Signalling Design Manager

July 12, 2018 | Comments Off on Signalling Design Manager

Title: Signalling Design Manager

Location: Tempsford, Bedfordshire

Kier Rail is looking to recruit a Signalling Design Manager who will report to the Rail Director. The successful post-holder will be responsible for the design and delivery of all projects by ensuring the effective and efficient delivery of require project outcomes by exceeding client expectations on programme, cost and quality.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Manage the design and delivery of all projects by ensuring the effective and efficient delivery of require project outcomes by exceeding client expectations on programme, cost and quality
  • Ensure all project outcomes meet the customer expectations
  • Day to day management of direct reports and providing the strategy leadership to achieve the business / contract objectives
  • Management of the design team
  • Manage risk, commercial issues and compliance processes and procedures in relation to Quality, H&S, Environmental Management and other policies
  • Create and manage a design library and tap into existing libraries.
  • Identify skill specialism and shortages.
  • Establish and manage the documentation and deliverables completion processes.
  • Verify & control status of consultants and subcontractors drawings and specifications & maintain registers.
  • Preparation of Briefs for structural investigations, surveys and monitoring.
  • Budgetary management of tender design fees and preparation of detailed design fee estimates.
  • Designer liaison including design review meetings, progress & performance reporting, and design change control.
  • Liaison with Clients.
  • Input to analytical & interpretative reports on technical and commercial factors.
  • Review of designs on behalf of the contractor, including interrogating drawings and other technical documentation.
  • Leading evaluation of added value options and participation in value engineering meetings
  • The Individual
  • Must hold a IRSE Licence
  • Computer literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft packages, including Microsoft Project

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