Senior Design Manager

at  Arcadis

As an Arcadian, you already help us deliver world leading sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. You are part of our global business comprising 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life.
Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can continue to solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

First and foremost, you share our passion for improving the quality of life through your contribution to rail projects. You are a degree qualified engineering professional with extensive experience in project and/or design management and will come to us with:

• Demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary design teams for rail projects within a design and engineering consultancy environment
• Ability to effectively implement design delivery best practice including risk and change management, project and work breakdown structure planning and establishment
• Will be well versed in modern methods of delivery including through model-based systems engineering and digital engineering processes
• Construction staging and experience would be advantageous
• Well-developed technical and commercial skills, with a sound knowledge of the rail industry \
• Established stakeholder management capability with a focus on building credible, collaborative but influential relationships both internally and externally.
• Previous experience with NSW or QLD projects will be highly regarded.

ROLE DESCRIPTION:

Due to recent project wins, we have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Design Manager - Rail to join our Sydney Rail team. This opportunity is to lead large- medium scale Rail infrastructure projects.
Reporting to the NSW Rail State Manager, The Senior Design Manager will be responsible for managing the delivery of projects to meet time, quality, budgetary and health and safety targets. Manage all aspects of the client relationship so that delivery meets or exceeds client expectations. Take a leadership role with the project team, providing both direction and technical advice and leading by example where appropriate. Raise Arcadis’ profile in the Australian rail market through client relationships and winning new work. Promote both the regional and global culture of the business.

ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Overseeing multi-disciplinary design coordination and providing technical leadership to project teams
• Attending client meetings, responding to enquiries, and collaborating across all stages of the project lifecycle
• Taking responsibility for financial and project management controls which enable monitoring, modification and forecasting as appropriate
• Managing the acquisition, deployment and optimization of resources for the project
• Driving timely service delivery including technical and commercial outcomes and undertaking reviews, ensuring delivery is above client expectation
• Ensuring that effective financial and project management controls are in place and deployed to enable monitoring, modification and forecasting of design progress as appropriate
• Communicating effectively with all stakeholders to ensure that all parties are kept informed on all relevant matters impacting and influencing project design outcome
• Driving project performance, service delivery and technical outcomes, ensuring client delivery is above expectation