Project Engineer

HS2 (High Speed Two); City Of London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits fund (15%)

Job summary

HS2 Ltd invites applications for an engineering role contributing to design, CDM compliance, and stakeholder engagement on major infrastructure projects in the UK. Base salaries range by location, with additional flexible benefits funded at 15% of base pay and pensionable.

Royal responsibilities include delivering design solutions, managing programmes, and collaborating with internal teams and stakeholders to ensure value for money and adherence to regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Ability to carry out independent checks on design work and interpret technical reports.
• Strong planning and organisational skills with ability to deliver under pressure.
• Team-oriented approach with effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to resolve complex design problems with attention to detail.
• Build and maintain relationships with multidisciplinary stakeholders.
• Clear communication of complex issues to external stakeholders at public forums.

Responsibilities

• Participate in productivity management and improvement activities with supply chain partners.
• Deliver safe, affordable design solutions meeting CDM regulations and value.
• Support the Senior Project Engineer in managing the design programme.
• Inform design work with internal expertise and ensure compliance with requirements.
• Ensure design risks are considered and communicated in the design process.
• Review technical submissions and assurance of compliance.
• Engage in public consultations and stakeholder forums with local communities.
• Assist in liaising with external stakeholders and presenting value engineering opportunities.
• Support environmental design and assessment development.
• Assist consenting process documentation and provide engineering support.
• Encourage a collaborative culture and knowledge sharing.
• Promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in all work activities.

Skills

Independent checks

Planning & organisation

Teamwork & communication

Problem solving

Stakeholder engagement

External stakeholder engagement

Education

Civil or Mechanical Engineering degree

Professional membership (achieved or working towards)

Job description

Base salary Birmingham: £41,092 pa to £48,344 pa depending on skills and experience.

Base salary London: £44,380 pa to £52,212 pa depending on skills and experience

In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 15% which is paid on top base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits - check them out in the Benefits section on our website.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

About the Role

• Participate in productivity management and improvement activities both internally and with supply chain partners to develop and achieve productivity targets.
• Manage the delivery of safe and affordable design solutions that meet requirements, are developed in accordance with the CDM Regulations and ensure value for money at each stage of development.
• Support the Senior Project Engineer in managing the design programme, ensuring that deliverables are submitted to programme and informing the Senior Project Engineer of any emerging issues and opportunities.
• Support consultants, drawing on internal expertise, to inform and deliver design work that complies with requirements.
• Ensure design risks are fully considered and communicated within the design process.
• Review technical submissions and assure compliance evidence against delivery and design requirements.
• Attend public consultation and stakeholder forums, working with local communities in identifying priorities.
• Support the Senior Project Engineer in liaising with external stakeholders.
• Identify, develop and present Value Engineering opportunities and design recommendations to the Senior Project Engineer and appropriate internal forums.
• Support environment colleagues in developing the environmental design and assessment.
• Support the development of consent documentation and provide engineering support during the consenting process.
• Support a collaborative culture which enables high performance by encouraging innovation and knowledge sharing.
• Promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in your work and support and comply with all organisational EDI initiatives, policies and procedures.

About You

Skills

• Ability to carry out independent checks on a wide variety of designs and interpret and assess specifications, standards and technical reports.
• Planning and organisational skills, delivering under pressure, meeting tight deadlines whilst gathering input from other functions.
• Ability to work in a team with effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to resolve complex design problems whilst maintaining attention to detail.
• Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with multidisciplinary stakeholders, demonstrating strong influencing skills.
• Ability to communicate complex issues clearly, engage and influence a variety of external stakeholders at public forums.

Knowledge

• Degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent).
• Achieved or working towards professional membership.
• Application of engineering design principles to achieve optimal design outputs.
• Applicable UK construction regulations including CDM Regulations.
• Commercial awareness including understanding of cost, schedule and the need to deliver an integrated solution that meets all functional requirements.
• Awareness of the Common Safety Method (CSM) for risk evaluation and assessment is desirable.

Type of Experience

• Project experience of design and engineering, ranging from feasibility to detail design, working on a large, complex infrastructure schemes.
• Project experience engaging with stakeholders and the local community.
• Experience of design consultant technical management.

Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

About Us

High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK's new high speed rail network. As well as improving capacity, the new scheme will shorten journey times between a number of Britain's major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs.

HS2 Ltd will create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent. We aim to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff - living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership.

In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

HS2 Ltd is also a safety-critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others' health and safety by taking personal responsibility for working to our 'Safe at Heart' programme principles and following safe working procedures at all times.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.