About The Role
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. We’re seeking to recruit a Senior Design Manager to lead the section design Delivery teams (Permanent Works – PW – Temporary Works – TW – Utilities, Engineering and Design Consents) and technical assurance team for efficient delivery of the design phase, and design changes along the Construction phase.
- You would have overall accountability for managing, enabling and monitoring the timely delivery of the integrated design (PW and TW) and design consenting programmes in line with the construction and overall project programme and consideration of quantities and cost implications.
- Overall technical accountability for the design/technical delivery within the section, in particular for the overall coordination of all designs involving multiple design disciplines, its buildability, ensuring the coordination and integration of the PW with the Key TW designs, as well as compliance with the requirements.
- Establishes a collaborative working environment within the C23 IPT, to deliver the best project outcomes.
- Liaises closely with the Design Discipline leads, other Technical Function Senior Management Team (in particular with the routewide Technical Delivery Director) to ensure the delivery of designs with a consistent approach across the project, and in compliance with the relevant EKFB Management Plans.
- Ensures that Designers’ requirements for reliance information in the Section are timely articulated and then actioned by the relevant EKFB personnel.
- Guides and oversees the design activities from PW and TW designers related to the Section, in coordination with the Technical Delivery Director to ensure a consistent approach across the project.
- Supports the Technical Delivery Director, the Technical Director, with the commercial management of designers, liaising with the Commercial team as required. Supports as well with the design risk management, ensuring that key risks are articulated and communicated to the EKFB risk team for quantification and proper commercial management.
- Responsible for reviewing and reporting design delivery performance in the section (to include cost, programme, contract, scope, progress, change, compliance, governance etc.), in liaison and with support from the project controls and commercial teams.
- Ensures compliance with the CDM 2015 Regulations.
About You
Key Skills and Qualifications:
- Ideally you will be a Chartered Civil Engineer or similar.
- Will have design Management in large scale projects, leading and overseeing design delivery for permanent works, temporary works, utilities, and engineering processes, including as well overall consents of the works.
- Management of commercial aspects of design contracts with a focus on overall performance.
- Strong communication skills at multiple organizational levels, internally and externally.
- Full driving licence required & Must have own transport to be able to attend site(s) in remote areas.
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