Assistant Design Manager

Location:
London - Euston, United Kingdom

Contact type:
Permanent

Job category:
Project wide Services

Job reference:
scsrail/TP/76/4367

Reporting to the SCS Design Lot Lead, you will be responsible for the management with the CAT III checker in close liaison with all Design Managers in the Area as well as the CAT III Manager in the Core. The role also encompasses the management around the shop drawings, engaging with the Package Managers, Design Managers, Design House, Site, and sub-contractors/suppliers if required.

Design Management of a selection of design elements on HS2 Lot S1 or Lot S2, ensuring the design is delivered to an acceptable standard of quality in-line with commercial and programme expectations.

Working with the design partners, you will forecast and plan the design delivery for your design elements. You will manage day-to-day interactions with internal (e.g. Construction Teams, Logistics etc.) and external interfaces, with the customer and third-party stakeholders (e.g. Network Rail, London Underground, Thames Water etc.). You will ensure the production of the design deliverables by our design partners meets the correct quality, contract, safety, time and cost requirements.

You will also work closely with the other design managers, to ensure coordination of design elements throughout the contract and to identify change.

Flexible working:We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need. This might be part-time, remote working, or compressed hours for example. Anyone who applies for a role can ask about flexibility  return, we will explore what is possible for the role.

• Reviewing client documentation and providing timely input into the design process
• Tracking and reviewing design documentation
• Coordinating the review of documentation with the relevant SCS teams
• Assisting the Design Lead(s) in the review of design resources and outputs
• Ensure that relevant design management plans and assurance plans are adhered to, within area of responsibility
• Be familiar with, and demonstrate commitment to the requirements of the Health & Safety and Environmental Policies
• Implement the relevant requirements of the Safety Management System within their area of responsibility
• Ensure that the Construction Team, Sub-Contractors and Suppliers receive or have access to copies of the relevant Health and Safety as well as Environmental Policy and are kept informed of relevant developments and issues
• Internal liaison with the Construction Team, QA team and Cost Control
• External liaison with HS2, Subcontractors / Suppliers and Stakeholders, close co-ordination with the Design Manager required
• Manage, mentor and develop junior team members and graduate engineers

• Degree level qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering or similar.
• Holder of a relevant professional qualification (IEng or CEng), or close to obtaining a professional qualification
• Experience working in a similar capacity for a contractor on a major project is required
• Strong understanding of Engineering Principles
• Knowledge and Understanding of construction contract law and forms of contract through experience and formal training
• Extensive technical knowledge of construction techniques and best practices.
• Computer competence (MS Word, Excel, Document control system).
• Training in Health & Safety and Environmental management

The role will work on the HS2 project. HS2 is the UK’s new high speed rail network. It will be a catalyst for economic growth across Britain, freeing up space on the existing railways and connecting 8 out of the UK’s 10 biggest cities with fast, reliable and frequent high speed services

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