Senior Project Engineer – Tunnels

NRL; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

NRL seeks a Project Engineer specializing in MEP / Building Services to join its team in Birmingham. The successful candidate will support delivery and assurance activities across tunnel portal buildings and pumping stations, working closely with the Senior Project Engineer.

This role emphasizes collaboration on design development, ensuring quality and compliance of MEP systems while engaging in multi-disciplinary teams. A background in major infrastructure projects is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Experience in a project engineering role focused on MEP / building services.
• Background in contractor, consultancy, or client-side environments with exposure to assurance or verification.
• Understanding of MEP system integration within complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Support client-side project engineering and technical assurance activities for MEP and building services.
• Assist in reviewing and verifying the contractor’s design submissions.
• Ensure MEP designs align with the coordinated intent design.

Skills

Project engineering focused on MEP / building services

Stakeholder engagement

MEP system integration

Experience in rail, tunnelling, or major infrastructure projects

Job description

Overview

Project Engineer – MEP / Building Services. HS2 is seeking a Project Engineer (MEP / Building Services) to support delivery and assurance activities across tunnel portal buildings and pumping stations. This role will work closely with the Senior Project Engineer and wider IPT, providing hands-on project engineering support during the contractor’s design development stage, with a focus on assurance, coordination, and integration of building services systems.

Project Scope

Supporting building services fit-out for:

• Bromford, Long Itchington, and Burton Green tunnel portal buildings / shafts / Five pumping stations

Key Responsibilities

• Support client-side project engineering and technical assurance activities for MEP and building services packages
• Assist in reviewing and verifying the contractor’s self-assured design submissions
• Help ensure MEP designs align with the agreed coordinated intent design and support eventual certification
• Support assurance of multiple MEP sub-systems, including:
  • Electrical and mechanical services
  • HVAC
  • Power and lighting
  • Fire systems
• Participate in technical reviews, workshops, and interface discussions with contractors
• Support coordination activities to ensure seamless integration across building services and other disciplines
• Provide assurance input during early design and delivery stages, ensuring quality, safety, and compliance outcomes

Required Experience & Skills

• Experience in a project engineering role focused on MEP / building services
• Background in contractor, consultancy, or client-side environments, with exposure to assurance or verification activities
• Understanding of MEP system integration, particularly within complex or infrastructure-led projects
• Ability to support design assurance rather than detailed design production
• Good stakeholder engagement skills and ability to work within multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience in rail, tunnelling, or major infrastructure projects is advantageous

About NRL

The NRL Group connects global companies with the right people to bring engineering projects to life. Supporting contracting companies with energy transition plans and working with our clients to create a cleaner, greener future. We welcome applications from every walk of life and are committed to diversity within the industries we support, as a certified Inclusive Recruiter and Armed Forces friendly employer. You can ensure you stay safe when job searching online by visiting the JobsAware website.