Rail Systems Project Lead — Technical Delivery

Morson Human Resources Limited; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson Human Resources Limited is recruiting for a Lead Project Engineer – Rail Systems in Birmingham, offering hybrid working. You will lead engineering and technical assurance across multidisciplinary railway projects, ensuring safe integration and delivery to programme requirements.

You will review designs, manage interfaces, and provide expert guidance to project teams and senior stakeholders while driving innovation and best practice in a safety-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Significant experience within rail systems or major infrastructure engineering.
• Experience delivering technical assurance and managing engineering interfaces.
• Strong understanding of UK engineering standards and CDM Regulations.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• The ability to influence stakeholders and communicate technical information clearly.
• Experience balancing engineering, programme, cost and delivery priorities.
• Chartered Engineer status (or equivalent) with a recognised professional institution.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering and technical assurance activities across your discipline.
• Review designs and technical submissions, ensuring compliance with project requirements, standards and regulations.
• Support engineering governance and assurance at key project milestones.
• Manage technical risks, issues, changes and engineering queries.
• Coordinate complex interfaces between railway systems, civils, stations and neighbouring contracts.
• Provide expert technical advice to project teams and senior stakeholders.
• Drive innovation, continuous improvement and best practice across engineering delivery.
• Work collaboratively with commercial and project delivery teams to balance technical, programme and cost considerations.
• Help ensure successful transition from design and construction through to testing, commissioning and operational handover.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Stakeholder communication

Education

Chartered Engineer status (or equivalent)

Job description

Morson Human Resources Limited is recruiting for a Lead Project Engineer – Rail Systems in Birmingham, offering hybrid working. You will lead engineering and technical assurance across multidisciplinary railway projects, ensuring safe integration and delivery to programme requirements.

You will review designs, manage interfaces, and provide expert guidance to project teams and senior stakeholders while driving innovation and best practice in a safety-focused environment.