Design Lead
Location - Birmingham
Salary - £84,000 per annum plus 4 weeks annual leave, sick pay and a pension scheme
Project - HS2

As Design Lead you will:

• Be the responsible for the quality of design across Phase 2 with particular emphasis on ensuring designs are developed in accordance with HS2 Ltd's requirements and the Design Vision and championing good design;
• Capture lessons learnt from the previous phases and other best practice form across the wider industry;
• Be responsible for overseeing the consistent delivery of station designs that comply with HS2 Ltd's technical station requirements
• Be responsible for overseeing the consistent delivery of designs that comply with HS2 Ltd's technical requirements for Rail Systems, including line management and support of the Rail Systems Manager;
• Be responsible for overseeing the consistent delivery of designs that comply with HS2 Ltd's technical requirements for Permanent Way, including line management and support of the Senior Permanent Way Engineer;
• Ensure safety is a key priority in all aspects of the role;
• Ensure that all designs are carried out with safe construction and maintenance as a key priority; and
• Participate in CDM reviews, etc., as required, to ensure all CDM requirements are met.
• Support the area teams to deliver value for money solutions across Phase 2;
• Oversee the integration of design interfaces across phase 2b;
• Oversee the design assurance activity of the 2b project ensuring that HS2 Ltd assurance requirements are delivered consistently by the area teams;
• Regularly report on progress, issues and programme on all of the above.
• The role will support the area delivery teams in ensuring that the OIMD requirements are met by the hybrid Bill design and through into construction procurement.
• Actively promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work, and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI;
• Manage the delivery of the design requirements by the PSC in accordance with the specification and requirements required by OIMD;

Requirements:

• Broad expertise in developing multi-disciplinary designs in a rail environment.
• Degree qualified Chartered Engineer with a demonstrable track record of succeeding in a similar role on a major rail or infrastructure project in a multi-disciplinary design and delivery environment.
• Comprehensive understanding of engineering / design matters, reporting and associated risk management.

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