Design Interface Manager

Arcadis

About The Position

Arcadis is seeking a skilled Design Interface Manager to support the Fraser River Tunnel Project (FRTP), a complex infrastructure initiative requiring seamless coordination across multiple engineering disciplines. In this role, you will be responsible for managing the design interfaces throughout the project lifecycle, with a particular focus on developing and implementing the technical definition process. Your expertise will ensure that all interface requirements are clearly defined, documented, and integrated into the project’s design solutions, supporting the successful delivery of a coordinated and constructible tunnel design. In this position, you will lead and supervise the Zone Management team, overseeing requirements management and cross-discipline interface coordination. You will be accountable for establishing the cross-discipline interface requirements, ensuring their alignment and integration across all design teams. Conducting thorough technical reviews, you will facilitate collaboration between engineering disciplines and drive the resolution of interface issues, supporting both quality and project schedule objectives. Your leadership will be instrumental in coordinating technical inputs, maintaining robust interface management processes, and upholding Arcadis’ standards of excellence on the FRTP.

Requirements

15+ years relevant experience
Professional Engineering License
Proven experience in the design of multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects
Demonstrated multi-disciplinary engineering management experience
Demonstrated experience in the interface and interface management of multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects

Responsibilities

Lead and supervise adherence to project requirements, with a strong focus on cross-discipline interface management.
Provide technical guidance and support throughout the design process, ensuring timely delivery of outputs from all disciplines and the development of integrated solutions.
Help develop and maintain the Interface Management Plan, establishing processes to manage technical interfaces during the design phase.
Lead the application of these processes, as well as managing the technical coordination of the Consultant’s design with both internal teams and external stakeholders.
Establish and maintain a comprehensive Technical Interface Register and associated Technical Interface Matrix, ensuring these are kept up-to-date as new information is received or disseminated through formal communications such as Technical Queries (TQs).
Identify all internal technical interfaces relevant to the Consultant’s scope and ensure clear, consistent sharing of information between all involved disciplines.
Define interface requirements and developing a coordinated interface schedule with clear milestones will be essential to tracking the progress of design integration, monitoring issues, and ensuring their timely closure.
Ensure accurate documentation and status logging of interface issues, while facilitating the resolution process through regular coordination with Discipline Technical Leads, Package Owners, and the Design Manager, particularly in relation to specific project requirements such as those set by DEWA.
Represent the project in key design and technical meetings with stakeholders and during third-party reviews as needed.
Organize and participate in design coordination meetings and workshops, both internally and across disciplines, will be crucial to expediting necessary inputs and resolving interface issues.
Drive consistency in documentation across design packages, lead interdisciplinary reviews, and escalate unresolved issues promptly to the design manager or director.
Undertake functional and technical reviews of design packages before release, coordinating with the System Assurance Team on safety assessments related to interfaces, and ensuring all design teams provide the required inputs as per the agreed program.
Guide and liaise with the Systems Requirements Manager, ensuring compliance with the Design Management Plan, Project Management Plan, and Quality Management protocols.
Drive effective coordination, integration, and quality assurance across all design and interface management activities.