Design Office Manager

SUMMARY:
New opportunity with Engineering company for Design Office Manager (Waste water) to manage the design office and engineers to ensure best quality and time practices.

POSITION INFO:
New opportunity with Engineering company for Design Office Manager (Waste water) to manage the design office and engineers to ensure best quality and time practices.

JOB PURPOSE:
Responsible for ensuring that the company has a clear strategy to design and produce Designs and FAB drawings for the equipment that the company sells in the marketplace. Ensure designs and drawings and specifications are produced according to a set quality in the best time possible. Manage the Design Office and Engineers.

TECHNICAL

1. Checking the drawings from the designs before sending to procurement and manufacturing.
2. Giving designs tasks and read clarify project specifications.
3. Develop 3D models and assemblies using CAD (Solidworks)
4. Develop detailed fabrication drawings and specifications for mechanical equipment using CAD (Solidworks)
5. Resolve workshop fabrication issues, when required.
6. Review and critique proposals, plans or designs related to wastewater treatment equipment
7. Modify and revise designs to correct operating deficiencies or to reduce production problems.
8. Perform design calculations and or review calculations.
9. Fault finding and implement corrections.
10. Monitor workshop progress on equipment fabrication progress and QC.
11. Create equipment BoM and BOF and create part numbers
12. Prototype development and testing R&D.

1. Responsible for the specification compliance of designs. Read through project technical specifications and ensure equipment satisfies requirements
2. Support and monitor implementation of ISO 9001:2015
3. Travel to various sites to measure physical dimensions for machinery and observe any malfunctioning of wastewater treatment systems and solve technical problems

1. Upgrade program schedules accurately and ensure that the program is realistic and challenging.

1. Reports on progress and drive projects deliverables.

1. Communicating with the project managers and workshop manager.
2. Working closely with and assisting supply chain, procurement and projects development
3. Consult with sales rep and client to understand the needs and requirements for a new product or mechanical system.

1. Managing the performance and development of the design office.
2. Develop and implement KPA'S, policies and procedures for designers and engineers.
3. Expediting of delegating the work and manage the workflow in the design office.
4. Develop training needs in the design/ engineering department.
5. Create and design procedure for the design office
6. Receiving new jobs from sales and from project managers assign jobs to design.

• Tertiary qualification in Mechanical Engineering
• Proficient in: Solid Works or 3D equivalent software
• Proficient in: MS Office
• Proficient in: Microsoft Outlook
• Must grasp engineering and design principles
• Experience with the Wastewater industry
• 3-5 years experience in a Managerial position
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Highly organized and efficient in time management
• Pro-active and creative approach with strong problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Highly organized and efficient in time management