Principal Design Manager

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Whether it’s improving the commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, we believe infrastructure has the power to uplift communities and improve people’s lives. Bringing together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions, we partner with our clients to turn their ambitions into action, changing the world for the better. We’re proud to be recognized for our leadership, including our No. 1 ranking by Fortune as the World’s Most Admired Company in our industry for two years in a row. Join us and you’ll become a part of a global team of nearly 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, program and construction managers and other professionals, working on projects that create positive and tangible impacts around the world.

About Enterprise Capabilities

Enterprise Capabilities is a service-led organization within AECOM enabling access to a global talent pool. With offices in India, China, Spain, Poland, Romania and the Philippines, our teams of technical professionals provide around the clock project support helping AECOM teams around the world to deliver faster, smarter and better. EC supports AECOM’s ability to work as one global team by standardizing design processes, deploying collaboration technologies, and utilizing a connected network of technical expertise. By joining EC, you have the unique opportunity to work on AECOM’s monumental projects located around the world, contributing to our mission of delivering a better world.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We are currently recruiting a Principal Design Manager with solid experience in Roads and Infrastructure design and team leading, to join our busy and expanding experienced team, with special focus on the UK market. The team provides assessment, concept, feasibility, preliminary and detailed designs on a wide range of Roads and Infrastructure Projects across the globe. Our internal clients work for private and public sector and include long term Framework Agreements with numerous Local Authorities together with Design and Build commissions for many major Contractors. Our group has an established track record of successfully delivering highways design for many years, throughout the USA and Australia, not to mention Canada or Middle East. You may have the opportunity to work on some of the most iconic Transportation projects, being part of a diverse and multicultural team.

**The responsibilities of this role include**:
+ Works with EC leadership to prepare proposals and do assessment of multidisciplinary packages of work susceptible of being delivered by EC group. Categorizes packages of work, elaborates project execution plans and in combination with Home Office defines the delivery strategy, including composition of design teams across different disciplines and locations.

+ Responsible for leading a design team (multidisciplinary) working for internal clients, integrating resources from different EC offices (India, Romania, etc.) on medium to large size Projects.

+ Can conduct none complex value engineering evaluations, determining alternative designs, materials, construction techniques working with discipline experts.

+ Accountable for the development of delivery methodologies which manage risk, maximise on opportunities for the in pursuit of delivering multi-disciplinary projects to budget and schedule for our clients

+ Initiates and directs the planning, development, and continuous monitoring of the project scope, resources, procedures, budget and schedule for the packages of work allocated to the EC group.

+ Reviews project key performance indicators and forecasts any modifications to schedules, cost estimates, and financial reports, and effectively reconciles risks to commitments that may exceed assigned schedules and budgets. Reports KPIs and metrics regularly.

+ Delivers effective communication inclusive of internal clients and team members to clarify expectations and requirements.

+ Performs quality control reviews of work developed by others. Approves and signs off on work.

+ Trains, mentors and evaluates less experienced staff (within the Delivery Centers).

Minimum Requirements

+ Proven track record of technical work on roads design collaborating with international and multi-cultural teams (+10 years), combined with project and design management experience (+3 years) on large international Roads and Infrastructures Projects.

+ Strong technical leadership of teams in the delivery of projects focused on delivering for the Client.

+ Excellent communication skills and the ability to work within teams or in a wider collaboration.

+ Experience with UK regulations and standards. Other international exposure will be considered favourable.

+ Proven commitment with Quality Control Policy and Quality Management System.

+ Experience working in the UK will be highly valua