Design Lead - Water Stratford, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom - Pinnacle Recruitment Ltd

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Design Manager – Rail
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Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, London, Oxfordshire, South East, South West, Surrey Our client are currently recruiting a Design Manager to lead a multi-disciplinary technical team providing safe, practical and economic designs for our CP6 Anglia Framework to a high standard of professional competence and in compliance with Company procedures.

They have been awarded the single contractor multi-disciplinary CP6 framework to maintain and renew the Anglia route for Network Rail.

This is a significant step forward in meeting their ten year plan and will help build scale, fuel and resilience.

The framework award is one of the most substantial of Network Rail's CP6 contracts following the Office of Rail and Road's final determination for £35bn of funding for rail maintenance and renewals.

As the Design Manager you will be responsible for delivering high quality designs (GRIP stages 1-8) in accordance with the budget and programme.

Manage a portfolio of design packages and the interfaces with external or in house design teams with project values ranging from £0.

Managing a team of Assistant Designs Managers and Design Coordinators
Represent the design department when necessary at internal and external meetings and, in the absence of the Lead Designer, to be the focal point of contact within the department
Liaise with other departments and project teams within the Company with respect to design requirements
Allocate design tasks to individuals within informal internal teams whilst maintaining responsibility for the team's overall performance
Ensure feedback on design work is collated and saved in accordance with procedures
Manage the preparation of GRIP stage 1-4 design (concept through to single option approved in principle)
Manage the preparation of GRIP stage 5-8 design (detailed design, construction phase design support, and project close out)
Work collaboratively with the wider engineering team, in particular the CRE's (Contractor's Responsible Engineer's) and CEM (Contractor's Engineering Manager) to ensure all designs are produced in accordance with company procedures and Network Rail standard NR/L2/INI/02009
Monitor and control cost and programme for the design phases
Experienced in managing designs within the railway environment and able to demonstrate a thorough understanding of Network Rail's standards and processes
Management skills and confident when dealing with staff, clients, figures, design issues and programmes
Computer literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft packages, including Microsoft Project