Project Technical Lead

About The Role

We're looking for a Project Technical Lead to join our team based in the Aylesbury Area.

The key part of this role is to lead the technical team within one of the C23 Integrated Project Teams (IPTs), providing guidance and support on all design, engineering and technical assurance requirements, and ensuring compliance with legislation and standards, and ensuring the project technical team is adequately resourced and within budget.

Another part of this role is to be responsible for overall technical accountability for the design / technical delivery within the section, in particular for overall coordination of all designs involving multiple design disciplines.

You will be a ccountable for buildability, ensuring coordination and integration of

the PW with the key TW designs, as well as compliance with the contract

requirements technical (CRT), coordination with routewide disciplines, consenting

and as-built programmes in line with the construction and overall project programme,

taking account of quantities and cost implications.

You will work closely with the Delivery Team to update on technical matters, including :

change through the SNC process; consent status and required change; and

integration of all Accommodation and U&A requirements. You will establish a collaborative working environment and encourages innovation within

the IPT, to deliver best for project outcomes.

As part of the EKFB Technical Department Senior Management Team, liaise with

other Technical Department leaders to ensure the delivery of designs and technical

solutions with a consistent approach across the project and C23 programme, and in

compliance with WI300, the Design Management Plan, Requirements Management

Plan, Configuration Management plan and Lead Designer Strategy.

Additionally, you will provide direction and focus for key technical reviews (eg IDRs, Interface

Mangement, Technical Deep Dives) and implement strategic technical Value Engineering Opportunities, proposed design

changes, and Optimisation and Efficiency portfolio. Y ou will also review design delivery performance (to include cost, programme, contract, scope,

progress, change, compliance, governance etc.) and supports the Technical Delivery

Director with the commercial management of designers, liaising with the Commercial

team as required.

Educated to degree or higher and hold relevant

professional qualification.

Sustained Continuing Professional Development.

Experience in project-based design management across all

project stages, including leading and overseeing design

delivery for permanent works, temporary works, utilities,

and engineering processes, including as well overall

consents for the works.

Experience of mega-projects / programmes in the rail,

highways, water or energy sectors.

Experience of managing the challenges associated with

multi-disciplinary teams.

Management of commercial aspects of design contracts

with a focus on overall performance

Understanding of digital engineering

Working knowledge of CDM 2015 regulations.

Strong communication skills at multiple organisational

levels, internally and externally

• Strong leadership skills.
• Must hold a valid UK drivers License and have access to a vehicle

EKFB is a joint venture that brings together international, market leading expertise from four leading civil engineering and construction companies :
Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and BAM Nuttall. All four partners have specialist expertise in the design, construction, operation, financing and maintenance of railway networks, including the construction of one of Europe’s latest high speed rail projects.

EKFB is proud to have been appointed by HS2 to deliver civil engineering works across an 80km section of the new high speed rail link between the Chiltern Tunnel and Long Itchington Wood. Our scope of the works includes 15 viaducts, 5km of green tunnels, 22km of road diversions, 67 over bridges and around 30 million cubic metres of excavation. EKFB is committed to improving lives, communities and the engineering and construction industry by providing sustained employment opportunities and being a good neighbour,…