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Assistant Design Manager

August 14, 2025 | Comments Off on Assistant Design Manager

Assistant Design Manager - Swindon

Excellent opportunity to move from a Design consultancy into Design management for a Rail Contractor

Salary - £40,000 - £45,000 basic + Car or Allowance + Package

Locations - Swindon

Hybrid working, but a minimum of 3 days a week in Network Rail offices

Role Description

The Resolute Group are working in partnership with a Tier 1 contractor delivering Infrastructure projects across the UK. With an opportunity coming up in their Rail division to work under a Design Manager in delivering the CP7 framework in the Wales and Western region for the next 5 - 10 years.

Responsible for the management, coordination and integration of the Rail systems from the Design consultancy to the site delivery team. The Design Coordinator is a Project Manager for the design team, interfacing with both internal and external stakeholders. Taking a lead in meetings to ensure the design process is being delivered correctly, with any modifications undertaken, recorded and updated across the systems and associated stakeholders.

Day-to-day duties will vary but could include:

  • Co-ordinates with the design teams and other relevant parties to gather information on the coordination documents showing interface clashes with third parties.
  • Monitor and manage the Interface management, communicating any technical issues relative to interfaces from the Design to Delivery teams.
  • Participate in the resolution of any technical issues relative to the integration of systems.
  • Takes part in internal workshop/design review meetings.
  • Conducts design review meetings and drafts the minutes.
  • Follows up with stakeholders to ensure milestones are being achieved on time.
  • Ensure the work is being carried out against the agreed designs and specification from the client and contractual terms.

This is a site-based role, working out of the site offices minimum of 3 days a week with 2 days a week from home or as required by the business. This is a perfect step from a consultancy in to a main contractor, gaining more site-based experience to enable you to gain chartership.

Required Experience

  • Degree qualified, Ideal in an Engineering subject.
  • Post-graduation experience in a UK-based consultancy, Ideal Rail focused on projects be it, P-way, Signalling, OHL, Civil Engineering etc..

This is a great role for someone interested in moving away from hands-on Design or working in a consultancy environment and wants to deliver a project on site

PLEASE NOTE

You must be living and authorised to work in the UK to be eligible for this role as Visa sponsorship isn't available.

If you are interested in this position, please apply via this link or contact Phil Crew via LinkedIn or call The Resolute Group on 01332 653 911

All live vacancies are posted via The Resolute Group home page on LinkedIn. If this role isn't right for you, please follow us on LinkedIn for live updates.

All correspondence will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence.

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