Project Engineer - Civil Engineering

Mace Group; York; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking experienced project engineers to join their growing transportation division. This role offers the opportunity to work on diverse projects in civils, signaling, and electrification within the rail industry. You will be responsible for ensuring engineering excellence, compliance with safety standards, and effective coordination with contractors. The company values safety, integrity, and client focus, fostering an inclusive environment for all candidates. If you have a passion for engineering and a desire to make a transformative impact, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in project engineering.
• Understanding of CDM 2015 and CSM 2013 regulations.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate work with contractors and network rail.
• Participate in engineering assurance activities for project compliance.
• Manage engineering interfaces with concurrent work.

Skills

Project Engineering

Risk Assessment

Engineering Assurance

Safety Regulations Knowledge

Communication Skills

Education

Relevant Engineering Degree (BSc/BEng)

Chartered Engineer (preferably IStructE)

Job description

Position status: This opportunity is for a bid, so it is not yet a secured role. If you would like to be considered as we progress with this position, please click to apply.

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site.

Within our consult business, we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.

The project:

At Mace we are growing our transportation division and have a number of upcoming opportunities for project engineers in the following disciplines: civils/structural engineering, telecoms, signaling, electrification and plant (E&P), track, buildings and civils, buildings and services (M&E), Fire engineering. If you have a specialization in one of these areas in the rail industry we'd love to hear from you.

Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:

• Safety first - Going home safe and well
• Client focus - Deliver on our promise
• Integrity - Always do the right thing
• Create opportunity - For our people to excel

You’ll be responsible for:

• Co-ordination of work with other contractors and network rail.
• Liaison with route engineers (discipline).
• Participate in all engineering and development assurance activities so that they result in schemes that are affordable, and that meet programme requirements in a safe & environmentally responsible manner for time, cost and quality.
• Participate in the engineering assurance process considering safety, reliability, maintainability, ease of construction, and environmental/whole life issues. Engineering excellence is to be supported by:
• Review compliance with appropriate standards. (NR/L2/CIV/003, NR/L3/CIV/0063 etc)
• Use risk ID and evaluation methods (e.g. HAZOP, QRA etc.), as suitable, to evaluate and compare options.
• Assure (or undertake where applicable) the development of the selected single option.
• Assure (or undertake where applicable) the preparation of the full engineering assurance package required for commencement of the detailed design and participate in answering clarifications/queries as needed.
• Carry out engineering verifications.
• Manage the engineering interfaces of allocated proposals with concurrent work in other disciplines.
• Act as or liaise with the appropriate project engineer so that method statements for site works and surveys are produced and approved to the required standards.
• Assure whether contractors’ design, construction and specialist personnel are competent. (CEM/CRE appointment etc.)

You’ll need to have:

• Shall preferably be a chartered engineer (preferably IStructE) and have a relevant engineering degree (BSc/BEng or equivalent) with minimum 5 years general relevant experience.
• Able to undertake the NR/L2/RSE/02009 role of Project Engineer (PE)
• Shall have a sound understanding of the Construction, Design and Management (CDM) 2015 regulations, & common safety method (CSM) 2013 regulations, specifically the requirements associated with asset protection on third party, major and minor projects, always with the customer in mind.
• Shall have a sound understanding of network rail's requirements regarding the risk assessment process including CSM-RA.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfill all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

We are also open to discussing part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.