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Are you ready to elevate your career with a global leader in infrastructure solving complex problems and generating a positive outcome on people's lives? At Ferrovial, we are not just a company; we are a community of innovators and trailblazers. Listed on three major stock markets: Nasdaq (US), Euronext Amsterdam (Netherlands) and IBEX 35 (Spain), we are also member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and FTSE4Good. We operate in more than 15 countries and have a workforce of over 24,000 professionals worldwide., including Highways, Airports, Construction, and Energy.

Ferrovial Construction is internationally recognized for its capacity to design and build civil engineering and construction projects, mainly in large transportation infrastructure. Its track-record to date includes more than 304 miles of tunnels, 11,930 miles of roads (including 2,485 miles of highways), 2920 miles of railroad lines (including 434 miles of high-speed railroads) and 16,994 miles of road maintenance and repair.

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We are now recruiting for a Design Project Manager to join the HS2 Track infrastructure project at the initial design phase which will run concurrently with the completion of main works contracts, which are now at their peak. You will be reporting to the track slab Design Delivery Director. This role is pivotal in ensuring the successful delivery of high-speed rail slab track projects, requiring strong project management capabilities. The Design Project Manager will be expected to drive collaboration, uphold quality standards, and deliver innovative solutions in a complex, multi-disciplinary environment.

Your mission

As a Design Project Manager, you will be responsible for the following:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for the Client on all design-related matters, ensuring clear, timely, and professional communication
• Prepare and deliver regular progress reports and financial updates to the client and other stakeholders
• Facilitate design reviews, technical assurance meetings, and progress meetings to keep the client informed and engaged
• Administer design contracts in accordance with NEC principles, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations and project requirements
• Work closely with the commercial team to manage contract changes, compensation events, and early warnings, maintaining accurate records and documentation
• Liaise with and facilitate communication between various design partners, commercial and planning teams to integrate those work streams
• Support the resolution of contractual issues and disputes, ensuring fair and timely outcomes for all parties.
• Lead the design process for slab track systems, coordinating with internal teams, external partners, and suppliers
• Ensure the design is progressing in line with the programme
• To manage the designers' budget alongside the Commercial team and ensure the project runs to budget

• Manage the resolution of early warnings and compensation events
• Prepare minutes, notes and reports as required to ensure effective communication and accurate records are maintained.
• You will work closely with both clients and project teams to identify and mitigate risks
• Work location London/Birmingham. Attend meetings with the broader design, integration and construction teams and client in Birmingham / London.

Department: Engineering/Design

Reports to: Design Delivery Director

Who are we looking for?

Minimum Requirements for the Position:

• Strong leadership and management skills, with a positive and collaborative approach
• Enthusiastic team player, able to listen, understand, engage and motivate, and with confidence to make decisions when required
• Strong working knowledge of NEC contracts and their application in major infrastructure projects
• Degree qualification in civil engineering or equivalent
• Preferably experience in the design and/or engineering management of Railway Infrastructure,
• Preferably knowledge of HS2 processes and standards
• Ability to work in a collaborative multidisciplinary team environment
• A good commercial understanding of contracts, procurement routes and risk management.
• Excellent communication skills, both at the personal level and more formal reporting level.
• Maintaining a professional approach with clients and their professional teams, sub-contractors and suppliers

Please note that this job description does not represent a comprehensive list of activities and employees may be requested to undertake other reasonable duties.

The Ferrovial BAM Rail joint venture has a successful history of delivering critical infrastructure for the UK on time and to budget together in joint venture partnership. They first worked together in 2010 as BFK, delivering three Crossrail contracts, including the longest stretch of tunnelling works between Royal Oak and Farringdon and Farringdon Station, the first central station to be completed on the Elizabeth Line. The team has also delivered the Silvertown Tunnel project together in East London and has been delivering excellence at each stage of HS2, such as Fusion JV for the Enabling Works packages, EKFB for the central Main Works Contract and now delivering the track infrastructure across the entire HS2 route.

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