Engineering Manager / Senior Engineering Manager

slihrms; Epsom; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a senior Engineering Manager for UK railway systems and signalling projects. You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, coordinate with sub-contractors and clients, and drive safety, quality and schedule adherence.

The role involves managing budgets and mentoring engineers across multiple sites. You will have Chartered Engineer status, extensive UK rail experience, and the ability to deliver through complex stakeholder networks, with potential site-based and regional

Qualifications

• Extensive UK railway project engineering experience.
• Leadership experience.
• Chartered Engineer.
• Experience of undertaking CEM responsibilities on Network Rail infrastructure.
• Understanding of risk management, CDM and CSM.
• Holds applicable IRSE Licences (Desirable).
• Experience of introducing new equipment/systems onto the rail network (Desirable).

Responsibilities

• Providing leadership to and coordinating the efforts of the engineering teams.
• Fostering a high-performance culture through motivation, collaboration, and clear communication.
• Setting the safety and engineering culture for the project.
• Understanding contractual requirements and communicating to the Engineering Team.
• Focal point for technical issues/coordinating between AtkinsRéalis, Sub-contractors and Client.
• Addressing and resolving scope cost changes and schedule impact issues with the Project Manager.
• Ensuring achievement of safety, quality, schedule and cost objectives.
• Developing project engineers to grow professionally and deliver excellence, through mentoring, coaching and leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Chartered Engineer

Extensive UK railway project

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Chartered Engineer

IRSE Licences (Desirable)

Job description

Overview

AtkinsRéalis has one of the Rail industry's largest Rail Systems engineering teams. You will be part of the Engineering Management practice within the AtkinsRéalis Complex Projects business with a team of over 600 professional designers, engineers and consultants. This together with AtkinsRéalis broader cross discipline capability means engineers have an unrivalled collective knowledge to tap into and learn from. This role's Job Grade is P3B / P4B, with flexibility in location across our engineering teams in London, Glasgow, York, Birmingham, Derby and Bristol; the role is office-based and will require working at other project sites/offices.

Your role

This role is for a leader within the teams working on railway systems / signalling projects, with responsibility for all Engineering aspects of the project. Project reporting will be to the Project Manager/Director with line reporting into the Engineering Management Practice. This role will be the Contractor's Engineering Manager for the project and will provide leadership to all discipline engineers and teams.

Primary functions of the role include:

• Providing leadership to and coordinating the efforts of the engineering teams.
• Fostering a high-performance culture through motivation, collaboration, and clear communication.
• Setting the safety and engineering culture for the project.
• Understanding contractual requirements and communicating to the Engineering Team.
• Focal point for technical issues/coordinating between AtkinsRéalis, Sub-contractors and Client.
• Addressing and resolving scope cost changes and schedule impact issues with the Project Manager.
• Ensuring achievement of safety, quality, schedule and cost objectives.
• Developing and coordinating Engineering sub-contracts.
• Leading inter-disciplinary communication, activities and reviews.
• Actively managing the engineering budget.
• Contributing to project close-out activities and organisational learning.
• Developing project engineers to grow professionally and deliver excellence, through mentoring, coaching and leadership.

About you

Essential Qualifications and Experience

• Extensive UK railway project engineering experience.
• Leadership experience.
• Chartered Engineer.
• Experience of undertaking CEM responsibilities on Network Rail infrastructure.
• Understanding of risk management, CDM and CSM.

Desirable Qualifications and Experience

• Holds applicable IRSE Licences.
• Experience of introducing new equipment / systems onto the rail network.

Essential Personal Qualities

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively with colleagues and stakeholders across multiple locations and disciplines.
• Collaborative leader focused on delivering successful outcomes.
• Flexible, proactive, and solutions-oriented approach.
• Strong strategic thinking, data-driven decision-maker and problem-solving capability.
• Passion for innovation, continuous improvement, and developing high-performing teams.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

Rewards and benefits - Careers at AtkinsRéalis

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis , a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Additional information

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

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