Hybrid Assistant Design Manager

at East West Railway Company

• Job title: Assistant Design Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

About the role

• Assistant Design Manager overseeing utilities diversion designs for East West Rail programme. Collaborating with suppliers and ensuring technical requirements are met in the delivery of the project.

Responsibilities

• Development of the detailed design of the utilities required to deliver the requirements for the scheme
• Act as the lead for development and support of the utility design activities within the integrated programme, monitoring progress, reporting on KPI’s and meeting design deadlines
• Maintain records in accordance with quality assurance procedures
• Manage teams of designers, partners and other staff as required
• Collaborate with external suppliers to ensure they meet design standards
• Ensure that all processes meet safety, legal, and other standards
• Ensure the design meets technical requirements and specifications developed by the Engineering Directorate and others, as required
• Ensure implementation of process and designs that are aligned with the Enterprise approach
• Provide support and advice to partner teams on all utility design matters
• Participate in design review/ value engineering activities to ensure design outputs are cost effective in relation to material usage and manufacturing processes
• Work with a range of disciplines across the scheme including various project partners
• Contribute new innovative ideas, materials, research, and learnings to the Delivery team
• Liaise with the stakeholder and consultation team and the development manager to process feedback on the designs as they develop
• Take responsibility of your own and others’ health and safety by adopting and working to the EWR Co Health and Safety principles.
• Demonstrates a cost-conscious mindset, keeping tax payers’ money at the forefront of decisions.
• Shows a commitment to innovation by proactively seeking creative solutions to challenges and opportunities
• Act as a role model for EWR Co’s vision and behaviours, working in ways that are aligned with EWR Co’s Ways of Working, as well as encouraging and supporting others to do so too

Requirements

• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary design delivery environment
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, and the ability to build positive relationships with multiple teams across the business and with partners and supply chain.
• Good organisational skills and strong attention to detail
• Excellent working knowledge of industry and international design codes and change control methodology
• Able to plan and balance different needs and pressures to achieve the programme and company outcomes efficiently
• At ease with, and having an appetite for, technological change
• A proven successful deployer of innovation and change in a project environment
• Ability to manage and motivate teams and people based on the EWR Co values and behaviours to achieve business outcomes.
• Working with LA and Statutory Stakeholders to discharge planning consents and gain approvals or agree statements of common ground
• Digital Design, experience of delivering complex design using digital tools and systems
• Carbon/Environment/Sustainability, experience of working to challenging environmental requirements
• Familiar with delivering Assured design and managing Contractor led Value Engineering opportunities

Benefits

• Competitive salary that reflects your skills and experience
• Up to 12% employer pension contribution to support your future
• 36 days annual leave (including bank holidays) plus the option to buy up to 2 extra days
• 2 volunteering days, a chance for you to give back to the community
• Enhanced family-friendly policies to support you and your loved ones
• Life assurance (4x your annual salary) for peace of mind
• Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support when you need it
• Access to Perkbox for a wide range of discounts and wellbeing benefits
• Recognition programme, including on-the-spot and annual awards
• Advanced learning and development opportunities to help you grow.