Contractor's Responsible Engineer - Track Construction

J. Murphy & Sons Ltd; Golborne; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Murphy is seeking a Contractor’s Responsible Engineer - Track (Construction) to lead track activities within multidisciplinary rail projects across Murphy’s portfolio in the North West and Central regions.

You will assure design development through construction, handback and close-out, ensuring interfaces with civils, signalling, electrification, telecoms and drainage are safe, compliant and fully integrated.

Qualifications

• CRE Track approval or readiness for appointment under competence process.
• Strong understanding of NR/L2/RSE/02009 and NR engineering assurance.
• Experience in design development, Form A/B submissions and coordination.
• Track renewals experience including plain line, switches and crossings, bed formation.
• Experience preparing/reviewing WPPs, TBSs, RAs, ITPs and handback records.
• Experience managing Critical Rail Temperature, track monitoring plans, ESRs/TSRs.
• PTS competence.
• Engineering degree qualified with relevant rail experience.
• Professional membership or clear progression toward membership.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate interfaces across disciplines to manage scope and issues.
• Lead engagement with designers to assure buildability and safe construction.
• Review design submissions for quality, compliance and constructability.
• Contribute to tender documentation and subcontractor proposals.
• Provide input to project execution plans and construction methods.
• Review and approve Work Package Plans, Risk Assessments and ITPs.
• Manage Track data records and handback documentation.
• Support integration with other disciplines and delivery workstreams.
• Mentor engineers and support CRE/CEM capability development.
• Attend site visits to provide practical engineering assurance.

Skills

CRE Track leadership

Rail interfaces

Site liaison

Technical assurance

Communication

Project delivery

Mentoring engineers

Design coordination

Signalling & civils awareness

Problem solving

Education

BEng/MEng/HNC/HND or equivalent engineering qualification

Rail professional membership (RailEI/ICE or progressing)

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Murphy is a leading international, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 with a purpose to improve life by delivering world-class infrastructure. Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and America, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; energy and water.

Headquartered in London, Murphy has a number of related businesses - Ground Engineering; Utility Connections; Murphy Plant; Murphy Process Engineering; Pipeline Testing Services; Specialist Welding Services; and Electrical Services. Murphy is a specialist in delivering pipelines, design, structural steel, tunnelling, fabrication, bridges and piling, and has a substantial holding of plant, equipment and facilities.

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Contractor’s Responsible Engineer - Track Construction, North West and Central Renewals

Murphy is seeking an experienced Contractor’s Responsible Engineer - Track (Construction), CRE (C), to support the delivery of track elements within multidisciplinary projects across Murphy’s rail portfolio. This is a key technical leadership role, providing assurance from design development through construction, handback and close-out, ensuring track works and interfaces are safely planned, technically compliant, constructable and fully integrated with civils, signalling, electrification, telecoms, drainage and other discipline activities.

Reporting to the CEM and working closely with project managers, site teams, designers, discipline CREs and specialist subcontractors, the CRE Track will be responsible for assuring track-related activities in accordance with Network Rail standards, Murphy procedures and project requirements. The role will require practical technical leadership, helping to manage discipline interfaces, resolve construction-stage issues and support safe, compliant delivery in a live rail environment.

A day in the life of a Murphy Contractor’s Responsible Engineer - Track Construction

• Coordinate with civils, signalling, E&P, telecoms, drainage and other discipline CREs to manage interfaces, clarify scope boundaries and resolve technical issues affecting the track scope.
• Lead regular engagement with designers to assure buildability, safe construction, installation, testing, commissioning and handback.
• Review design submissions for technical quality, completeness, compliance, constructability, maintainability and interface risks.
• Provide track input into Invitation to Tender documentation and review subcontractor proposals.
• Provide technical input into Project Execution Plans, construction methodologies, possession strategies and delivery programmes.
• Review and approve Work Package Plans, Task Briefing Sheets, Risk Assessments, inspection and test plans, commissioning plans and associated assurance documentation.
• Manage controls for Critical Rail Temperature, track monitoring and temporary/permanent speed restrictions, ensuring records are completed, reviewed and reported appropriately.
• Ensure Track Handback Engineers complete Forms A-G accurately and that handback records are suitable, complete and auditable.
• Review design and construction programmes to support integration with other engineering disciplines and delivery workstreams.
• Mentor engineers and support the development of future CRE capability.
• Support the CEM, project managers, commercial teams and site teams with timely engineering input, technical decision-making and resolution of construction-stage issues.
• Attend site as required to liaise with site managers, engineers, supervisors and subcontractors, providing practical engineering support and assurance.

We are looking for a proactive track professional who can coordinate and resolve technical challenges between interfacing disciplines, designers, site teams and specialist contractors. You will be a confident communicator, able to provide clear engineering direction and ensure delivery plans are robust, understood and aligned across all parties.

• Current or previous CRE(C) Track approval, or demonstrable readiness for appointment under the relevant engineering competence process.
• Strong understanding of NR/L2/RSE/02009 and Network Rail engineering assurance requirements.
• Experience managing design development, including Form A/Form B submissions and coordination with design consultants.
• Track renewals experience covering plain line, switches and crossings, track bed and formation, track drainage and under‑track crossings.
• Experience preparing, reviewing or approving WPPs, TBSs, RAs, ITPs, commissioning documentation and handback records.
• Experience managing Critical Rail Temperature, track monitoring plans, ESRs and TSRs.
• PTS competence.
• BEng, MEng, HNC/HND or equivalent engineering qualification, supported by relevant rail experience.
• Professional membership of RailEI, ICE or an equivalent engineering institution, or clear progress towards membership.
• Computer literacy, including Microsoft Excel and the ability to interrogate technical information using design or document management systems; AutoCAD experience would be beneficial.
• Track Handback Engineer competence would be desirable.
• Experience mentoring engineers or supporting progression towards CRE/CEM capability would be beneficial