Lead Project Engineer - CCS

Hs2 Ltd; Furnace End; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range £80k-£92.4k

12% Pension

25 days holiday

Hybrid work

Birmingham or London

Job summary

HS2 Ltd is seeking a Lead Project Engineer for CCS to drive risk-based technical assurance across design, construction, testing and commissioning. You will review contractor designs and coordinate CCS interfaces with other rail systems, ensuring adherence to HS2 requirements.

The role requires major signalling project experience, NEC contract familiarity and strong leadership. Hybrid role available in Birmingham or London, with typically 3 days in the office; salary £80,000-£92,400 plus 12%

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering major signalling/CCS projects.
• Experience across design, installation, testing and commissioning lifecycle.
• Strong leadership of engineering teams and technical assurance experience.
• Knowledge of railway signalling standards and NEC contracts.

Responsibilities

• Lead risk-based technical assurance through design, construction, testing and commissioning.
• Review contractor designs and deliverables against HS2 requirements.
• Coordinate technical interfaces between CCS and other rail systems.
• Support change management and technical approvals.

Job description

Lead Project Engineer - CCS Salary £80,000-£92,400 + 12% Pension + 25 Days Holiday Location Birmingham or London | Hybrid - typically 3 days in the office Progression: Head of roles - circa £110 - £120k + package High Speed Two Long-term Programme until

• Lead risk-based technical assurance through design, construction, testing and commissioning. Review and assure contractor designs and deliverables against HS2 requirements and applicable standards. Lead Technical Assurance Reviews and undertake targeted reviews and spot-checks of contractor deliverables. Manage engineering issues, technical risks and changes affecting CCS. Provide technical input into change management and formal technical approvals. Respond to technical queries and provide contractual engineering input where required. Manage engineering risks, assumptions, issues, departures and interfaces. Lead technical coordination between CCS and other railway systems. Manage interfaces with Main Works Civils, stations and other Rail Systems contracts.
• Provide engineering guidance on design solutions, innovation, best practice and opportunities for efficiency. Support the integration of CCS systems into the wider HS2 railway. Work closely with Commercial and Project teams to understand the cost, programme and quality implications of engineering decisions. Work with technical specialists to develop practical and cost-effective engineering solutions. Support the Head of Signalling and wider Project Engineering leadership on technical matters. Undertake delegated technical authority responsibilities within your area of competence. Support the discharge of relevant CDM Principal Designer Representative duties.
• What We're Looking For We're looking for an experienced Signalling Project Engineer / Senior Project Engineer / Lead Project Engineer / DPE / Engineering Manager who has worked through the delivery phases of major signalling projects. You could come from a principal contractor, client or consultancy background. Experience on major projects such as HS2, Crossrail, Network Rail, London Underground or major international rail programmes would be highly relevant. You should have: Strong experience delivering major signalling/CCS projects. Experience across the design, installation, testing and commissioning lifecycle. Experience leading or coordinating engineering teams and developing engineers. Strong technical assurance and design assurance experience. A good understanding of signalling standards, engineering requirements and railway systems. Experience managing complex technical interfaces across multidisciplinary projects. Knowledge of CDM and experience supporting Principal Designer duties. Experience working within NEC contracts, ideally NEC3/NEC4. Strong risk, change and issue management experience. The ability to understand the impact of engineering decisions on cost, programme, quality and delivery.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to influence contractors, suppliers and senior internal stakeholders. ETCS and ATO experience would be advantageous, but direct experience of both is not essential. Strong major-project signalling delivery experience is the priority.
• Why HS2? This isn't simply another signalling project. You'll be working directly for HS2 Ltd, providing client-side engineering leadership on the route-wide CCS and Traffic Management system that will ultimately integrate with the wider high-speed railway. The scale and complexity of the interfaces make this a particularly interesting engineering environment. CCS will need to integrate with stations, Main Works Civils and multiple other Rail Systems contracts, requiring strong technical coordination and whole-system thinking. You'll also be joining HS2 at a key point in the project - moving from scheme design into detailed design and ultimately construction, installation, testing and commissioning. There is a genuine long-term career opportunity within HS2, with progression to Head of CCS - circa £110k + package, alongside opportunities across the wider HS2 Rail Systems programme.

• Package £80,000-£92,400 salary
• 12% employer pension contribution
• 25 days annual leave
• Hybrid working - Birmingham or London
• Typically 3 days per week in the office
• Employer: High Speed Two (HS2 Ltd)
• Programme: High Speed Rail / Rail Systems
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