Rail Systems Design Lead – Alliance Delivery

BAM UK & Ireland; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Family-friendly policies

Company car / travel allowance

8% pension matched

Private healthcare

Life assurance

26 days holiday

2 wellbeing days

1 volunteering day

Personal and professional development

Job summary

BAM UK & Ireland is recruiting a Rail Systems Lead Design Manager for the HS2 Track infrastructure project. The role focuses on leading the spatial coordination and integration of rail systems designs across design partners, alliance members, and main contractors.

You will chair design coordination meetings, manage design interfaces, and drive governance, progress reporting, and safety assurance, ensuring alignment with client requirements and project milestones.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in rail systems design, integration, and multidisciplinary coordination.
• Experience working in contractor-led, design and build or alliance delivery environments.
• Experience managing external design organisations and consultant teams.
• Strong understanding of design management processes within major rail or infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of design, safety, and system assurance principles.
• Health and Safety in Design understanding and practice.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate technical interfaces between Track systems, Main Works Contractors, Design Partners and Alliance members.
• Support integration of multidisciplinary design deliverables across the Rail Systems programme.
• Facilitate resolution of engineering, programme and design interface issues.
• Support engineering governance and design assurance activities across the Alliance.
• Coordinate and promote Health and Safety in Design principles across all rail systems disciplines.
• Coordinate CDM processes and production of safety-related deliverables.
• Chair and facilitate design coordination meetings, workshops, and reviews with stakeholders.
• Monitor and report design progress ensuring coordination with Client requirements, standards and milestones.

Skills

Rail systems design

Systems integration

Multidisciplinary coordination

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Education

Degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering

Chartered Engineer (CEng)

ICE/IMechE/IET member

Job description

BAM UK & Ireland is recruiting a Rail Systems Lead Design Manager for the HS2 Track infrastructure project. The role focuses on leading the spatial coordination and integration of rail systems designs across design partners, alliance members, and main contractors.

You will chair design coordination meetings, manage design interfaces, and drive governance, progress reporting, and safety assurance, ensuring alignment with client requirements and project milestones.