Location
Euston, London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Join Ferrovial: Where Innovation Meets Opportunity. 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. Ferrovial is leading the development of the New Terminal One at JFK International Airport and operates in more than 15 countries with over 22,000 professionals worldwide. Our business units include Highways, Airports, Construction, and Energy, with Ferrovial Construction internationally recognized for designing and building large transportation infrastructure projects.

The HS2 project has appointed Ferrovial Construction / BAM Nuttall JV (FBJV) for contracts totaling almost 140 miles of track between London and the West Midlands. Ferrovial BAM will oversee the design and construction of the HS2 track infrastructure, manage construction logistics, and support the testing and commissioning phase.

We are seeking a Temporary Works Design Manager to join the HS2 Track infrastructure project in Birmingham during its initial design phase, running alongside the completion of the main works contracts at their busiest stage. Works include a large infrastructure and temporary railheads. The Temporary Works Design Manager will lead the design of the temporary railheads and all related temporary works for the designated section of Lot 3, ensuring compliance with HS2 standards, contractual requirements, and safety regulations.

This role involves managing interfaces with civil works, coordinating with designers and suppliers (including slab track and switches and crossings), and overseeing input from internal Ferrovial BAM JV teams such as construction, environmental, and consents.

Key Responsibilities
- Ensure all temporary works comply with correct processes, appropriate standards, and scheme design.
- Ensure temporary works are constructed according to design, drawings, and specifications.
- Act as first point of contact between designers and site teams for all temporary works matters.
- Ensure on-site temporary works management/supervision teams receive appropriate training.
- Oversee subcontractors’ procedures for managing, controlling, and constructing temporary works.
- Maintain training records and documentation relating to Temporary Works Coordinator (TWC) and Temporary Works Supervisor (TWS) appointments.
- Coordinate temporary works between site teams, temporary works designers, permanent works designers, external stakeholders, and other key interfaces.
- Ensure design competency checks are undertaken in accordance with CDM regulations.
- Participate in production meetings as required.
- Develop and maintain detailed delivery programmes for temporary works design.
- Ensure alignment with HS2 Works Information and technical specifications.
- Coordinate with civil engineering teams, signalling, and other railway systems contractors.
- Manage internal interfaces at boundaries.
- Oversee procurement and logistics for execution of temporary works designs.
- Implement CDM roles, inductions, and security protocols.
- Ensure compliance with design obligations and integrate supplier O&M manuals into project documentation.

Experience
- Degree qualification in civil engineering or equivalent.
- Extensive experience in design and/or engineering management, temporary works, instrumentation and monitoring.
- Proven track record of delivery of large infrastructure projects, preferably rail projects.
- Chartered Civil or Structural Engineer preferred.
- Experience working in a railway environment preferred but not essential.
- Proven experience managing temporary works on large-scale infrastructure projects.
- Strong understanding of railway technical standards and Works Information requirements.
- Ability to manage complex interfaces and multi-disciplinary teams.
- Experience working in a cost-conscious environment.
- Good people management experience.
- Experience managing designers.

About You
- Strong leadership and communication skills.
- Ability to coordinate and collaborate with multiple stakeholders.
- Detail-oriented with a focus on safety and compliance.
- Proactive problem solver with negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Competent in digital project management tools and BIM integration (desirable).
- Understanding of High Speed technical standards and Works Information requirements (desirable).

Qualifications
- Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
- Chartered status preferred but not essential.