Design Manager – Tunnel Package

Overview

In this senior role you lead the multidisciplinary design for the Lower Thames Crossing tunnel package, guiding civil, structural, geotechnical and M&E interfaces to meet programme and technical requirements. You will coordinate with clients, designers and sub-consultants from Paris, with weekly travel to London, to deliver a complex, two-tunnel package. The position combines leadership, design integration and risk management to shape a major green infrastructure project. You’ll work within an inclusive program team to drive delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the multidisciplinary design of the Lower Thames Crossing Tunnel Package
• Direct the design of two bored road tunnels, cross passages and underground structures
• Coordinate ground improvement and geotechnical works
• Integrate M&E and tunnel systems with civil/structural design
• Ensure cross-discipline coordination across civil, structural, geotechnical, M&E and systems
• Manage key design interfaces, programme, deliverables and technical reviews
• Lead the Paris-based DT design team with clear priorities and direction
• Coordinate specialist sub-consultants and inputs
• Collaborate with project partners to ensure integrated design across the programme
• Present developing design to client and secure review, acceptance and sign-off
• Ensure design rigorousness and compliance with project requirements and standards
• Identify and mitigate design risks and resolve technical issues
• Provide clear reporting on progress, risks and decisions to leadership and client
• Undertake other reasonable duties

Key requirements

• Approximately 10–15 years’ experience in major infrastructure projects
• Significant experience in engineering design or design management
• Experience leading or coordinating multidisciplinary design teams
• Strong understanding of civil, structural, geotechnical, M&E interfaces
• Experience managing complex design packages and interfaces
• Experience working with clients, contractors, designers and consultants in complex environments
• Strong client-facing capability for presenting designs and decisions
• Strong leadership and ability to direct multidisciplinary teams
• Excellent organisational, communication and stakeholder-management skills
• Fluent English; working French at a Paris-based environment

• leadership
• stakeholder-management
• clear communication
• multidisciplinary design coordination
• civil and structural design
• geotechnical design

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