Rail Project Engineer - Civils

Mace; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy is looking for Project Engineers to join their growing transportation division in Manchester. Ideal candidates will have relevant engineering degrees, five years+ experience, and be chartered engineers. Responsibilities include coordinating with contractors, managing risk assessments, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations, fostering an opportunity for impactful work in a dynamic environment. Part-time and hybrid working options are available.

Qualifications

• Chartered engineer status (preferably IStructE) beneficial.
• Minimum 5 years engineering experience required.
• Understanding of CDM 2015 and CSM 2013 regulations essential.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate work with contractors and network rail.
• Participate in engineering assurance activities.
• Manage engineering interfaces and verifications.

Skills

Engineering coordination

Safety compliance

Project management

Risk assessment

Education

BSc/BEng in Engineering

Job description

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 ourstrategy 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 opportunities for project engineers in the following disciplines:

• Geotechnical
• Fire Engineering
• Telecommunications
• Signalling
• Electrification (E&P / OLE)
• Track
• Buildings M&E

If you have a specialisation in one of these areas in the Network 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.
• Liaising with route engineers (discipline).
• Participating 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.
• Participating in the engineering assurance process considering safety, reliability, maintainability, ease of construction, and environmental/whole life issues. Engineering excellence is to be supported by:
• Reviewing compliance with appropriate standards. (NR/L2/CIV/003, NR/L3/CIV/0063 etc)
• Using risk ID and evaluation methods (e.g. HAZOP, QRA etc.), as suitable, to evaluate and compare options.
• Assuring (or undertake where applicable) the development of the selected single option.
• Assuring (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.
• Carrying out engineering verifications.
• Managing the engineering interfaces of allocated proposals with concurrent work in other disciplines.
• Acting as or liaising with the appropriate project engineer so that method statements for site works and surveys are produced and approved to the required standards.
• Assuring 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 fulfil 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.

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