Senior Project Engineer - MEP

Rise Technical Recruitment Limited; Rickmansworth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12% Pension

33 days holiday

Progression

Job summary

Rise Technical Recruitment Limited is seeking a Senior Project Engineer (MEP) for a major UK rail infrastructure programme in Rickmansworth. The role focuses on coordinating complex MEP design and technical assurance to ensure installation, testing and commissioning readiness.

The candidate will lead multidisciplinary interfaces, work with designers, contractors and rail systems teams, and drive technical guidance and design reviews through delivery phases.

Qualifications

• Significant MEP engineering experience across mechanical, electrical and public health systems.
• Experience coordinating complex MEP design and technical assurance.
• Proven ability to manage multidisciplinary interfaces and challenge proposals.

Responsibilities

• Providing engineering leadership across a major multidisciplinary MEP package.
• Coordinating mechanical, electrical and public health designs.
• Leading technical assurance and design reviews.
• Managing interfaces between MEP works and wider railway systems.
• Providing technical guidance to contractors and delivery teams.
• Reviewing design changes and resolving engineering risks.
• Supporting design acceptance and approval processes.
• Providing input during installation, testing and commissioning.
• Supporting NEC and technical change processes.

Skills

MEP systems

Engineering leadership

Design coordination

Multidisciplinary interfaces

Rail environment

Job description

Senior Project Engineer - MEP

Rickmansworth / West London

Hybrid working - typically three days on site or in the office and two days from home

Up to £99,830 DOE + 12 % Pension, 33 days holiday + Progression

Full-time / Permanent

Are you a Senior Project Engineer, Engineering Manager or MEP Design Manager with experience coordinating complex MEP design and technical assurance within major rail infrastructure?

This is a senior client-side engineering role supporting the delivery of MEP works across five tunnel shafts on a major UK infrastructure programme.

With the civil engineering phase substantially complete, the focus is now on progressing MEP design into installation, followed by testing and commissioning. You will coordinate designs, manage technical interfaces and provide engineering guidance to ensure the package is properly assured and ready for delivery on site.

You will work closely with designers, contractors, technical specialists and wider rail systems teams, challenging proposals where required and helping resolve complex engineering and interface issues.

The Role:

• Providing engineering leadership across a major multidisciplinary MEP package
• Coordinating mechanical, electrical and public health designs
• Leading technical assurance and design reviews
• Managing interfaces between MEP works and wider railway systems
• Providing technical guidance to contractors, designers and delivery teams
• Reviewing design changes and resolving engineering risks
• Supporting design acceptance and approval processes
• Providing engineering input during installation, testing and commissioning
• Supporting NEC and technical change processes where required
• Permanent position with long-term progression across a major infrastructure programme

The Person:

• Significant MEP engineering experience across mechanical, electrical, public health or related systems
• Experience as an Engineering Manager, Senior Project Engineer, Design Manager or similar
• Previous experience within a rail environment
• Strong design coordination and technical assurance experience
• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering interfaces
• Experience taking designs through review and into construction
• Good understanding of installation, testing and commissioning
• Confident challenging contractors, designers and technical specialists
• NEC experience or knowledge would be beneficial
• Major rail, tunnelling or station experience would be advantageous

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.