Design Coordinator

6 months ago


Barnsley, United Kingdom AmcoGiffen Full time

**Design Coordinator / Apprentice Design Coordinator**

**Rail ¦ Civils**

**Location - Barnsley, South Yorkshire**

**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 environment with an expansive portfolio of civils projects underway including a line side rail civils contracts, bridges and structures renewals, large structural installations including new bridges, Access for All (AFA) schemes and general civils works.

Projects can typically include bridge upgrades and refurbishments, station work (platforms etc.), access for all schemes, structures including bridges and footbridges, line side civils etc.

**The Role**

The purpose of this role is to co-ordinate and manage designers to deliver schemes in the Eastern region portfolio of projects. Supporting the Engineering Manager and Project Managers 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.
- 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
- Company Car or Car Allowance
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
- Up to 3 volunteer days
- Company contributory Pension scheme
- Life Insurance
- Westfield Health Cash Plan & Westfield Rewards
- Generous Employee referral scheme
- 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

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, and waterways.

AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we offer challenging and worthwhile careers to everyone. 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



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