Senior Rail Depot Project Engineer (Hybrid, Client-side)

Critical Project Resourcing Ltd; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 66,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Critical Project Resourcing Ltd is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to join the client-side team on a depot programme worth £800 million. The Washwood Heath Depot project involves coordinating design and construction across multiple disciplines and ensuring technical requirements are understood and addressed at each stage gate.

The role focuses on cross‑disciplinary collaboration, managing contractor interfaces, and supporting risk management and NEC3/CDM responsibilities through design,

Qualifications

• Background in project engineering on major infrastructure programmes.
• Experience coordinating across multiple disciplines.
• Familiarity with CDM Regulations 2015 and NEC3 contract administration.
• Knowledge of UK railway technical standards.
• Breadth across several railway disciplines (OCS, M&E, high-voltage, tracks, signalling, power).

Responsibilities

• Be the contractor's primary technical contact on the programme.
• Coordinate design and construction assurance across the depot scope.
• Manage interfaces between depot contracts and the wider railway systems works.
• Review contractor technical queries and support issue resolution.
• Carry out NEC3 Supervisor duties and support CDM responsibilities.

Skills

Project coordination

Cross-disciplinary teamwork

Contract administration

Job description

Critical Project Resourcing Ltd is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to join the client-side team on a depot programme worth £800 million. The Washwood Heath Depot project involves coordinating design and construction across multiple disciplines and ensuring technical requirements are understood and addressed at each stage gate.

The role focuses on cross‑disciplinary collaboration, managing contractor interfaces, and supporting risk management and NEC3/CDM responsibilities through design,