Designated Project Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Worcester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the railway industry is seeking two Designated Project Engineers to join a high-profile project in Toronto. The successful candidates will assist in various engineering tasks, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards. Ideal candidates will possess relevant technical qualifications, significant experience in signalling engineering, and a strong understanding of project management and environmental issues.

Qualifications

• Experience in multi-discipline design projects in signalling engineering.
• Membership of a relevant professional body with chartered status.

Responsibilities

• Implement rail systems and procedures for quality, cost-effectiveness, and safety.
• Manage engineering activities for compliance with safety and environmental standards.
• Provide project management advice, including site supervision.

Skills

Project management

Signalling engineering

Risk assessment

Environmental awareness

Education

HNC/HND or equivalent GNVQ level

Degree-level education in engineering

Job description

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

These roles will require the successful candidates to relocate to Toronto.

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

Responsibilities

• Implement rail systems and procedures to ensure a cost-effective, high-quality, safe, and environmentally responsible approach to design, commissioning, and other technical activities, compliant with relevant legislation. Liaise with regulators as needed.
• Engineer projects to meet 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 accordance with client policies.
• Monitor design and specialist consultants and contractors.
• Provide project management advice, including testing, commissioning, and site supervision, ensuring compliance with current legislation.
• Ensure internal and contractor design/specialist personnel are competent.
• Review design activities and arrange audits to monitor safety, environment, and quality systems.
• Undertake duties of the designated project engineer (DPE) for specific projects.
• Share best practices across project teams.

The Ideal Candidate

• Relevant experience in signalling engineering, preferably with involvement in multi-discipline design projects.
• Technical qualifications such as HNC/HND or equivalent GNVQ level.
• Knowledge of quality assurance processes.
• Understanding of independent assessment procedures.
• Membership of a relevant professional body with chartered status or degree-level education.
• Knowledge of structuring safety cases for projects.
• An understanding of environmental issues in engineering works.