Designated Project Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Manchester; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the engineering sector seeks two Designated Project Engineers to relocate to Toronto for high-profile railway projects. Candidates should possess HNC/HND qualifications, experience in signalling engineering, and be ready to manage projects effectively while ensuring safety and environmental compliance. This role involves significant project oversight and collaboration with regulators.

Qualifications

• Experience in signalling engineering with multi-disciplinary design projects.
• Knowledge of quality assurance processes and environmental issues.
• Ability to manage safety cases for projects.

Responsibilities

• Implement rail systems ensuring compliance with legislation.
• Manage engineering activities to deliver cost-effective projects.
• Act as designated project engineer overseeing specific projects.

Skills

Signalling engineering

Quality assurance

Environmental awareness

Project management

Risk assessment

Education

HNC/HND level or equivalent

Membership of a relevant professional body

Degree-level education

Job description

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Matchtech is working with a key client to recruit for 2 DPEs to work on a high-profile railway project in Toronto.

These roles require the successful candidates to relocate to Toronto.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for assisting the project manager and team with project documentation, control, job cost accounting, scheduling, and construction supervision. The candidate should be comfortable handling multiple tasks, prioritizing effectively.

Responsibilities

• Implement rail systems and procedures to ensure a cost-effective, high-quality, safe, and environmentally responsible approach to design, commissioning, and technical activities, compliant with legislation. Liaise with regulators as needed.
• Engineer projects to client standards and specifications, ensuring compliance with company standards, specifications, and procedures.
• Manage engineering activities to deliver schemes that are affordable, meet program requirements, and adhere to safety and environmental standards regarding time, cost, and quality.
• Use techniques like risk assessment and HAZOP analysis to manage environmental aspects of projects in line with the client's policies.
• Monitor design and specialist consultants and contractors.
• Provide project management advice, including testing, commissioning, and site supervision. Ensure design and construction meet current legislation.
• Ensure internal and contractor personnel are competent.
• Review design activities and audit contractors for safety, environment, and quality management systems.
• Act as designated project engineer (DPE) for specific projects.
• Share best practices across project teams.

The Ideal Candidate

• Experience in signalling engineering, preferably with involvement in multi-disciplinary design projects.
• Technical qualifications at HNC/HND level or equivalent.
• Knowledge of quality assurance processes.
• Understanding of independent assessment arrangements.
• Membership of a relevant professional body with chartered status or degree-level education.
• Knowledge of structuring safety cases for projects.
• Awareness of environmental issues in engineering.