Project Engineer - Signalling in Manchester

Energy Jobline ZR; Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in the engineering sector is seeking a Project Engineer specialized in Signalling in Manchester. The role involves ensuring project delivery meets standards while overseeing design, construction, testing, and safety in railway projects. Candidates must hold relevant IRSE qualifications and have a full UK driving licence. This position values equality and encourages applications from diverse backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Appreciation of Design, Construction, Testing and Possession Planning.
• Hold a IRSE Assistant Designer / Test Licence.
• Working towards IRSE Licence 7.8.110F and attain within 3 years.
• Maintain IRSE Logbook.
• Hold SWL/COSS Competence.
• Full UK driving license.

Responsibilities

• Support Project Manager to monitor progress and ensure targets are met.
• Ensure technical standards are maintained in signalling projects.
• Participate in planning and monitoring project timeline and budget.
• Act as Project Manager's engineering representative when required.
• Assist in forecasting necessary engineering resources.
• Evaluate quality and technical accuracy of tenders.
• Discharge safety responsibilities in relation to CDM Regulations.
• Maintain communication with contractors and customers.
• Coordinate engineering activities of sub-contractors.
• Review and assess engineering aspects of project changes.
• Perform duties as directed by senior management.

Skills

Design appreciation

Construction knowledge

Testing experience

Possession planning

Safe working on the railway

Education

IRSE Assistant Designer / Test Licence

SWL/COSS Competence

Working towards IRSE Licence 7.8.110F

Job description

Project Engineer - Signalling

Project Engineers duties are to undertake tasks to assist with the delivery of engineering packages on projects. The Project Engineer is responsible for ensuring that their work meets the appropriate standards and requirements to deliver projects on time and to budget.

Responsibilities

• Support the Project Manager and management team to monitor the progress of works and ensure that the development, design, construction, testing and financial targets are met and effect remedial action where required.
• Ensure that the technical standards are maintained in all aspects of signalling project work, in order that safe and successful project implementation and future reliability is achieved.
• Participate in and monitor the planning and progress of works in relation to timeline and budget and ensure that the development, design, construction and testing requirements are met and effect remedial action when required.
• Be the Project Manager's engineering representative on projects where required.
• Assist with forecasting the overall engineering resources and key skills necessary for allocated projects in sufficient time to ensure that they can be provided.
• Assist with evaluating the quality and technical accuracy of tenders and make recommendations to obtain the best available commercial award for the Company.
• Discharge safety responsibilities in relation to CDM Regulations, Health and Safety legislation, Company procedures including development of the project Safety Plan.
• Maintain a continuous communication with contractors and customers in the development and implementation of projects to ensure a uniformity of purpose and common targets.
• Coordinate the engineering activities of sub-contractors.
• Review and assess the engineering aspects of project changes.
• Perform duties as directed by senior management from time to time.
• Knowledge or experience of safe working on the railway.
• Awareness of Network Rail standards and design approvals process.

Candidate Requirements

• Appreciation of Design, Construction, Testing and Possession Planning.
• Hold a IRSE Assistant Designer / Test Licence
• Working towards IRSE Licence 7.8.110F and attain within 3 years
• Maintain IRSE Logbook and meet the criteria set out by the business and the IRSE
• Hold SWL/COSS Competence
• Full UK driving license

Randstad CPE values and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

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