To be the Design Manager of the Civils and Structures team in Birmingham supporting the Contract Manager and Project Managers in delivery of all technical aspects of projects
Key Result Areas: Establishment of internal design standards and/or processes to achieve a continuous improvement in quality and efficiency.
Delivery of designs in accordance with the Client’s requirements and appropriate design standards using cost effective methods of analysis and design
Assess design resource requirements for medium and long term workloads and ensuring design resources are allocated and utilised to maximum effect.
Requirements:
Technical Competencies: Level 4: competent to work unsupervised and to supervise others; competent to check and approve the work of others; competent to sign off design certificates on behalf of the company
Essential Qualifications: MEng, BEng or equivalent CEng MICE or MIStructE Desired Qualifications or equivalent
PTS or other track safety qualifications
Responsibilities:
To take full responsibility for the technical quality of all civils & structures projects carried out by or on behalf of the design team
Line management of all technical staff
Management of teams of engineers and external suppliers
To supervise and check the work of others and to take part in the professional development of those staff
Manage the competency appraisal processes for the civils and structures team in Birmingham and liaise with the head of engineering
Training and development, mentoring and motivation of team members
Provide input into quality plan and implement quality practice on all projects
Create and maintain clear lines of communication and conduct regular staff briefings
Act as contractor’s responsible engineer and contractor’s engineering manager when required to do so
Manage the following technical work: conceptual and outline design of engineering solutions, presentation of engineering options
Preparation, checking and/or approval of feasibility studies, technical reports and other written documents
Production and approval of design concepts, drawings, specifications and other technical documents
Delivery of work to programme, budget and specification, reviewing project performance as required and where necessary recommending new practices to improve efficiency
Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and monthly reviews
Set performance targets for design production and monitor the output of individuals
Assist the business development team and contract manager and bid managers with expert input on specialist technical matters for bid submissions and expressions of interest
Planning, monitoring and reporting of project resources and finances
Undertake any other reasonable task as requested.
The Individual
Post-graduate relevant experience in the design of structures plus a broad experience of civil engineering practice
Previous experience in the rail industry and knowledge of railways standards is essential in particular the field of civil and structural engineering.
Experience in the management of engineering design teams
Enthusiastic, committed with a ‘can do’ mentality
The jobholder should be computer literate and thoroughly conversant with MS Office suite and knowledge of the use of structural analysis software (Super STRESS, ASAS and Archie) and Project Management software (P3, Suretrack or MS Project)
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