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Senior Design Manager - Rail

Arup 🇬🇧 Manchester, England, 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 colleagues to strengthen rail design management capability.

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 colleagues to strengthen rail design management capability.

Requirements

  • Candidates should have strong experience leading multidisciplinary rail design across feasibility, scheme, and detailed design, with accountability for quality, programme, and commercial outcomes. They should have CEM, CEM-D, or equivalent experience; knowledge of Network Rail assurance processes and relevant safety and design practices; a relevant engineering qualification and Chartered Engineer status; 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 rail design leadership Feasibility, scheme and detailed design Quality, programme and commercial management CEM / CEM‑D knowledge Network Rail assurance processes Safety and design management Chartered Engineer status Leadership Stakeholder engagement Design integration Risk and change management Bid support Mentoring colleagues Strategic design capability building Project coordination Collaboration Problem solving Technical interface oversight Design review facilitation

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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