Senior Project Engineer

Network Rail; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Network Rail is seeking a Senior Project Engineer - Civils to manage engineering standards for civil projects within their national programme. This role involves ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards, providing technical guidance, and monitoring project teams. Join a leading company committed to innovation and safety in railway maintenance and renewal.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in construction and design projects across multi-discipline areas.
• Technical qualifications to at least HND level.
• Experience of major contracting and structuring safety cases.

Responsibilities

• Implement engineering standards for design and construction projects.
• Monitor competence of Project Engineers and provide functional guidance.
• Advise on construction activities, ensuring compliance with legislation.

Skills

Civil Engineering

Project Management

Safety Management

Quality Assurance

Accident Investigation

Education

HND in Civil Engineering or equivalent

Membership of a relevant professional institution

Job description

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This role sits within Supply Chain Operations (SCO), an area of the business which supplies and delivers the logistics, materials, components, rail and road fleet that enable the maintenance and renewal of the railway.

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We are looking for aSenior Project Engineer - Civilsto fill apermanentopportunity based in London or Milton Keynes. You will be required to provide technical engineering input, support and advice across the civil engineering discipline.We’re looking for a driven and skilled professional to join our team – someone with a degree or equivalent experience (Level 6) in a relevant field, and membership of a recognised technical body. You’ll bring a solid background in engineering, with broad technical experience and a proven ability to manage projects or budgets effectively. If you’re ready to take on exciting challenges, contribute to meaningful work, and grow your career in a supportive and forward-thinking environment, we’d love to hear from you.

About the role (External)

About the role

To manage the use of appropriate engineering standards in relation to design and construction, on all projects within the national programme and check whether they comply with legislation, Railway Group and Network Rail company standards. To monitor whether suitably qualified and experienced staff are employed to control engineering aspects of all projects within the functional discipline.

Key Accountabilities

1. Implement Network Rail systems and procedures to deliver a cost effective, high quality and safe approach to design, construction, commissioning and other technical activities on relevant projects. Review all relevant legislation and liaise with relevant governmental departments.

2. Monitor the competence of all Project Engineers working on projects within the functional discipline and provide functional guidance, direction and briefing.

3. Apply engineering controls and procedures to all projects and check whether all design and construction contracts include reference to appropriate Railway Group and Network Rail Company standards applicable to their discipline.

4. Apply relevant techniques and procedures of quantified and qualitative risk assessment and HAZOP analysis to all projects and check whether the environmental aspects of all projects are managed in accordance with Network Rail Environmental Policy.

5. Monitor all projects for compliance with Railway Group and Network Rail Company standards and Network Rail project control procedures.

6. Advise project and programme management in respect of all construction activities, testing and commissioning, and site supervision. Monitor whether the design and construction elements meet the requirements of legislation, including construction design management (CDM) regulations.

7. Assure whether contractors’ design, construction and specialist personnel are competent.

8. Undertake reviews of design and construction activities. Arrange audits of contractors to monitor whether safety and quality of design, construction testing and commissioning and management systems are adequate.

9. Undertake the duties of nominated design and construction / design construction engineer.

10. Undertake accident investigations when remitted to by the relevant designated competent person.

Essential Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• Significant experience in Civil Engineering, ideally with involvement in construction and design projects across multi discipline areas

• Technical qualifications to at least HND level or equivalent

• Membership of a relevant professional institution

• Experience of major contracting

• Knowledge of structuring safety cases in support of projects

• Knowledge of safety management and quality assurance

• Understanding of the arrangements required for the independent assessment of works

• Accident investigation experience

Desirable Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• Chartered status or equivalent in the particular discipline

• Appreciation of environmental issues in engineering works