Senior Project Engineer - Track

Network Rail; Manchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the railway sector is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to oversee engineering standards in design and construction. The role involves managing projects, ensuring compliance with safety regulations, and advising on construction activities. The ideal candidate will have significant engineering experience and relevant technical qualifications. This position offers competitive salary and benefits including leisure travel discounts.

Benefits

28 days annual leave + bank holidays

75% discount on leisure travel

75% discount on season tickets

Qualifications

• Significant experience in engineering disciplines, ideally with construction and design projects.
• Technical qualifications to at least HND level or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering standards in design and construction for projects.
• Monitor competence of Project Engineers and ensure compliance with standards.
• Advise on construction activities and undertake accident investigations.

Skills

Engineering

Safety Management

Quality Assurance

Accident Investigation

Education

HND or equivalent

Membership of a relevant professional institution

Job description

About Network Rail

Key Information

Role: Senior Project Engineer [Track]

Salary: £55,596 to £63,797 per annum per annum

Location: Manchester, Leeds or York

Contract Type: Permanent

Office Requirement: 3 days / week with site attendance as required including Huddersfield HD1.

28 days annual leave + bank holidays

Employees will be entitled to a discretionary 75% discount off leisure travel this includes off peak and super off-peak tickets. Employees will also be entitled to 75% discount on season tickets.

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Transpennine Route Upgrade

The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is the largest Infrastructure project in the North delivering £10.7 billion Programme of activities that is improving the railway between York and Manchester via Leeds and Huddersfield.

Stretching across the North of England, this key 76-mile Transpennine railway serves 23 stations, crosses over and dips under 285 bridges and viaducts, passes through six miles of tunnels, and crosses over 11 level crossings.

Proposed improvements as will deliver a hard-working, reliable railway for passengers, allowing for trains with more seats, more services and faster journey times.

For more information visit www.theTRUpgrade.co.uk

Brief Description

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.

About the role (External)

Some of the key accountabilities of this role are:

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.

11. Be able to undertake the duties of a Designated Project Engineer as defined in NR/L2/RSE/02009.
We need you to have:

• Significant experience in engineering disciplines, 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
It would be advantageous if you have:

• Six Sigma Yellow Belt

• Chartered status or equivalent in the particular discipline

• Appreciation of environmental issues in engineering works

How to apply (External)

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Drugs & Alcohol test: All prospective candidates offered a conditional role will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced

Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do, safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. You should be able to demonstrate your personal commitment to safety and awareness in your application.

Salary: £55,596 to £63,797 per annum per annum

Closing date : 26 th May 2025 . Late applications will not be accepted. We retain the right to close the advert before the listed closing date based on application volumes.