Design Coordinator, Rail – Dublin

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Thrive programme

Gymflex scheme

WSP My Hour

Flexible working arrangements

Chartership support

Job summary

WSP in the UK & Ireland is seeking an experienced design professional to lead major infrastructure design efforts for rail projects. You will manage station package design development, coordinate with integration managers, and engage with stakeholders to ensure cohesive system integration and compliance across contracts.

The role emphasizes safety in design, regulatory alignment, and the ability to steer multi-disciplinary teams through tendering and procurement phases, with a focus on quality

Qualifications

• Significant experience in the design of major infrastructure projects, including design and construction stages, with rail sector exposure.
• Experience leading discipline engineering teams during design Phase.
• Experience coordinating multi-disciplinary design deliverables across organisations on complex projects.
• Knowledge of heavy civils, structural design and construction activities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain familiarity with design development of station packages across contracts, including enabling works, civil and rail systems.
• Collaborate with integration managers to oversee contractor coordination and integration obligations.
• Coordinate input from Design and Engineering in engagement with statutory stakeholders and non-statutory bodies.
• Ensure effective communication within the technical team to enable procurement of major infrastructure contracts.
• Foster safety-in-design culture on the MetroLink programme.
• Review designs for technical acceptability during tender and post-contract, ensuring standards compliance.
• Promote best-for-programme design coordination across interfaces.
• Support design management and technical assurance across DEEDS functions.
• Assist in preparing engineering management plans and ensure compliance with strategies and processes.
• Help establish robust quality management systems for the design process.
• Identify potential design risks and mitigation strategies.
• Support monitoring and management of design change per change management procedures.
• Prepare design-related presentations, reports and schedules as required.
• Perform additional tasks related to role as needed.

Skills

Analytical skills

Teamwork

Communication

Risk management

Safety in design

Stakeholder engagement

Problem solving

Coordination

Contract awareness

Decision making

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Job 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, enabling 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 contractors for technical acceptability during the tendering stage and post‑contract award, ensuring compliance with standards and constructability requirements.
• Promote a ‘best‑for‑programme’ 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 with 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.

Qualifications and Experience

• Significant experience in the design of major infrastructure projects, including both design and construction stages of the project lifecycle, with experience in the rail sector.
• Experience in the design of heavy civils and structures infrastructure.
• Experience leading teams of discipline engineers during the design phase of a project.
• Experience coordinating 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.

Benefits

• Work‑life balance: hybrid working policy offering flexibility to work from home two days a week and collaboration in modern offices.
• Inclusivity & belonging: culture of inclusion and belonging, employee resource groups.
• Health & wellbeing: Thrive programme, virtual GP service, reasonable workplace adjustments, gymflex scheme, comprehensive menopause support package.
• Flex your time: “WSP My Hour” allows taking one hour each day for personal activities.
• Flexible working arrangements, part‑time options, ability to purchase additional leave and use bank holiday entitlement.
• Development and training: support for growth through training, mentoring, Chartership.

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.