Lead Design Engineer – ESS
Lead a defined ESS workstream from inception to completion, providing technical assurance across security projects, managing the full design lifecycle in line with project stage gates, coordinating stakeholders and contractors, and ensuring all designs meet security, technical, and asset compliance standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Report to the Design Lead /Manager
- Responsible for a defined ESS workstream with ownership of the full lifecycle of the project or programme.
- Actively participate in supporting other members of the team.
- Utilise and maintain reports, documents, and records using document management systems.
- Build strong relationships with client stakeholders and Tier 1 contractors throughout the programme.
- Manage the activity plan by arranging meetings and preparing reports, briefs, and documentation as required for Site Surveys, Project Set-up, Security Risk Assessments, Stage Gate Meetings, and Stakeholder Engagement.
- Lead the design and specification of Electronic Security Systems including CCTV, Access Control (ACS), Intruder Detection (IDS), and Perimeter Intrusion Detection Systems (PIDS).
- Prepare and deliver Technical Governance reports and meetings with all stakeholders.
- Draft, review, and issue CAD drawings in coordination with the CAD design team.
- Will work as part of the PD or the Appointed Designer
- Attend weekly progress meetings including site visits and maintain interfaces between suppliers, contractors, and client teams.
- Manage design change processes including Technical Query (TQ), waiver production, and general design change assistance.
- Undertake review of all aspects of design around security, electrical, technical, and asset standard compliance.
- Liaison with framework contractor regarding the production and review of all elements of the contractor’s detailed design.
- Liaise with relevant expertise for electrical, civils, and structural design review and approvals.
- RAG reviews, design programme monitoring, and installation tracker coordination.
- Create, Review & Respond to Early Warning Notices (EWNs) as required.
- Input into design trackers, risk registers, and activity/progress reports.
- Maintenance of design registers.
- Provide de-risking input with contractors.
- Attendance at de-risking and compliance assessment surveys.
- Review documents authored by support engineers as part of the project governance process.
- Review design and general documents submitted by contractors as part of the project governance process.
- Develop and issue revisions to project briefs.
- Update project assurance documentation to reflect design changes.
- Undertake de-risking and design optioneering activities.
- Provide cost modelling and Electronic Security Systems (ESS) support.
- Identify and develop engineering and cost efficiencies.
- Support planning, environmental, and customer impact assessment activities as required.
- Support and deputise for the Design Lead/Manager as required.
- Identify engineering and cost efficiencies based on lessons learnt from previous upgrade programmes.
- Ensure compliance with industry, statutory, client technical, and electrical standards, as well as internal and external governance processes.
- Collate and review construction materials (e.g. as-built drawings, service drawings, certification, and registers) required for technical design packs and O&M manuals.
- Compile documents to meet client process gateways and project stage gate requirements.
- Collate information and assist the Design Manager with the production of O&M manuals.
- Act as design ‘Checker’ as part of the ‘Check, Review and Authorise’ governance process.
- Support Design Assurance reviews, in line with applicable technical standards, for any third-party designs submitted as part of the overall security system design.
- Implement change controls during the design review process and manage amendments (red-lining) to designs during the construction phase of the project.
- Undertake assurance reviews of security system installations to ensure compliance with approved designs and applicable technical standards.
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