Design Coordinator or Design Manager

AmcoGiffen; Cumbernauld; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary negotiable

Company car or car allowance

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Up to 3 volunteer days

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Health Cash Plan & Rewards

Job summary

AmcoGiffen seeks an experienced Design Coordinator/Manager to lead design activities for rail and civil projects. You will oversee design progress, manage changes, and coordinate with stakeholders across multiple teams on complex, multi-disciplinary works.

Join a dynamic, fast-paced environment delivering infrastructure with a focus on safety, quality and on-time delivery. The role offers development opportunities and exposure to major national schemes.

Qualifications

• Degree in rail or civil engineering.
• Chartered Engineer status or nearing Chartered.
• Experience as Design Coordinator in rail contracting.
• Understanding of design delivery processes and management of design consultants.
• Commercial awareness of design contracts.
• Familiarity with CDM regulations.

Responsibilities

• Design Oversight: monitor design progress against schedule and budget.
• Change Management: review and approve or disapprove design change orders.
• Liaison and Reporting: provide progress reports to multiple teams.
• Subcontract Administration: manage design subcontract and invoices.
• Design Submission Coordination: ensure timely submission of design documents.
• Risk Identification: document changes and orders.
• Constructability Reviews: support value engineering and contractor preferences.
• Continuous Improvement: promote best practices in design coordination.
• Project Close-Out Support: assist in handback and close-out.

Skills

Design oversight

Contract management

Stakeholder liaison

Risk assessment

Constructability reviews

Education

Civil/rail engineering degree

Chartered Engineer status (or near)

Job description

• Competitive salary negotiable based on experience.
• 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, with increasing leave based on service.
• Company contributory pension scheme.
• Life insurance coverage.
• Internal development programmes dedicated to supporting the development of our colleagues and future business leaders including Purposeful Leadership, Women in leadership and much more.
• Strong infrastructure for personal and professional development with clear pathways for progression.
• Consistent learning and development opportunities.
• Commitment to a safe working environment.
• Employee forums that encourage open communication and feedback.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary negotiable based on experience.
• Company car or car allowance.
• 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, with increasing leave based on service.
• Up to 3 volunteer days.
• Company contributory pension scheme.
• Life insurance coverage.
• Medicash Health Cash Plan & Rewards program.
• Internal development programmes dedicated to supporting the development of our colleagues and future business leaders including Purposeful Leadership, Women in leadership and much more.
• Strong infrastructure for personal and professional development with clear pathways for progression.
• Consistent learning and development opportunities.
• Commitment to a safe working environment.
• Employee forums that encourage open communication and feedback.

Sector: Rail & Civils

Location: Cumbernauld, Scotland

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Design Coordinator or Design Manager to join our dynamic projects and maintenance teams focused on rail and civil engineering works. This role offers an opportunity for the right candidate to advance their professional development while contributing to a variety of exciting and complex multi-disciplinary civil engineering projects.

About Us

AmcoGiffen delivers maintenance frameworks, capital delivery and complex civil engineering across the UK, including bridge reconstruction, environmental infrastructure, highways, tunnels, station works, lineside civils and utility installations. Our clients include Local Authorities, Network Rail, energy companies and environmental organisations.

Join our dynamic, fast-paced environment working on multi-disciplinary projects for a diverse range of clients. Our project portfolio includes:

• Highways & Roads
• Under bridges, Overbridges & Footbridges
• Tunnels & Station Infrastructure
• Flood Alleviation & Repairs
• Earthworks & Embankments
• Lineside Civils, Cabling, Trough Routes & Telecoms

Key Responsibilities

• Design Oversight: Monitor and oversee design progress against schedule and budget, implementing corrective measures for any identified issues.
• Change Management: Review, negotiate, and recommend approval or disapproval of design change orders while ensuring compliance with scope adjustments.
• Liaison and Reporting: Establish formal communication with and provide progress reports to Design, Business Development, Estimating, Planning, Operations, and Commercial teams.
• Subcontract Administration: Manage design subcontract including processing monthly invoices for payment and coordinating design incentive/disincentive programs.
• Design Submission Coordination: Ensure timely and accurate submission of design documents for owner approval and facilitate resolution of design issues.
• Risk Identification: Identify changes in scope and document necessary change orders, including early warning and change instruction documentation.
• Constructability Reviews: Collaborate in the review of constructability, value engineering, and contractor preferences throughout the project lifecycle.
• Continuous Improvement: Promote a culture of continuous improvement and best practices in design coordination.
• Project Close-Out Support: Assist in the project handback process to ensure a smooth close-out of projects.

Qualifications

• Educational Background: A degree in a rail or civil engineering discipline.
• Professional Membership: Membership of an Engineering Institution providing Chartered Engineer status (or nearing this status).
• Relevant Experience: Prior experience as a Design Coordinator within a rail contracting environment, particularly in civil engineering.
• Process Understanding: Comprehensive understanding of design delivery processes and the management of design consultants.
• Commercial Acumen: Strong grasp of commercial engagement and contractual management related to design consultancy.
• Regulatory Knowledge: Familiarity with CDM regulations and understanding the roles of designers and principal contractors.

Join us in shaping the future of rail and civil engineering! If you have the expertise and ambition to contribute to a thriving team,

Why AmcoGiffen?

You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit.

AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, aviation, waterways and much more.

Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen

We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.

We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.

Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork.

AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.

Health & Wellbeing

Operating from a people first perspective we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enrol all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24 hour, 7 days a week counselling and advice services.