Senior Civil Engineer- Design Coordinator

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Job description - the role

AMS is a global workforce solutions partner committed to creating inclusive, dynamic, and future-ready workplaces. We help organisations adapt, grow, and thrive in an ever-evolving world by building, shaping, and optimising diverse talent strategies.
We partner with Arup to support their contingent recruitment processes. Acting as an extension of their recruitment teams, we connect them with skilled interim and temporary professionals, fostering workplaces where everyone can contribute and succeed.
On Behalf of Arup, we are looking for a Senior Civil Engineer - Design Coordinator for a 24 month contract can be based in London, Birmingham, Manchester or Leeds (hybrid)

Candidate Profile: Key accountabilities, skills & experience

Purpose of the role:

You will be responsible for leading the development/integration of enabling works design (including haul roads & compounds and associated earthworks, drainage and fencing) and structures design (tower foundations, bridges and culverts) into a design work package. This role will require interface with the wider AAJV design team (who are developing standard designs), and Lot 2 Partners.

What you'll do:

• Act as the key technical design interface between National Grid, WSP, and Lot 2 Partners, fostering strong stakeholder relationships and confidence in AAJV's delivery capability.
• Lead the development and implementation of route-wide design and assurance strategies across design work packages.
• Collaborate with technical leads and wider design teams to coordinate and integrate route-wide solutions into design packages.
• Drive the development of standardised design solutions to support efficient and consistent project delivery.
• Work closely with GI Leads to define and develop structured, deliverable design work packages.
• Ensure effective multidisciplinary coordination to deliver fully integrated, compliant, and buildable design solutions.
• Manage design changes to the baseline scheme, ensuring impacts are assessed, incorporated where required, and challenged where appropriate.
• Ensure design solutions meet DCO requirements while maintaining flexibility to support project delivery.
• Support the Package Design Manager in delivering technical outputs to programme, quality, stakeholder, and client expectations.
• Ensure compliance with applicable legislation, industry standards, and client governance requirements.

The skills you'll need:

• Degree in Engineering, or related discipline.
• Proven experience in developing designs for enabling works.
• Experience working across design, environmental and consenting workstreams.
• Demonstrated ability to operate in a multi-partner environment with competing priorities.
• Strong client-facing experience, with ability to influence and build relationships at senior levels.
• Ability to align technical delivery to broader programme goals.
• Experience in detailed design and technical assurance.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

About the client

About the client
Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. Guided by its values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Arup creates and contributes to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Arup's internal employee networks support their inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion - creating a space for everyone to express themselves and make a positive difference.
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