Responsibilities
RESPONSIBILITIES
Project and Technical Delivery
- Lead the management of designs through all design stages, ensuring coordinated designs are produced across discipline teams
- Presenting design outputs in a clear and precise manner
- Take a strategic lead role on large multi-disciplinary projects as well as providing bespoke design solutions to niche and architectural led concept designs
- Manage design interfaces across multidisciplinary project teams
- Engage with the Complimentary Resource Centres (CRCs) to ensure that communication and design processes are continually improved
- Continual and early communication of progress and issues with wider project team (e.g. EWN, etc)
- Familiarisation with project relevant standards, ideally including metro design standards for sub-surface stations
- Own and effectively manage scope delivery to budget and programme
- Form strong working relationships with other WSP disciplines, external design consultants, stakeholders and clients
- Provide leadership and guidance in the successful delivery of projects, ensuring client satisfaction
- Manage project risk
Key Competencies / Skills
Strong experience working on metro schemes and station design, ideally including sub-surface metrosA proven track record of successful design delivery, in particular taking designs from concept / preliminary stage to tender / reference design, to support Clients' procurement of ContractorsThe ability to make a difference, pro-actively manage requirements and risks and influence others to deliver successfullyExcellent inter-personal skills, with good leadership capable of communicating effectively with other members of the project team, stakeholders & ClientsPreferred Chartered status with a relevant globally recognised professional institutionExperience of operating as a lead client contact for consultancy services and the fostering of excellent relationships with Clients and co-professionalsTechnical Experience (e.g. Areas, Software)
International experience in leading multidisciplinary teams producing, checking and coordinating designs through the entire design and construction cycle for projectsAbility to lead teams to produce high quality coordinated design solutionsTechnical focus on the delivery of the technical design reports, drawings and specifications to the required regulations and quality standardsProvide technical solutions on projectsGood knowledge of H&S legislation, Safe by Design principles and Railway safetyInitiate and participate in design peer reviews in alignment with the QMS systemProvide support and guidance to Technical Working Group (TWG)Keep up to date with industry developments with respect to own discipline and understand and appreciate the basic technical principles and drivers of other disciplinesA strong fundamental understanding of all aspects of design and engineering management on Metro projects (design delivery, information management, engineering assurance, systems engineering, systems assurance, etc)Review the Design and Engineering Management Plan and other related project documents and requirementsSupport development and implementation of project processes (e.g. engineering assurance, meeting schedules, interface management, design decision logs, etc)Support development of guidance documentsCoordinate information sharingLead coordination meetingsExperienced in discipline and industry specific softwareOther
People and Team LeadershipClient RelationshipsCollaboration & TeamworkCommercial AcumenTechnical Capability & DeliveryAdaptability & LearningQualifications
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of TechnologyRelevant professional qualificationShow more
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Skills Required
H S legislation, Discipline and industry specific software, Railway safety, Safe by Design principles, Design delivery, Technical design reports, Metro schemes, Station design