Contractors Engineering Manager

York, Yorkshire

Colas USA
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To lead in the technical aspect of railway designs, in particular S&C, and to ensure that design projects achieve vertical and horizontal integration.

Person Specification
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Detailed knowledge of safety regulations.
  • Detailed knowledge of Design Standards.
  • Detailed understanding of design integration.
  • A good awareness of construction activities and the impact from design.
  • Demonstrate ability to innovate and identify efficiencies.
Key Responsibilities
  • Check or approve designs as instructed by the Design Manager.
  • Regularly update the Design Manager on survey/design progress.
  • Ensure that all allocated designs are produced in due time.
  • Ensure that robust quality controls and checking systems are in place.
  • Lead and direct the design team technically to meet all necessary project, litigated, and mandatory standards.
  • Ensure that design, construction, and maintenance risks are identified and mitigated during the design stages.
  • Ensure that Temporary Non-Compliances and Derogations to standards are obtained when required.
  • Ensure Value Engineering through particular specification reviews and engagement with external designers.
  • Ensure the interface with other disciplines is effective.
  • Lead inter-disciplinary checks and constructability reviews.
  • Attend or be represented at inter-disciplinary reviews.
  • Ensure the competence and development of designers.
  • Control the issue of designs to the client and to the production teams.
  • Adequately communicate and explain designs to the construction teams.
  • Obtain feedback from the construction teams post design setting out and construction.
  • Attend all technical and safety briefings.
  • Provide design information to the CDM-Coordinator representative for inclusion in the health and safety file.
  • Assist in internal and external audits and verifications.
  • Collate and complete as-built survey/design information as required.
What We Offer
  • Industry-leading life assurance.
  • Wellbeing Employee Assistance Programme.
  • Pension scheme.
  • Eye care vouchers.
  • Long service award.
  • Season ticket loan.
  • Occupational health service.
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Date Posted: 14 May 2025
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