Assistant Design Manager - Mechanical - Rail

Laing O'Rourke; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Assistant Design Manager with a Mechanical background to join their Birmingham office. This role is pivotal in ensuring that design information is meticulously reviewed and delivered in accordance with management procedures and contractual obligations. You will support consultant teams to optimize design solutions that meet client needs while enhancing the quality and efficiency of project delivery. With a focus on continuous improvement and innovation, this opportunity promises to be both challenging and rewarding, allowing you to contribute significantly to a portfolio of exciting projects in the rail sector.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in design management from concept to handover.
• Strong background in Mechanical Engineering and construction.

Responsibilities

• Ensure design information is complete and compliant with contracts.
• Support consultants in delivering effective integrated design solutions.

Skills

Design Management

Mechanical Engineering

Project Management

BIM/Digital Engineering

Design for Manufacture and Assembly

Education

First degree in Mechanical Engineering

Other construction related qualification

Tools

Design Software

Project Management Tools

Job description

Are you passionate about exemplary Design Management?

Do you have end to end Design Management experience?

Are you considering what's next for your career?

Then we would love to hear from you!!

The Opportunity:

Laing O'Rourke have an opportunity for an Assistant Design Manager from a Mechanical background to join the team on our portfolio of projects in the rail sector based from our Birmingham office.

A Laing O'Rourke Assistant Design Manager ensures that all design information is reviewed and delivered in line with the design management procedures for completeness and compliance with contractual obligations, including factors such as programme, buildability, safety, maintenance and technical suitability. In addition, the Design Manager oversees the production, control and distribution of design information at different project stages and ensures regular progress reporting of the design is in place.

What will the role look like?

• Supporting our consultant teams to maximise their effectiveness and value optimisation in the provision of effective integrated design solutions that meet our clients our business needs (strategies and budgets).
• Maximising the effectiveness of consultant relationships.
• Reviewing design delivery to enhance quality of solutions and efficiency of design, procurement, manufacturing, assembly, commissioning and handover of total engineering excellent solutions for our clients.
• Supporting our consultants in adopting LOR's design processes, deliver with rigour and quality project management processes and to ensure effective collaboration throughout the supply chain (using appropriate tools for this including, but not limited to, BIM/Digital Engineering).
• Capturing business knowledge and capability enabling continuous improvement, innovation and improved capability towards an Engineering Enterprise.

Technical Capabilities:

• Creating and owning the design brief
• Design optimisation
• Design for Manufacture and Assembly
• Managing consultancies
• Information and Change Control
• Design compliance

What skills & experience are we looking for?

• First degree in Mechanical Engineering. Other appropriate construction related qualification plus design related experience.
• Approx 5 years' experience. Different procurement routes, different sector experience. Experience end to end in managing design – from concept to handover.

Don't match all the criteria? We are open and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning.

About us:
We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

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