Depot Project Engineer – High-Speed Rail (Client-Side)

CPR; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

CPR is seeking a Senior Project Engineer for a depot programme on High Speed Rail. You will act as the client-side technical lead, coordinating across design, build, and railway systems, ensuring clear direction to contractors and managing interfaces to keep the project moving through design, construction, testing and handover.

The role emphasizes cross-disciplinary collaboration, proactive issue routing, and active engagement with subject matter experts to maintain programme momentum over a

Qualifications

• Experience as project engineer on major infrastructure programmes, client-side or equivalent.
• Ability to work across disciplines, coordinating technical activity and contractor relationships.
• Strong communication with contractors, specialists and internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the contractor's primary technical contact for the programme.
• Coordinate design and construction assurance across depot scope.
• Review and respond to contractor technical queries and manage issues and change.
• Fulfill NEC3 Supervisor duties and support CDM responsibilities within scope.

Skills

Project engineering

Cross-disciplinary coordination

Interface management

Contractor liaison

Risk management

Tools

Contract administration NEC3

Job description

CPR is seeking a Senior Project Engineer for a depot programme on High Speed Rail. You will act as the client-side technical lead, coordinating across design, build, and railway systems, ensuring clear direction to contractors and managing interfaces to keep the project moving through design, construction, testing and handover.

The role emphasizes cross-disciplinary collaboration, proactive issue routing, and active engagement with subject matter experts to maintain programme momentum over a