Assistant Design Manager - Freelance

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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.

We are looking for an Assistant Design Manager on a freelance basis to join our team based in Calvert.

You will be involved in readiness review meetings, DDRs and IDRs within your area of responsibility, coordinate delivery of relevant typical section and standard detail drawings and design supporting documentation. You will also manage day‑to‑day design coordination, including completion of verification (checking), technical review, and interdisciplinary checking and review.

This position will manage and coordinate reviews or checks of the design required by third parties such as Cat 3 design checkers and liaise with the construction team to ensure designs are buildable and fit with the construction programme.

You will ensure coordination of all design and assurance deliverables with interfacing organisations and manage and prepare responses to relevant commercial communications (TQs, EWs, EIs, CEs etc.) on CEMAR, arrange Risk Reduction meetings and produce actions/responses.

You will review technical and assurance deliverables prior to acceptance by the Delivery Design Director and support the link and coordination with Designers/Construction delivery team for management of the permanent work design.

This position will also maintain close liaison and collaboration with the HS2 technical team as required, oversee technical registers such as assumptions and departures, review and monitor the maintenance of the technical elements of the MIDP, and attend and support the Client, Designer and EKFB meetings.

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management.
• Experience in Major Civil Engineering works.
• Previous experience working in a similar role.
• Experience in MS Office Suite.
• Ability to coordinate and manage own workload, supporting project delivery.
• Good communication skills, able to build positive working relationships internally and with supply chain.
• Preferably understanding of HS2 Act (or similar) requirements.

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, protecting the environment and the places we work.

If you would like to be part of our collaborative, enthusiastic and forward‑thinking culture, then please apply today.

In return, we’re offering a competitive salary & benefits.

EKFB brings together international, market leading technical expertise. We have an industry leading track record of delivering major infrastructure projects, including Crossrail, the Millau Viaduct, Mersey Gateway and the Bretagne‑Pays de la Loire High Speed Rail link.

We are committed to, and strongly believe in, inclusiveness and equality of opportunity. Everyone who works with EKFB has a contribution to make; this is why we welcome applications from different…