Design Coordinator, Rail – Dublin

WSP USA; Dublin; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gymflex scheme

Flexible working arrangements

Hybrid office options

Job summary

WSP Ireland is seeking a Design Coordinator to support the Senior Design Coordinator and the wider Design and Engineering team in delivering coordinated design across major infrastructure contracts. You will act as a key contact for technical and design matters, ensuring compliance with standards and procedures while supporting procurement and programme integration.

The role emphasizes cross-discipline collaboration, safety-in-design practices, and stakeholder engagement, with involvement across

Qualifications

• Significant experience in the design of major infrastructure projects, including design and construction stages.
• Experience leading teams of discipline engineers during the design phase.
• Experience coordinating multi-disciplinary design deliverables across multiple organisations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain familiarity with design development across contracts including enabling works, civil and structural, and rail systems.
• Collaborate with integration managers to oversee contractor coordination and integration obligations.
• Coordinate input from stakeholder engagement and design teams with statutory and non-statutory stakeholders.
• Support procurement of major infrastructure contracts while considering other core contracts.
• Assist in fostering safety-in-design culture on the MetroLink programme.
• Review designs for technical acceptability during tendering and post award.
• Promote best-for-programme design coordination across interfaces.
• Prepare engineering management plans and quality assurance processes.

Skills

Design coordination

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Safety in design

Risk management

Rail sector experience

Multi-disciplinary coordination

NEC contracts

PPP contracts

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Overview

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A little more about the role…

The Design Coordinator provides support to the Senior Design Coordinator and the wider Design and Engineering team to ensure a coordinated design across contracts. They act as a key point of contact for technical and design matters for discrete packages among the technical teams within the design and engineering function, supporting the wider programme integration activities. The role holder supports in the assurance of the design, standards, methods, and procedures of the major infrastructure contracts. They familiarise themselves with the emerging designs for discrete packages developed by consultants or other contractor(s). They support the technical function by applying a cross-discipline and cross-contract lens to the client’s design and engineering activities pertaining to these packages.

Responsibilities

• Maintain familiarity with the design development of specific (station) packages across multiple contracts including enabling works, civil and structural, and rail systems and operations.

• Collaborate with integration managers in the Delivery function, and others, to support the Design and Engineering function activities in undertaking MetroLink’s oversight of the contractor’s coordination and integration obligations.

• Collaborate with stakeholder managers in the Stakeholder Engagement function, and others, and coordinate input from the Design and Engineering function activities, in engagement with statutory and non-statutory stakeholders.

• Collaborate with the Heads of Engineering and Environment for each contract and the Heads of sub-functions (e.g. Head of Engineering Coordination and Compliance, Head of Civils and Building etc.) to ensure effective communication and decision-making are applied within the technical team. Therefore, enable successful procurement of the major infrastructure contracts, while also considering the design and requirements of other core contracts throughout the process.

• Assist in fostering a strong safety-in-design culture on the MetroLink programme.

• Assist in reviewing designs developed by consultants and other contractor(s) for technical acceptability during tendering stage and post contract award, ensuring compliance with standards and constructability requirements.

• Promote a ‘best-for-progmme’ approach to design coordination issues across contract interfaces.

• Ad hoc duties for the Design, Engineering, Environment, Digital and Sustainability (DEEDS) function in implementing design management and technical assurance for the MetroLink programme.

• Assist in the preparation of engineering management plans, and comply with these plans and other MetroLink strategies, plans and processes.

• Assist in establishing strong quality management systems for the design process and work towards fostering a high-performance culture.

• Identify potential design risks and mitigation strategies on the relevant packages.

• Provide support in the monitoring and management of design change in accordance MetroLink’s change management procedure.

• Assist in the preparation of design related presentations, reports and schedules as required.

• Perform additional tasks, activities or other duties as may be required or assigned as part of the role.

What we are looking for you to demonstrate…

• Significant experience in the design of major infrastructure projects, including both design and construction stages of the project lifecycle, to include experience in the rail sector.

• Experience (which may be concurrent with above) in the design of heavy civils and structures infrastructure.

• Experience leading teams of discipline engineers during the design phase of a project.

• Experience of coordination of multi-disciplinary design deliverables across multiple organisations on complex infrastructure projects.

• Experience managing design resources and deliverable outputs.

• Experience communicating complex design issues to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Experience in the application of safety in design principles and hazard identification and mitigation.

• Understanding of the organisation of major infrastructure programmes (i.e multiple projects).

• Knowledge of heavy civils and structural design and construction activities.

• Understanding of design and construction activities pertaining to the urban realm (utilities, highway works, landscaping etc.)

• Knowledge of relevant engineering specifications and standards, IS, BS, EN, NFPA and other international standards.

• Understanding of railway systems and of systems engineering lifecycle activities including from the design and development phases into production, integration, verification, validation, and acceptance.

• Strong analytical and organisational skills.

• Ability to work as part of a team to generate coherent design requirements, interface documentation and related project outputs, liaising with other functions and departments as required.

• Ability to effectively engage with and manage relationships with various stakeholders, including client, contractors, third parties, regulatory bodies, and internal teams.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to facilitate clear and consistent dialogue between all parties involved.

• Ability to identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with the project.

• Understanding of NEC contracts and how they are managed.

• Understanding of the principles of PPP and DBFOM contracts.

• Strong collaboration skills to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams and ensure cohesive project delivery.

• Ability to develop and comply with quality assurance processes to ensure that project deliverables meet the required standards.

• Flexibility to adapt to changing project requirements and environments.

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and relate to individuals and groups – both technical and non-technical.

• Degree (or equivalent) in an engineering discipline

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

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What’s in it for you?

Work-life balance

At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community.

Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Belonging

We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote a culture of inclusivity.

Health & Wellbeing

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.

Our Virtual GP service gives you access to an NHS or Irish Medical Council GP at a time and place that suits you – giving you peace of mind and quick access to medical advice when you need it most. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.

Flex your time

To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day.

We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development

We understand the importance of development and training to you. That’s why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.

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Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.