Engineering Manager (CEM)

AmcoGiffen; Warrington; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or car allowance

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company contributory Pension scheme

Life Insurance

Job summary

AmcoGiffen in Warrington seeks an experienced Contractors Engineering Manager to lead the engineering function across a portfolio of rail projects, ensuring safe, compliant delivery in line with Network Rail standards.

You will manage multi-disciplinary design teams, interface with ASPRO, and drive GRIP/PACE compliance while reviewing critical documents and managing risk throughout project lifecycles.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Contractors Engineering Manager (CEM) within rail.
• Strong track record in multi-disciplinary rail civil engineering.
• Experience delivering AfA, stations, platforms and civils.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the engineering function across allocated projects.
• Oversee multi-disciplinary design delivery (internal & external).
• Act as the primary engineering interface with Network Rail Asset Protection (ASPRO).
• Ensure compliance with GRIP / PACE processes and Network Rail standards.
• Review and approve engineering documentation, including designs, methodologies and WPPs.
• Chair and participate in design and engineering reviews.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance across project teams.
• Ensure engineering risks are identified, mitigated, and managed throughout the lifecycle.

Skills

CEM rail experience

NR CEM approval

AfA/Access for All

Multi-disciplinary rail

Design management

Stakeholder coordination

Asset Protection experience

Education

Degree/HNC/HND in Civil Engineering

PTS (Personal Track Safety)

Project/Engineering management qualifications

Job description

Sector: Rail / Civil Engineering
Location: Warrington (North West & Central Region)

To support recent framework awards including Mersey Rail and ongoing CP7 work bank, we are seeking an experienced Contractors Engineering Manager (CEM) to join our North West & Central team. This is a key appointment supporting a growing portfolio of schemes delivered through Network Rail Asset Protection (ASPRO). The programme will focus on multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure works across rail, civil, and station infrastructure projects.

As Engineering Manager, CEM, you will play a critical leadership role within project delivery teams, managing the engineering and design process across a portfolio of rail projects. You will work closely with Project Managers, CREs, and clients to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient project delivery, aligned with Network Rail standards and governance processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the engineering function across allocated projects


• Oversee and coordinate multi-disciplinary design delivery (internal & external)


• Act as the primary engineering interface with Network Rail Asset Protection (ASPRO)


• Ensure compliance with GRIP / PACE processes and Network Rail standards


• Review and approve engineering documentation, including:
  
  
  
  • Designs and specifications
  
  
  • Construction methodologies
  
  
  • Work Package Plans (WPPs) and Task Briefs
  
  
  
  


• Chair and participate in design and engineering reviews


• Provide technical leadership and guidance across project teams


• Ensure engineering risks are identified, mitigated, and managed throughout the lifecycle

About You

To succeed in this role, you will be an experienced Engineering Manager with a strong track record in rail civil engineering and multi-disciplinary delivery.

Essential Experience & Skills

• Previous experience as a Contractors Engineering Manager (CEM) within rail


• Approved (or previously approved) by Network Rail as a CEM


• Strong experience delivering AfA / Access for All, stations, platforms, and civils schemes


• Proven background in multi-disciplinary rail projects (civils, structures, buildings)


• Excellent design management and stakeholder coordination skills


• Experience working within Network Rail Asset Protection environments

Qualifications

• Degree, HNC, or HND in Civil Engineering (or equivalent experience)


• PTS (Personal Track Safety)


• Relevant project / engineering management qualifications

Location

• Based from Warrington, supporting projects across the North West (Manchester / Liverpool region)


• Flexibility to travel across project sites as required


• Competitive annual salary negotiable dependant on experience


• Company Car or Car Allowance


• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with service)


• Company contributory Pension scheme


• Life Insurance


• Westfield Health Cash Plan & Westfield Rewards


• Support and employee infrastructure embedded in the business as a platform for personal and professional development creating pathways for unrivalled career development and progression opportunities internally.


• Consistent learning opportunities


• Internal development programmes dedicated to supporting the development of our colleagues and future business leaders including Purposeful Leadership, Women in leadership and much more.


• A safe place to work


• Employee forum’s that provide a platform for having your voice heard

Why Join Us?

This is a fantastic opportunity to take a leading role in a newly secured framework, shaping the successful delivery of critical rail infrastructure improvements across the North West. You’ll be at the forefront of delivering inclusive station upgrades and enhancing passenger accessibility, contributing to a high-profile programme with long-term pipeline security.

The Company

You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit. AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, aviation, waterways and much more.

Why AmcoGiffen?

We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.

Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen

We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.

We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.

Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork.

AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.

Health & Wellbeing

Operating from a people first perspective we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enrol all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24 hour, 7 days a week counselling and advice services.