design Hazard Management Plan. Ensure discipline interfaces are identified, allocated and closed in a timely manner and before they affect design maturity, fabrication or installation. Ensure design deliverables reach the required maturity, obtain employer acceptance and progress through certification in accordance with the agreed plan. Exercise sound engineering judgement, communicate uncertainty transparently and escalate material risks early while retaining clear ownership and traceable decisions.

Requirements

Substantial multidisciplinary offshore foundation design and design-management experience, preferably including fixed offshore wind jacket foundations and pin piles. Demonstrable experience leading employer-side detailed design, certification and multidisciplinary technical interfaces on a major offshore project. Strong working knowledge of design assurance, Certification Body processes, engineering change control, technical contract management and AFC delivery. Experience coordinating integrated loads analysis and interfaces with WTG, geotechnical, fabrication, transport and installation disciplines. Ability to interrogate multidisciplinary calculations, models, drawings and technical reports and distinguish material risks from routine comments. Strong stakeholder management, planning, written communication, decision-making and action-close-out capability. Able to act as an informed employer representative without duplicating or relieving the Detailed Designer of design responsibility. Degree or equivalent professional qualification in a relevant engineering discipline. Chartered Engineer status, or demonstrable equivalent professional competence, is preferred