Design Manager (PMCM Rail)

WSP in the UK & Ireland; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as a Design Manager, where you will lead multi-disciplinary design efforts on significant rail projects. This role offers the chance to work on high-impact projects while fostering collaboration with clients and stakeholders. Embrace the opportunity to innovate and enhance project delivery in a supportive environment that values work-life balance. With a commitment to personal development and growth, you will thrive in a culture that encourages curiosity and diverse perspectives. This is your chance to shape a unique career path in a forward-thinking organization.

Benefits

Flexible Working

Professional Development Opportunities

Modern Office Environment

Work-Life Balance Support

Qualifications

• Degree in relevant engineering or management discipline required.
• Chartered membership or nearing completion is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration of multi-disciplinary design teams for project delivery.
• Manage client relationships and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Drive innovative design solutions and enhance efficiency.

Skills

Project Management

Design Management

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

Quality Assurance

Education

Degree in Engineering or Management

Chartered Membership

Tools

Project Management Software

Design Software

Job description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects, and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. Embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. Experience a world of opportunity and shape a career as unique as you.

A little more about your role…

As a Design Manager at WSP in the PMCM Rail team, you will be responsible for enabling the delivery of complex rail projects of regional, national, and international significance. A Design Manager will lead in the integration of multi-disciplinary design teams, ensuring project delivery of high-quality, timely, and budget-compliant outcomes.

Our Design Managers are adaptable individuals with an innovative mindset, willing to take on new challenges and comfortable working within significant and complex projects or programmes. We collaborate closely with external clients and internal multi-disciplinary teams, utilizing WSP offices, client offices, and/or site locations to deliver projects of strategic regional and national importance.

We support a successful work-life balance and encourage all our people to embrace this approach. You will be based in a modern, vibrant office located in city centers across the UK. WSP actively supports flexible working, expecting you to be in the office at least three days a week to support and integrate with colleagues and clients.

Joining WSP offers an exceptional opportunity to advance your career, build on your experience and qualifications, and achieve your ambitions. We provide excellent support for personal development and growth within our local teams and across the wider business.

Your Team

We are a diverse, inclusive, and enthusiastic team of Project, Commercial, and Design Managers working in the Rail sector, focused on delivering solutions for our clients. Our passion is creating and shaping the built environment through tailored project delivery, striving to be the best in class.

Your Role

• Leading in the integration of multi-disciplinary design teams, ensuring project delivery of high-quality, timely, and budget-compliant designs.
• Coordinating relevant disciplines through project meetings and workshops, resolving critical issues promptly, and ensuring safety, functional, and regulatory compliance.
• Establishing robust processes and procedures to manage the project in conjunction with the client’s team.

• Technical oversight
• Ensuring design packages meet safety (Safe By Design), functional, and regulatory requirements.
• Analyzing, processing, and responding to design transmittals including drawings, specifications, reports, and other documents.

• Client liaison
• Developing and managing client and stakeholder relationships through effective listening and influencing skills.

• Quality Assurance
• Ensuring quality management processes are in place to deliver high-standard design work.
• Itemizing scope of services, client briefing schedules, documentation, and assessing deliverables against industry standards.

• Commercial and Risk Management
• Reviewing and evaluating quotations to ensure alignment with scope, budget, and client requirements.
• Managing changes and delays, resolving or mitigating issues, and improving project management processes.
• Identifying and mitigating risks related to design and construction phases.
• Handling RFIs, early warnings, and communications to reduce project risks.

• Project Planning
• Leading technical planning to ensure timely, efficient design delivery.
• Updating design delivery programs, resourcing, and instructions, with a thorough understanding of project scope and responsibilities.

• Documentation
• Maintaining accurate records and action logs, holding relevant parties accountable.
• Ensuring documentation is maintained per project requirements.

• Innovation and Efficiency
• Driving innovative design solutions and implementing processes to enhance efficiency and productivity.

Qualifications & Experience

• A degree in a relevant engineering or management discipline (such as project or construction management, engineering, science, or building).
• Chartered membership of a relevant professional body, or nearing completion of this status, is advantageous.
• ARB/RIBA/MICE/MIET/APM/PMI/Six Sigma certifications are beneficial.
• Experience in design or project management with an architectural background.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams and liaising with stakeholders.
• Experience working on significant projects with demonstrated client-side delivery (design and build).
• Experience with organizations such as Network Rail, HS2, TfGM, and other rail entities is advantageous.
• Proven ability to manage within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Curiosity, solution-focus, and responsiveness to client issues.

On-site presence required (3 days per week).

Don’t meet all criteria? Apply anyway, and we’ll see how your experience aligns with this role and other opportunities.

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