Assistant Design Manager

BAM UK & Ireland; Kildare; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8% pension contribution

Private Health Insurance

Dental Plan

26 days annual leave

2 wellbeing days annually

Paid maternity & paternity leave

Learning & Development opportunities

Company vehicles (role dependent)

Job summary

BAM UK & Ireland is recruiting an Assistant Design Manager for a rail project in Ireland, joining the Design and Delivery Teams at the initial design phase. You will report to the Design Manager and collaborate across disciplines to develop safe, buildable design solutions aligned with the contract requirements.

You will support scheme through detailed design, provide construction-ready designs, participate in technical reviews, and promote digital construction with BIM and 3D design workflows

Qualifications

• Graduate with a minimum of 2 years working experience in a related role.
• Degree qualification in civil engineering or equivalent.
• Knowledge of design procedures and standards.
• Ability to work in a collaborative multidisciplinary team environment.
• Knowledge of the work process in design offices through successful experience in support design delivery.
• Good collaborative planning skills.
• An understanding of 3D design and BIM, with a desire to drive improvements and benefits through embracing digital construction.
• Excellent communication skills, both at the personal level and more formal reporting level.

Responsibilities

• Support the design process and interface management to ensure safe, buildable solutions.
• Work with the Scheme to Detailed Design stages and construction support.
• Participate in technical reviews and progressive assurance activities.
• Promote use of engineering expertise and modern construction methods.
• Assist in implementing 3D design delivery and BIM Execution Plan requirements.
• Monitor SHE hazards and report risks to the Design Manager.
• Support the project design programme and progress meetings.

Skills

BIM and 3D design

Collaborative teamwork

Effective communication

Graduate engineer

Education

Civil engineering degree

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Job description

About BAM

Building a sustainable tomorrow. That’s our mission and our promise at BAM. It’s how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.

We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We’re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

About The Role

We are now recruiting for an Assistant Design Manager to join our project at the initial design phase which will run concurrently with the completion of main works contracts, which are now at their peak. The team will be ready to mobilise as soon as the civil works are complete and will operate under a collaborative Rail Systems Alliance structure, designed to manage interfaces and resolve any program conflicts. The members will work together on design, access, resources, and logistics to achieve shared goals for cost and schedule.

Reporting to the Design Manager, you’ll will work with the Track design and play an important role working closely with the Design and Delivery Teams alongside the Design Manager.

What’s in it for you?

We are committed to our employees and offer strong competitive salaries along with benefits such as:

• 8% pension contribution.
• Private Health Insurance.
• Dental Plan.
• 26 days annual leave, incremental with years service.
• 2 Wellbeing days annually.
• Paid maternity & paternity leave.
• Learning & Development opportunities - internal progression is encouraged and fostered.
• Company vehicles (role dependent).
• .....and many more great perks.

Making Possible

• Support and promote best practice in health, safety, sustainability, cost, time, buildability and appropriate quality matters.
• Support the Design Manager with the design process to ensure that the design solution developed for each element of the depot is safe, efficient to build, compliant with the contract Specification and delivered to schedule within budget.
• Work with the Design Team from the Scheme Design through Detailed Design, construction support and As-Built stages, in accordance with the Works Information and HS2 assurance processes.
• Participates in technical reviews (IDC / IDR), progressive assurance activities and CDM compliance, escalating strategic or high-risk matters to the Design Mgr as appropriate.
• Support and promote use of engineering expertise and modern methods of construction to add value to design development.
• Support the Design Manager with the implementation of 3D design delivery strategy to inform and deliver the project BIM Execution Plan (BEP) requirements.
• Help develop and maintain an awareness of SHE hazards and associated risks and demonstrate a commitment to eliminate or minimise those risks.
• Support the design programme, monitoring and reporting via programme updates, trackers & progress meetings.
• Identifying opportunities to improve the design by considering how to improve safety, incorporate buildability, improve quality, and provide best value compliant solutions.
• Support both the Design Manager and the Design team on various duties related to the project.
• Ad hoc duties as required.

What do you bring to the role?

• Graduate with a minimum of 2 years working experience in a related role.
• Degree qualification in civil engineering or equivalent
• Knowledge of design procedures and standards.
• Ability to work in a collaborative multidisciplinary team environment
• Knowledge of the work process in design offices through successful experience in support design delivery.
• Good collaborative planning skills.
• An understanding of 3D design and BIM, with a desire to drive improvements and benefits through embracing digital construction.
• Excellent communication skills, both at the personal level and more formal reporting level.

BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at any time you feel we need to do something to make it more accessible to you, do not hesitate to let us know.