Senior Rail Engineering Manager (CEM)

Arriva Rail London Ltd; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Arriva Workplace Pension

Life Assurance

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Travel pass

Job summary

RTS Infrastructure, part of Arriva Group, seeks a Contractors Engineering Manager to lead engineering assurance on rail projects from Leeds with national travel. You will coordinate design, construction, testing and handback, guiding CREs and ensuring compliance with industry standards and CDM requirements.

The role focuses on delivering safe, right-first-time infrastructure while managing technical interfaces and risks across track, civils, signalling, OLE and telecoms.

Qualifications

• Significant experience delivering track projects within rail infrastructure.
• Proven experience as Contractor's Engineering Manager (CEM) or Senior CRE.
• Strong understanding of engineering assurance, governance and rail delivery.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Act as principal engineering management and assurance lead for allocated rail projects.
• Lead engineering assurance across design, construction, testing, handback stages.
• Oversee the preparation, review and approval of Form A, B and C design submissions.
• Ensure deliverables are technically sound, coordinated and compliant with project requirements.
• Provide oversight to CREs/CRE-Cs and ensure access to approved technical information.

Skills

Leadership

Engineering management

Rail integrity

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

RTS Infrastructure, part of Arriva Group, seeks a Contractors Engineering Manager to lead engineering assurance on rail projects from Leeds with national travel. You will coordinate design, construction, testing and handback, guiding CREs and ensuring compliance with industry standards and CDM requirements.

The role focuses on delivering safe, right-first-time infrastructure while managing technical interfaces and risks across track, civils, signalling, OLE and telecoms.