Design Manager (fonction de Design Engineer)

The Design Manager leads multi-technical study teams to deliver project requirements within scope, budget, and quality standards. They coordinate technical interfaces, manage project planning, and ensure effective communication between the project team and technical experts.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Program Manager in defining detailed technical requirements based on scope
• Organise and monitor technical requirements throughout the study
• Manage scope changes, variant studies and impact analyses
• Define and deliver study deliverables such as plans, technical notes, measurements and design specifications
• Conduct multi‑technical feasibility studies either alone or with a small team of experts
• Identify and coordinate interfaces between different technical disciplines at every study phase
• Create and maintain study schedules, ensure deadline compliance and accelerate when necessary
• Plan execution phasing while considering technical constraints and service outages
• Coordinate technical and financial estimations, monitor budget compliance and propose cost‑saving measures
• Ensure overall quality and completeness of the study and align with TUC RAIL standards
• Define team organisation, lead design‑review meetings and document outcomes
• Drive BIM processes and coordinate external study partners
• Manage multi‑technical issues during execution (unexpected events, reworks)
• Provide regular reporting to the Program Manager
• Design, implement and optimise multi‑technical study processes and capture lessons learned
• Support the up‑skilling of Design Managers and other colleagues through training

Requirements

• Master's degree in engineering, industrial sciences or architecture
• At least 8 years of experience in managing or designing railway projects
• Strong technical coordination skills across rail disciplines (track, signalling, power, civil works)
• Fluent in French or Dutch and good knowledge of the other language; English or German a plus
• Leadership, communication, pragmatic and result‑oriented mindset
• Knowledge of AutoCAD is a plus
• International project experience is a plus

Benefits

• Attractive salary with performance‑based bonus
• Meal vouchers
• Group health and hospitalization insurance
• 20 vacation days plus 13 compensatory days (full‑time)
• Public‑transport reimbursement and preferential train fares
• Company car or mobility budget
• Flexible working hours and up to three days remote per week
• Cafeteria plan for additional leave, pension savings, tech purchases, etc.
• Career development plan with training opportunities

Key Skills