Design Manager (Kano-Maradi Railway Project)
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Mota-Engil Group is recruiting a Design Manager for the Kano-Maradi Railway Project in Kano, Nigeria. The role involves leading multidisciplinary engineering and design activities for a major railway corridor including stations, bridges, signaling, telecommunications, and rail systems. The Design Manager will coordinate design teams, ensure compliance with Nigerian and international standards, manage stakeholder relationships, and oversee design quality assurance.
- Lead multidisciplinary engineering design for a major railway corridor project
- Coordinate civil, structural, geotechnical, signaling, and telecommunications design
- Interface with Federal Ministry of Transportation and regulatory authorities
- Ensure compliance with Nigerian standards and international railway standards
- Manage design quality control, schedules, and stakeholder communications
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Design Manager (Kano-Maradi Railway Project) at Mota-Engil Group ⏲ Aug 4, 2026, 1:09 PM ⋕ View all Real Estate jobs Today, the Mota-Engil Group, incorporated in 1946, is a multinational with operations in the segments of Engineering and Construction, Environment and Services, Transport concession, energy and mining. Leader in Portugal with a consolidated position in the ranks of the 30 largest European construction Groups and the World Top 100, Mota-Engil is making its mark in 28 countries across Europe, Africa, and Latin America. With holdings in approximately 300 companies, Mota-Engil takes a unique and integrated strategic approach for the future: a Group more international, innovative, and competitive on a worldwide scale. We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Design Manager (Kano-Maradi Railway Project) Location : Kano Mission The project comprises a major railway corridor with stations, bridges, culverts, maintenance facilities, freight yards, and rail systems infrastructure. The Design Manager is responsible for leading, coordinating, reviewing, and controlling all multidisciplinary engineering and design activities related to the Kano-Maradi Railway Project, ensuring that the railway infrastructure, stations, structures, track systems, signaling, telecommunications, electrical, mechanical, geotechnical, and associated facilities are designed in compliance with contractual requirements, client specifications, Nigerian standards, international railway standards, lender requirements, project schedules, and budget constraints. The Design Manager serves as the primary interface between the Project Team, Client, Design Consultants, Independent Engineers, Regulatory Authorities, and Construction Teams to ensure that design solutions are technically sound, constructible, cost-effective, sustainable, and delivered in alignment with project objectives. Key Responsibilities: Design Leadership: Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams; Ensure integration between civil, structural, geotechnical, architectural, railway systems, MEP, signaling, telecommunications, and environmental designs; Lead and manage all design activities for the railway project; Develop and implement the overall design management strategy; Establish design priorities and technical standards. Design Planning and Control: Monitor progress against engineering milestones; Develop and maintain the design schedule; Coordinate design deliverables with construction requirements; Identify design risks and implement mitigation measures; Ensure timely submission of design packages to the Client and Engineer. Technical Management: Resolve complex engineering issues. Manage design interfaces between disciplines and contractors; Review value engineering proposals and optimization opportunities; Review and approve engineering calculations, drawings, specifications, and technical reports; Verify compliance with project technical requirements: and contractual obligations; Railway Systems Integration Oversee engineering coordination for: Signaling systems; Telecommunications systems; Stations and ancillary buildings; Permanent way and track design; Bridges and structures; Earthworks and drainage; Power supply systems; Depot and maintenance facilities; Freight yards and operational facilities; The railway includes numerous bridges, culverts, stations, rail infrastructure, maintenance facilities, and operational systems requiring coordinated design management. Stakeholder Management: Act as the focal point for all design-related communications; Manage relationships with: Independent Consultants; Federal Ministry of Transportation; Supervising Engineers; Lenders and Technical Advisors. Regulatory Authorities; Design Consultants; Participate in technical meetings and design review sessions. Design Quality Assurance: Establish document review and approval workflows; Implement design quality control processes; Manage non-conformities and design change requests; Coordinate multidisciplinary design reviews; Ensure compliance with ISO and project quality management systems; Construction Support: Coordinate responses to site engineering issues; Support commissioning and testing activities. Provide technical support during construction; Review Requests for Information (RFIs); Manage design clarifications and revisions; Change Management: Assess technical and commercial impacts of design changes; Obtain required approvals before implementation. Maintain design registers and revision histories; Control design modifications; Budget and Resource Management: Monitor engineering expenditures; Optimize engineering costs while maintaining quality and safety standards. Plan and allocate design resources effectively; Manage design budgets and consultant contracts; Environmental and Social Compliance: Support incorporation of mitigation measures into engineering designs. Ensure design compliance with: Lender standards (AfDB, EBRD, IFC and equivalent); Sustainability and climate resilience requirements. Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) requirements; Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS) requirements; Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Compliance with project budget; Number of unresolved design interfaces; Client approval rate of submitted designs; Engineering productivity index. Percentage reduction in design-related construction rework; Technical risk closure rate; Number of approved designs submitted on time; Design change turnaround time; Design-related non-conformities; Design deliverables completed on schedule; Qualifications Education: Master's degree is an advantage. Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Railway Engineering, Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or related discipline; Professional Registration: Professional Engineering Membership; COREN Registered Engineer; PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management certification is desirable. Experience: Minimum of10 years in major infrastructure projects; Experience: working on internationally financed infrastructure projects is preferred. Minimum of 5 years in railway, metro, transportation, or large linear infrastructure projects; Experience: with EPC and Design-Build contracts; Proven experience: managing multidisciplinary design teams; Minimum of 15 years of engineering experience; Technical Competencies: Contract management; Construction methodology; Railway engineering design; Project controls; AutoCAD, Civil 3D, MicroStation, OpenRail or equivalent; BIM and digital engineering; Design management; Quality management systems. Risk management; Systems integration; Value engineering; Behavioral Competencies: Leadership and team management; Strong communication and presentation skills. Strategic thinking; High ethical standards; Stakeholder engagement; Problem solving and decision making; Results orientation; Negotiation and influencing skills; Authority Level The Design Manager has authority to: Escalate design risks to project leadership; Recommend engineering consultant appointments and performance evaluations. Coordinate and direct multidisciplinary design teams; Initiate design reviews; Recommend design approvals; Approve technical submissions within delegated authority; How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply online View all Jobs in Nigeria Kano State Design Manager job vacancies in Nigeria