Temporary Works Design Manager

FERROVIAL CONSTRUCTION (UK) LIMITED; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ferrovial Construction (UK) Limited is seeking a Temporary Works Design Manager for the HS2 Track infrastructure project. The role requires leading the design of temporary railheads and all related temporary works for a designated Lot, coordinating with civil, signalling, and other rail systems teams in a busy design phase from Birmingham.

You will manage interfaces with designers and suppliers, oversee TW competence and training, and ensure compliance with HS2 standards and safety regulations

Qualifications

• Degree qualification in civil engineering or equivalent.
• Extensive experience in design and/or engineering management for large infrastructure projects.
• Chartered Civil or Structural Engineer preferred.
• Railway environment experience preferred.
• Proven experience managing large-scale temporary works.

Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for temporary works per correct process, standards and design.
• First point of contact between designer and site team for TW matters.
• Ensure on-site TW management staff are properly trained.
• Manage subcontractors' TW procedures and performance.
• Maintain training records and TWC/TWS documentation.
• Coordinate TW design with site teams, TW designers, permanent works and stakeholders.
• Ensure design competency checks align with CDM regulations.
• Develop and maintain delivery programmes for TW design.
• Coordinate with civil, signalling and other railway contractors.
• Oversee procurement and logistics for TW designs.
• Implement CDM inductions and security protocols.
• Ensure QA by integrating supplier manuals into project docs.

Skills

Temporary works design

Design management

Interface management

Rail project delivery

CDM compliance

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Education

Civil engineering degree

Chartered engineer

Tools

BIM

Scheduling tools

Job description

Temporary Works Design Manager

Location: Euston, London

The Project

HS2 has appointed Ferrovial Construction / BAM Nuttall JV (FBJV) for contracts totaling almost 140 miles of track between London and the West Midlands. Ferrovial BAM will oversee the design and construction of the HS2 track infrastructure, manage construction logistics and support the testing and commissioning phase.

The Role

We are seeking a Temporary Works Design Manager to join the HS2 Track infrastructure project in Birmingham during its initial design phase, running alongside the completion of the main works contracts, which is currently at their busiest stage.

Works include but are not limited to a large Infrastructure and temporary railheads. The Temporary Works Design Manager will lead the design of the temporary railheads and all related temporary works for the designated section of Lot 3, ensuring compliance with HS2 standards, contractual requirements, and safety regulations.

This role involves managing interfaces with civil works, coordinating with designers and suppliers (including slab track and switches and crossings), and overseeing input from internal Ferrovial BAM JV teams such as construction, environmental, and consents.

Key responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for ensuring that all temporary works are undertaken in accordance with the correct process, the appropriate standards and the scheme design.
• Overall responsibility for ensuring the Temporary works are constructed in accordance with the design, the relevant drawings and specifications.
• To be the first point of contact between the designer and the site team for all temporary works matters.
• To ensure that those responsible for the on-site temporary works management/supervision have received the appropriate level of training.
• Responsible through the lead TWC for ensuring that subcontractors managing, controlling and constructing temporary works have appropriate and adequate procedures.
• Maintain all training records and documentation relating to TWC/TWS appointments across the project.
• Co-ordination of temporary works between the site teams, TW designers, permanent works designers, external stakeholders and other key interfaces.
• To ensure that design competency checks are undertaken in accordance with CDM regulations.
• Take part in specific production meetings where required.
• Design, Project Delivery & Planning
  • Develop and maintain detailed delivery programmes for TW design.
• Ensure alignment with HS2 Works Information and technical specifications Stakeholder & Interface Management
  • Coordinate with civil engineering teams, signalling, and other railway systems contractors.
  • Manage internal interfaces at boundaries.

• Supply Chain Coordination
  • Oversee procurement and logistics for execution of the TW designs.

• Health, Safety & CDM Compliance
  • Implement CDM roles, inductions, and security protocols for all works.

• Quality Assurance
  • Ensure compliance with design obligations and integrate supplier O&M manuals into project documentation.

Key skills and experience

• Degree qualification in civil engineering or equivalent.
• Extensive experience in design and/or engineering management, temporary works, instrumentation and monitoring, and proven track record of delivery of large infrastructure project preferably in rail projects
• Chartered Civil or Structural Engineer preferred experience.
• Experience of working in a railway environment preferred, but not essential
• Proven experience managing TW large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of railway technical standards and Works Information requirements.
• Ability to manage complex interfaces and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience of working in a cost-conscious environment
• Good people management experience
• Experience in managing designers

Desirable skills

Understanding of High Speed technical standards and Works Information requirements.

Competence in digital project management tools and BIM integration.

Negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills for procurement processes

Please note that this job description does not represent a comprehensive list of activities and employees may be requested to undertake other reasonable duties.