Job Role: Assistant Design Manager

Location: Birmingham

Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 per annum (DOE)

Duration: Permanent role

I am currently recruiting for an Assistant Design Manager role based in Birmingham to help manage the design of a large multi-disciplined rail project working for a major Tier 1 company on a long-term basis.

Assistant Design Manager Summary:

As the Assistant Design manager, you will be working alongside the Project Manager/Director to advise on technical matters and provide solutions to engineering challenges. These challenges will include aspects such as Civil engineering, building works, signalling, Overhead Line, M&E and track.

You will be skilled at building relationships in order to efficient source information from the Design partner and ensure programme deadlines are met.

Responsibilities for the Assistant Design Manager:

• Establish the design check category required for each element of the design, along with the Designer and Design Checker requirements
• Complete and submit proposals for acceptance and gain acceptance of proposed resources
• Carry out Temporary Works Duties as allocated by the appointed TWC for Rail Projects – then appoint Temporary Works Supervisors and necessary
• Carry out site inspections/audits
• Visit sites when High Risk activities are taking place
• Provide Technical Support and Guidance on projects
• Attend Senior Managers Meetings and provide associated reports on Engineering Assurance and Technical Matters

Requirements for the Assistant Design Manager:

• You will be well established within the rail industry and have a proven track record of working in a design role on rail civil projects
• You will ideally come from a main contractor background
• Degree educated in an Engineering discipline OR equivalent experience
• You will pride yourself on setting standards of the highest quality

• Ideally multi-disciplined but will consider Rail Civils OR Systems experience (Track, civils, Signalling, OHLE, Building)
• Extensive knowledge of Network Rail systems and processes
• Extensive knowledge of Network Rail Design processes
• Extensive knowledge of Network Rail Health and Safety systems

What you can expect in return as the Assistant Design Manager:

• A competitive annual salary (DOE)
• Company car or Car allowance
• Pension contribution scheme
• 25 Days leave