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Are you looking to join an inclusive, collaborative company that is recognised as one of the UK’s most successful infrastructure delivery organisations? We are seeking a motivated and ambitious Senior Design Manager to join our team on the Wixams Station project, delivered through the Eastern Routes Partnership for Network Rail.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone eager to further develop their skills and take on increased responsibility across a highprofile, multidisciplinary scheme. Wixams Station is a new-build station on the Thameslink/Midland Main Line near Bedford, progressing under the Network Rail PACE framework and moving into the ES3 Option Selection stage. Morgan Sindall Infrastructure is engaged as the civils and station contractor, with responsibility for leading the development of the design.
Role Responsibilities
* Procure, appoint, and manage the design partner, ensuring compliance with Network Rail standardsand the PACE framework.
* Lead and coordinate all aspects of design development across the project lifecycle.
* Manageand integrate contractor inputs to meet programme, cost, quality, and deliverable requirements.
* Work closely with the Senior Project Manager and Engineering Manager to embed constructability into all design outputs.
* Proactively identify opportunities to optimise delivery, improve efficiency, and reduce project risk through design solutions.
* Oversee effective communication and collaboration between designers, suppliers, and key project stakeholders.
* Ensure all design elements are fully integrated, technically robust, and aligned with project objectives and engineering requirements.
Skills, Experience and Qualifications
* Strong understanding of the PACE framework, including stage deliverables, governance, and assurance requirements.
* Background in managing design teams and external consultancies to ensure programme, quality, and deliverable commitments are met.
* Experience leading stakeholder engagement and interface management across multiple engineering disciplines and suppliers.
* Demonstrated ability to manage design development through GRIP or PACEstyle stagegated processes.
What isin it for you?
Below is a selection of benefits that are available to you at Morgan Sindall Infrastructure.
* Generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy fivedays.
* Flexible and adaptable working
* Family friendly policies and work/life approach
* Mentoring programmes and continuous learning support
* Contributory pension scheme
* Recognition scheme and long service awards
* Car scheme and Private Medical Insurance (if applicable to role)
* We also provide the option to participate in our share-save scheme; discounts including cycle to work and gym membership; a support and advice service for colleagues and their families, and more.
About theRailBusiness Unit
Millions of people rely on Britain’s rail network to take them safely and efficiently across the country every day. Morgan Sindall helps this happen by providing renewed and enhanced rail infrastructure with the minimum of passenger disruption.
Our customers receive a multi-disciplined service covering electrification, power supply, tunnelling and a full range of civil engineering and building capabilities including structures, lineside infrastructure, and station enhancements. This is complemented by track and signalling works from our supply chain partners to provide a complete rail offering.
Our expertise is focused not only on effective delivery of projects within a railway environment, but also on minimising disruption for railway users through the adoption of innovative working practices and techniques. These include ‘live launch’ bridge construction, in which we can install bridges while allowing railways beneath to remain operational.
From landmark station refurbishment projects and platform extensions to tunnelling works and bridge launches, we have arecordof delivering rail projects that are helping to provide a rail network fit for the 21st century.
Morgan Sindall is an equal opportunities employer and has been accredited with the Positive About Disabled People ‘Two Ticks’ accreditation.We are also an Investors in People company.
Morgan Sindall is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK.
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