Design Manager – Rail

1 day ago


Essex, United Kingdom Pinnacle Recruitment Ltd Full time

Design Manager – RailSalary: 65000Location: StratfordRegions: Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, London, Oxfordshire, South East, South West, SurreyOur client is currently recruiting a Design Manager to lead a multi-disciplinary technical team providing safe, practical, and economic designs for our CP6 Anglia Framework to a high standard of professional competence and in compliance with Company procedures.They have been awarded the single contractor multi-disciplinary CP6 framework to maintain and renew the Anglia route for Network Rail. This is a significant step forward in meeting their ten-year plan and will help build scale, fuel, and resilience.The Anglia route is the second busiest in the UK and covers 1,700 miles of track from London Liverpool Street to Norfolk. It takes 63.6 million passenger journeys a year. There are 3,177 services a day through 320 stations. The framework award is one of the most substantial of Network Rail’s CP6 contracts following the Office of Rail and Road’s final determination for £35bn of funding for rail maintenance and renewals.This framework will include complex and challenging works covering all Renewals for the route, including Bridge Replacements/Refurbishments/Strengthening; Earthworks; Overhead Electrified Lines; Power Upgrades and Station Enhancements.As the Design Manager, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality designs (GRIP stages 1-8) in accordance with the budget and programme.Key Responsibilities:Manage a portfolio of design packages and the interfaces with external or in-house design teams with project values ranging from £0.5m to £30m +Manage a team of Assistant Design Managers and Design CoordinatorsRepresent the design department when necessary at internal and external meetings and, in the absence of the Lead Designer, to be the focal point of contact within the departmentLiaise with other departments and project teams within the Company with respect to design requirementsUndertake site visits when appropriateAllocate design tasks to individuals within informal internal teams whilst maintaining responsibility for the team’s overall performanceEnsure that the work in the department is carried out in accordance with Company procedures and that a high level of professionalism is maintainedEnsure that chargeable work is identified and evaluated including the preparation of adequate records of time spentEnsure feedback on design work is collated and saved in accordance with proceduresCarry out staff appraisals when required and identify appropriate development activitiesManage the preparation of GRIP stage 1-4 design (concept through to single option approved in principle)Manage the preparation of GRIP stage 5-8 design (detailed design, construction phase design support, and project close out)Work collaboratively with the wider engineering team, in particular the CRE’s (Contractor’s Responsible Engineer’s) and CEM (Contractor’s Engineering Manager) to ensure all designs are produced in accordance with company procedures and Network Rail standard NR/L2/INI/02009Monitor and control cost and programme for the design phasesSkills and Experience:Experienced in managing designs within the railway environment and able to demonstrate a thorough understanding of Network Rail’s standards and processesManagement skills and confident when dealing with staff, clients, figures, design issues, and programmesComputer literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft packages, including Microsoft Project #J-18808-Ljbffr



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