This is a unique opportunity to play a career defining role in delivering the High Speed 2 (HS2) rail network. HS2 will bring the UK’s victorian railway infrastructure dramatically into the 21st century. Wholly owned by the department for transport, HS2 Ltd is the company responsible for developing and promoting the new high speed rail network.

This role is an exciting opportunity for you to help shape the design of HS2’s railway tangible assets, including civil structures, station buildings and railways systems. Working with the HS2 design panel you will help to drive the implementation of the design vision internally. You will ensure that the quality of the design is appropriate, safeguarded and championed alongside other technical, commercial and programme requirements.

Along the way, you’ll be required to identify and establish relationships with key design stakeholders throughout the life of the design process and ensure that designs have been reviewed to identify health and safety risks.

To be equal to the challenge, you’ll hold a degree in a relevant design discipline and have a proven experience in a design management role within major infrastructure project. You will have demonstrable ability to engage with, influence, and manage on operational level internal and external stakeholders. A proven track record of delivering design excellence within a challenging programme and budget is also required.

This is a pivotal role in a fast paced programme. Above all, you’ll have the motivation and resolve to lead this vital topic area for the development of Britain’s newest rail line.

We offer competitive salaries, flexible working, a pension scheme, a salary sacrifice benefits scheme and superb learning and development opportunities.

It is expected that you will actively promote and embed equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

Closing date: 26th October 2015.

How to apply

Apply link

http://careers.hs2.org.uk/jobs/design-manager/