Tunnel Design Manager

Your tasks

• Manage the Senior Tunnel Design Engineer(s) and own the Engineering Team's technical position on tunnel design • Review tunnel lining design, ground support systems and excavation sequencing against ITA/BTS guidance and Eurocode 7 • Assess constructability of TBM/NATM methodology, shaft arrangements and cross-passage design as applicable • Approve tunnel design review comments and TQ responses for issue to Jacobs and Construction • Coordinate tunnel interfaces with geotechnical, structures, TVS and system assurance disciplines • Chair tunnel design coordination meetings with client and monitor design programme against excavation sequencing • Escalate ground risk, settlement or safety-critical design issues to the Engineering Manager • Oversee assessment of tunnel design changes, ground condition variations and their cost/programme impact • Support monitoring and instrumentation strategy review for tunnelling works

Requirements

-Bachelor's degree in Civil/Geotechnical/Tunnelling Engineering from an accredited university; Master's degree preferred. -Chartered Engineer status (ICE or equivalent); British Tunnelling Society (BTS) membership is an advantage. -Minimum 12-15 years' tunnelling engineering experience, including design or design-review management of bored/NATM tunnels; experience on a High-Speed Rail or Metro project of similar scale is required. -Eurocode 7, ITA/BTS guidelines, ground support and lining design, TBM/NATM methodology, ground movement/settlement assessment. -Fluent in written and spoken English is mandatory; Arabic is an advantage. -Able to chair technical meetings, negotiate design positions with the Designer and Employer, and produce Board/Client-ready reports and presentations.