Project Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits for a Project Engineer specializing in Plant & Distribution within a well-respected organization. This role involves leading engineering efforts in a collaborative environment, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and managing multi-disciplinary projects. The ideal candidate will possess strong engineering experience, project management skills, and a commitment to safety and environmental responsibility. This position offers the chance to work on impactful projects that enhance infrastructure while fostering professional growth in a supportive team setting. Join a forward-thinking team dedicated to excellence in engineering.

Qualifications

• Significant engineering experience in Plant & Distribution.
• Membership of a relevant professional body with chartered status.

Responsibilities

• Monitor projects to ensure compliance with standards and specifications.
• Provide project management advice for construction activities.
• Conduct audits of contractors for safety and quality.

Skills

Engineering Experience

Project Management

Risk Assessment

Knowledge of BS7671

Knowledge of CSM-RA

Environmental Awareness

Education

HNC/HND or equivalent GNVQ level

Degree level education

Job description

Scotland’s Railway has an exciting opportunity for a Project Engineer (E&P), specialising in Plant & Distribution, based in Glasgow. The successful candidate will report to the Senior Project Engineer and support a wide range of mechanical and electrical works across the route portfolio.

You will work within a team of multi-disciplined Engineers in a collaborative environment and have an excellent record of working as a team member, building relationships with stakeholders and contracting organisations alike.

You will have significant demonstrable engineering experience leading the development, implementation, commissioning and hand back of Plant & Distribution elements such as Low Voltage operational installations, Building M&E services, and Signalling Power Supply installations, with a sound understanding of the requirements of BS7671 within the railway environment. You will have knowledge of Common Safety Method CSM-RA in a railway setting for multi-disciplinary works.

You must have multi-disciplinary experience to integrate with other discipline engineering designs and activities so that they result in schemes that are safe, compliant, affordable and meet programme requirements in an environmentally responsible manner.

Please note that there are two permanent opportunities available.

About the role (External)

Here are some of the duties your role will include:

1. Monitor specific projects managed by Infrastructure Projects so that they are engineered to the standards and specification of Network Rail. Allocated design and construction contracts include reference to and are compliant with appropriate Railway Group and Network Rail Company standards, formal specifications, procedures and legislation.
2. Maintain the use of relevant techniques and procedures of quantified and qualitative risk assessment and HAZOP analysis to allocated projects and manage the environmental aspects of allocated projects in accordance with Network Rail’s environmental policy.
3. Monitor design and specialist consultants and contractors.
4. Provide project management advice in respect of all construction activities, including testing and commissioning and site supervision. Manage so that the design and/or construction elements of relevant projects meet the requirements of current legislation, including construction design management (CDM) regulations.
5. Monitor so that the contractor’s design/construction/specialists personnel are competent.
6. Undertake reviews of design and/or construction activities. Arrange audits of contractors monitoring safety, environment and quality of design, construction, testing and commissioning and management systems is adequate.
7. Carry out the duties of designated project engineer (DPE) for specific projects.
8. Identify and share best practice across the various project teams.

What you will bring to the role:

1. Relevant experience in engineering disciplines, ideally with involvement in construction and design projects across multi-discipline areas.
2. Technical qualifications to HNC/HND or equivalent GNVQ level.
3. Knowledge of quality assurance.
4. An understanding of the arrangements required for the independent assessment of work.
5. Membership of a relevant professional body with chartered status and/or educated to degree level.
6. Knowledge of structuring safety cases in support of projects.
7. An appreciation of environmental issues in engineering works.