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Tony Gee and Partners is currently recruiting for a Technical Rail Director in the Manchester office.
About the role:
The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in the technical delivery of Tony Gee’s rail projects and the enhancement of multi-disciplinary rail capabilities at our Manchester office. This individual will collaborate closely with directors and rail specialists in Manchester and other UK offices to deliver a diverse range of rail sector projects, including renewals frameworks, Station, Depot and major enhancement schemes.
The successful candidate will be a Chartered Engineer with a relevant engineering institution and possess extensive experience in multidisciplinary rail technical design delivery.
In addition to strong technical skills, including a thorough understanding of Network Rail Standards, the candidate must have excellent communication and interpersonal abilities. They will be client-facing with strong team leadership skills and must be committed to developing the technical skills of junior staff within the group.
Main Duties
The role requires you to act as a multidisciplinary rail discipline technical lead taking responsibility for the punctual delivery of projects to high quality standards in addition to achieving financial targets; you should therefore possess effective managerial experience and suitable technical expertise.
Key tasks include but are not limited to:
* Technical design and delivery of multiple concurrent projects.
* Undertaking the role of Rail Discipline Manager or Rail Discipline Director.
* The day-to-day management, direction and training of the staff whilst undertaking your project work.
* Acting as a role model for others in the Company.
* Developing the relationship between the company and new and existing clients and identify potential work.
* Contributing to / or preparing fee budgets, proposals and resource requirements for projects under your control.
* Co-ordinating with other engineers both in the regional offices and between technical groups.
* Managing the preparation of calculations, drawings and other documents and ensuring these are controlled during the execution of projects under your control.
* Managing and liaising with clients on proposals and project work.
* Specifying and/or managing site examination and investigation works in a safe and effective manner.
* Identifying and managing risks for the work under your control to agreed acceptable levels.
Required Experience
* In-depth knowledge of Network Rail standards and detailed design experience on a variety of multidisciplinary rail schemes.
* Experience Leading Contractor Frameworks in rail sector.
* Broad relationships with key NR stakeholders.
Qualifications
* CEng + MICE and/or MIHT or Experienced near-chartered engineer with previous experience.
If you are invited to interview please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments that we can make to our process that will enable you to perform to the best of your ability.
Why Work for Tony Gee?
We are an engineering consultancy renowned for delivering complex and innovative design solutions to the global construction industry. Our people make our business a success and so we invest in your development and wellbeing providing an environment that supports you at whatever career level you are at.
We believe that there is more to a job than work. We encourage a healthy work/life balance through a wide range of social activity groups. They’re great fun and a chance to expand your professional and social networks. We also offer the opportunity of a hybrid work model where you can split your working week between the office and your home.
Benefits
* Generous company pension contributions.
* Group income protection.
* Life assurance.
* Private medical insurance.
* Social fund.
* Travel insurance.
Locations
Manchester
4th Floor, Arthur House
11-13 Chorlton Street
Manchester, M1 3FH
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