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Senior Design Manager - Rail

Mace 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom

Full-time Senior

Lead and assure the design of Network Rail project elements, ensuring the works meet contractual requirements and are safe, buildable, operational, and maintainable. Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, design interfaces, assurance processes, and design packages to support construction and the ongoing operation of Network Rail and London Underground assets.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and assure the design of Network Rail project elements, ensuring the works meet contractual requirements and are safe, buildable, operational, and maintainable. Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, design interfaces, assurance processes, and design packages to support construction and the ongoing operation of Network Rail and London Underground assets.

Requirements

  • Candidates should have extensive experience managing multidisciplinary rail or major infrastructure design projects from concept through construction, including work involving Network Rail and London Underground. They should demonstrate leadership in Network Rail technical assurance and stakeholder management, strong English communication skills, working knowledge of BIM, AutoCAD, and collaborative platforms, and hold appropriate CSCS and Sentinel cards.

Key Skills

Rail infrastructure design Network Rail technical assurance Stakeholder management Leadership of multidisciplinary teams BIM AutoCAD Collaborative platforms Project delivery Construction coordination Safety compliance Operational design London Underground standards Design assurance processes CSCS card knowledge Sentinel card knowledge English communication Strategic planning Problem solving

About Mace

Mace Consult launched as a new and independent business on 5 March 2026, through a carve-out from Mace Group. Mace Consult and Mace Construct are now two independent businesses following the completion of a majority investment in Mace Consult by Goldman Sachs Alternatives. Mace Consult will continue to grow and develop under the Mace name, leveraging the strength of the brand’s global reputation in delivering exceptional programme and project delivery. Mace Construct will rebrand later in 2026. Until Mace Construct rebrands, we will continue to post news, views and achievements from both businesses on this LinkedIn account. Learn more about the transaction and what this means for the future of Mace Consult on our website.

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