Design Coordinator

This is a Permanent , Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST .

The Vacancy

Location – Cumbernauld

An outstanding opportunity for an experienced rail and civil engineering Design Coordinator looking to continue their professional development and hone their skills and experience in a rail and civil engineering asset maintenance environment.

Business Unit

A busy and fast paced project and maintenance environment involving in a range of multi-disciplinary civil engineering projects and frameworks, working for a varied range of clients including Local Authorities, Network Rail and Environmental.

Projects can typically include civil engineering works and infrastructure projects such as:

Highways & Roads, underbridges, overbridges and footbridges, tunnels, flood alleviation & repairs, earthworks & embankments and rail platforms and station infrastructure etc.

We currently have a number of live infrastructure projects and long term renewals and maintenance frameworks underway including Civils Asset Management (CAM), Renewals Enhancement Framework (REF) and a Slabtrack framework.

The Role

The purpose of this role is to co-ordinate and manage designers to deliver schemes in the Civils Asset Management portfolio. Supporting the Engineering Manager with management of consultants, development and delivery of robust design remits, liaison with client project engineers.

The key tasks of this role include but may not be limited to:

• Oversee design progress against schedule and budget.
• Implement corrective measures for identified distractions or issues.
• Review, negotiate and recommend for approval/disapproval on design change orders.
• Formal liaison with, and progress reporting to, Design, Business Development, Estimating, Planning, Operational and Commercial functions at each business location as appropriate
• Administer design subcontract including processing monthly invoices for payment.
• Coordinate and monitor status of design incentive/disincentive programs complying with provisions of design subcontract.
• Perform constructive reviews IDC /IDR conforming design to prime contract requirements and proposal commitments.
• Coordinate and control design submittals for owner’s review and approval.
• Facilitate resolving design issues with owner.
• The identification of changes in the scope of work and ensuring that change orders are current and adequate. Prepare early warning and change instruction documentation.
• Identification of risk and opportunity in the design and the design/construct interface
• Check the documents in use are current, readily available to those requiring them and stored securely.
• Assess the standard of all proposed installation work associated within the project, undertaking inspections and preparing full reports, where required and submitting these to the Senior Contracts Manager or including the contents within an appropriate programme of works.
• Input and coordinate review of constructability, value engineering and contractor preferences throughout project life cycle.
• Promoting a continuous improvement culture and the use of best practice
• Support and coordinate hand back process for project close out.

Requirements

To excel in this role, you will have previous experience as a Design Coordinator in a rail and civil engineering environment.

• A Degree in a rail/civil engineering discipline together with Membership of an Engineering Institution providing Chartered Engineer status (or working towards/close to achieving professional qualification. E.g. ICE).
• Experience in a similar Design Coordination role in a rail contracting environment.
• Have a clear understanding of design delivery processes
• Have experience of the management of design consultants including the preparation of consultant’s briefs.
• Have a clear understanding of commercial engagement and contractual management of design consultants
• Have a working knowledge of the CDM regulations including the roles and responsibilities of the Designer and of the Principal Contractor

In return

• Competitive annual salary negotiable dependant on experience
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Company contributory Pension scheme
• Life Insurance
• Westfield Health Cash Plan & Westfield Rewards
• Support and employee infrastructure embedded in the business as a platform for personal and professional development creating pathways for unrivalled career development and progression opportunities internally.
• Consistent learning opportunities
• A safe place to work
• Employee forum’s that provide a platform for having your voice heard.

The Company

Why AmcoGiffen?
You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit.

AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, aviation, waterways and much more.

Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen
We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.

We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.

Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork.

AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.

Health & Wellbeing
Operating from a people first perspective we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enrol all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24 hour, 7 days a week counselling and advice services.

Is AmcoGiffen your next career challenge? If so, apply now

For more information or to arrange a private and confidential discussion about AmcoGiffen career opportunities, please contact our Recruitment Team:

We offer excellent career prospects, a competitive salary, and outstanding training development and support opportunities. You can expect to receive a range of benefits (role dependent) including: