Design Manager Rail Stations

Design Manager - Steelwork & Façade Packages (Rail Stations)

Location: Old Oak Common (OOC), London - 3 days per week on site
Rate: £475 per day (Outside IR35)
Duration: Minimum 12 months, with a strong likelihood of extension

Start: ASAP

We are recruiting for an experienced Design Manager to support the delivery of steelwork and façade packages on one of the UK's largest rail infrastructure projects at Old Oak Common.

Façade experience is the key requirement for this role. Candidates should have proven experience managing the design and delivery of façade packages on major rail station projects.

If you do not have façade experience, you must have significant experience managing the design and delivery of steelwork packages on live rail station projects. This is the minimum requirement.

This role requires someone who has progressed from a Civil or Structural Engineering consultancy, leading multidisciplinary design teams internally, before working closely with contractors and construction teams during the build phase to resolve live design and construction interface issues.

The Role
You will lead the design management of steelwork and façade packages, managing multidisciplinary design teams within a consultancy environment to ensure designs are coordinated, compliant and delivered to programme.
You will also work closely with contractors, site teams and project stakeholders throughout the construction phase, managing technical queries, design changes and resolving live design issues to ensure successful project delivery.

Essential Requirements
·Design background within a Civil or Structural Engineering consultancy.
·Minimum 5 years' experience in a Design Manager role.
·Proven experience leading and managing multidisciplinary design teams within a Civil or Structural Engineering consultancy.
·Essential: Experience delivering façade packages on major rail station projects.
·If no façade experience: Significant experience delivering steelwork packages on live rail station projects is the minimum requirement.
·Experience managing design throughout the construction phase, working directly with construction and site teams to resolve live design issues.
·Experience coordinating design changes and managing the interface between design and construction.
·Able to work on site at Old Oak Common three days per week.

Desirable
·Experience delivering both steelwork and façade packages on major rail station projects.
·Experience on major UK rail infrastructure programmes.
·Chartered Engineer (CEng) preferred
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed