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About Network Rail

Join Our Dynamic Capital Delivery Team!

You will be part of the North West & Central Region (NW&C) which consist of three routes - North West, Central and West Coast South - and a regional team supporting Regional Major Programmes & Professional services.

Are you ready to be part of the driving force behind the region's rail transformation? Our Capital Delivery team is at the heart of delivering innovative projects that meet the soaring demand for rail travel. Here's how we make a difference:

• Boosting Capacity : We expand our network to welcome more passengers and increase freight movements.

• Enhancing Speed and Reliability : By upgrading tracks, we enable faster trains and shorter journey times.

• Renewing Infrastructure : We keep the network dependable, ensuring smooth travel for people and goods.

• Revamping Stations : We elevate the passenger experience with modern, user-friendly stations.

Our team members bring a wealth of expertise and experience, allowing us to tackle a diverse range of projects, from high-speed, high-volume tasks to politically sensitive and complex challenges.

Collectively, we commit to ' Making Tracks Together ' across Capital Delivery and our Supply Chain, to drive efficiency, champion safety, and build the best possible railway for passengers and freight. This pledge is driven by innovation, shapes our interactions and defines our commitment to excellence.

Why Network Rail?

Network Rail has been recognised as one of the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equity for the fourth consecutive year! You can find out more about this here: The Times Top 50 Listmakers 2024 - Business in the Community (bitc.org.uk)

Together, we strive to create a safe and accessible railway for everyone. Discover more about the importance of Diversity and Inclusion at Network Rail by clicking here .

We're also a Disability Confident Leader employer and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.

Brief Description

We are seeking a motivated and skilled Telecoms Engineer to work in the Major Projects North Portfolio. This is an exciting opportunity to join a high performing team and support delivery of ETCS, the renewal of interlockings and signalling assets, support provision of new stations and improve resilience and reliability of the network for the passenger.

We are looking for an individual that wants to work in a collaborative environment and thrives working in teams, communicating with a wide range of stakeholders and colleagues. We are looking for a person that will play a critical role in delivering large and complex projects and pull people together.

The successful candidate will lead the signalling discipline within projects and manage the use of appropriate engineering standards in relation to design and construction, so they comply with legislation, Railway Group and Network Rail company standards. They will also monitor whether suitably qualified and experienced staff are employed to control engineering aspects of all projects within the functional discipline.

The successful candidate can be based from Manchester, Birmingham or Crewe . Interviews will take place in Manchester.

About the role (External)

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 so 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. Monitor the competency of contractors' design, construction and specialist personnel.

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. Carry out the duties of designated project engineer (DPE).

11. Undertake accident investigations when remitted to by the relevant designated competent person.

In order to be successful in this role, we would like you to have/to be:

• Significant experience in engineering disciplines, ideally with involvement in construction and design projects across multi discipline areas

• Technical qualifications to at least HNC level or equivalent

• Membership of a relevant professional institution

• Experience of 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

We would also like but it isn't crucial to have/to be:

• Chartered status or equivalent in the particular discipline

• Appreciation of environmental issues in engineering works

• Experience of working in large multi-discipline projects

How to apply (External)

Salary : £55,596 - £63,797

Closing date : Tuesday 20 May 2025. Late applications will not be accepted. We may close the advert early if we receive a large volume of applicants.

Click apply now to apply.

You can visit Evenbreaks Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application.

Network Rail Benefits

• 28 days annual leave - with the opportunity to buy and/or sell upto 5 days
• Access to a range of contributory pension schemes, and the potential to top up your competitive salary with a bonus
• A subsidy of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets if you travel to work on the train
• Privileged staff travel - Discretionary leisure travel discount of 75%
• We can offer you a season ticket loan, annual season tickets are discounted.
• A 35-hour-per-week contract with flexible working options available to help support your work-life balance
• Hybrid working (2/3 days a week in the office/on site) and enhanced family-friendly support
• Take advantage of healthcare offers (including discounted healthcare club membership), discounted cycle hire, and online shopping sites
• 5 days of paid volunteering leave
• 2 weeks paid reserve leave for the Armed Forces community

To find out about what benefits we offer, click here

Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you!

About our people and the recruitment process - We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone! We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don't always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we'll do our best to help and invest in your career with us , whilst you have a healthy work life balance.

All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. Click here for more information

Drugs and Alcohol Standard:

Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard has changed. If successful at interview you 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.

Every day, 4.8 million people use our network. Keeping Britain moving and building a better railway for the future is full of challenges – but also tremendous opportunities.

From our commitments to your development, our range of benefits and our approach to Diversity & Inclusion, we believe there are many reasons to join the team at Network Rail.

We’re proactive in empowering employees with the knowledge to help them progress. We encourage all our employees to be ambitious, and offer great training and career development opportunities. As the railway becomes bigger and more technologically advanced, it’s crucial that our employees have the right skills to develop their careers and meet the challenges ahead.

We believe that investing in our people is one of the most effective ways of improving the safety, reliability and efficiency of the railway.

We also know that it’s vital to get each individual’s training programme just right. As well as helping us to meet our immediate needs, we believe this is an approach that encourages people to stay with us and develop their careers.

We believe that safety and performance go hand in hand and this doesn’t just mean safety on the railway! We are committed to the wellbeing of our employees and believe, that should come first.

We provide access to support services such as our employee assistance program to help you with finances, family, health and wellbeing. In addition to this, we offer excellent benefits, are sensitive to work-life balance and encourage our employees to use their 5 volunteer days for their favourite causes.

• 28 days annual leave entitlement.
• My benefits – Our discounted online shopping site.
• A range of discounted offers including, childcare vouchers, Healthcare offers – cycle to work, healthcare club discounted membership and other benefits.
• Subsidies of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets.
• A range of pension schemes.
• 2 weeks paid reserve leave for our Armed Forces community.

‘Diversity’ means recognising differences between people while valuing the contribution they make. ‘Inclusion’ means creating safe and welcoming workplaces with fair cultures that encourages innovative and fresh ways of thinking.

Our aspiration is that the behaviours and actions that support diversity and inclusion will come from the conviction of everyone here at Network Rail – making diversity and inclusion a conscious part of how we run our business throughout Britain.

Network Rail is an accreditedDisability Confident Leader . This means, where a disabled applicant meets the essential criteria for any of our vacancies, they will receive an interview.

Find out more about our recruitment processhere

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