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Senior Design Manager - Rail

Arup 🇬🇧 Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom

Full-time

Lead and integrate multidisciplinary design delivery on complex UK rail projects, coordinating engineering activities, deliverables, interfaces, assurance, risks, changes, and design reviews. Serve as a key client and delivery-partner contact, support bids and work-winning, and mentor design managers and engineering colleagues.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and integrate multidisciplinary design delivery on complex UK rail projects, coordinating engineering activities, deliverables, interfaces, assurance, risks, changes, and design reviews. Serve as a key client and delivery-partner contact, support bids and work-winning, and mentor design managers and engineering colleagues.

Requirements

  • Candidates should have substantial experience leading multidisciplinary rail design across feasibility, scheme, and detailed design, with accountability for quality, programme, and commercial outcomes. A relevant engineering qualification and Chartered Engineer status are required, alongside CEM or equivalent experience, knowledge of Network Rail assurance processes and relevant safety and design management practices, and strong leadership and stakeholder skills.

Benefits

  • Competitive Pay
  • Profit Sharing
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Life Assurance
  • Accident Insurance
  • Income Protection
  • Flexible Benefits
  • Health and Wellbeing Support
  • Learning Opportunities

Key Skills

Multidisciplinary design leadership Rail infrastructure design Feasibility studies Scheme design Detailed design Design assurance Risk management Change management Design reviews Stakeholder engagement Bid support Work‑winning strategy Mentoring design managers Engineering coordination Project delivery Chartered Engineer status CEM certification Network Rail processes Safety compliance Design management Team leadership Communication Strategic planning Collaboration tools Problem solving

About Arup

We guide, plan and design the future of the built environment. As a global consultancy with extensive technical and advisory expertise, we bring a Total Design approach to our work with our clients. This is how we shape a better world.

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