Network Rail Jobs – Senior Project Engineer

About the job

Location

York, GB

Department Name

[Signalling] Eastern Region

About Network Rail

Network Rail has played a key role in keeping the country moving during the coronavirus pandemic – and we will play an equally important part in rebuilding from it.

We get people where they need to be, whether they are commuting to work, visiting friends or family, or going for a night out.

We make millions of lives better every day and have a vital job in driving the economy and prosperity of the nation!

Over the coming years we will be building and improving crucial rail links between the country’s biggest cities, making our services faster, more comfortable and more reliable for the people who rely on us.

We’re also changing our organisation to put the passenger at the heart of everything we do, to make our people even prouder to work for us and to be recognised as a true leader in our industry.

In joining Network Rail, you’re not only joining an organisation with a vital role to play for the country, but also a team of more than 40,000 people, and a business dedicated to being one of Britain’s best employers.

Does this sound like an organisation you’d like to be a part of?

Our colleagues are encouraged to work flexibly as we know traditional working patterns don’t always fit, we’ll do our best to help and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work life balance.

Brief Description

This role can be based in either York or Derby and is an office-based role.

Every year, Capital Delivery – Eastern (CD-E) are entrusted with delivering over £1bn of renewal and enhancement projects across Eastern region, and our new Agile Client Eastern (ACE) operating model is designed to strengthen our assurance and governance frameworks to enable us to achieve this.

This Senior Project Engineer (Signalling) role sits in Portfolio-North (PSM-N) directorate of CD-E and is based out of our Northern House office in York. The PSM-N team are tasked with delivering a portfolio of asset renewals and minor enhancements for the North & East Route, East Midlands Route and the East Coast Route. Asset renewals and enhancements include:- Signalling, Telecommunications, Overhead Line and Distribution & Plant, Structures, Geotechnics & Buildings.

The successful candidate will be working as part of a team using the ACE model of working, with a focus on our core purpose, which is to clearly specify the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) possible to achieve an output or outcome, procure a competent partner to deliver each element of the works during PACE Stages 1-4, and to progressively assure the stated outcome as progress is made throughout the project lifecycle. ACE enables our people to role model SPEED behaviours by being empowered to take control and do the right thing for our passengers, driving collaboration with our supply chain partners.

CD-E PSM-N are looking for a forward-thinking Senior Project Engineer (Signalling) to join its already successful team. This role is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking rail project delivery directorate and join the drive of continuous improvement within project delivery. The right candidate will have experience of managing programmes of work through design and delivery, inclusive of adherence to the Common Safety Method (CSM), Interoperability Regulations and National Technical Specification Notices (NTSNs), with demonstrable experience and knowledge in these areas. The right candidate will have experience in a design to cost environment and be able to challenge both standards, working practices and cultures.

As a Senior Project Engineer (Signalling) you will be part of the PSM-N directorate and will report into the Project Delivery Engineer Manager PDEM (PDEM). You will lead a team of Signalling Engineers to achieve our core purpose within major multifunctional projects or a portfolio of small-medium sized projects.

Key Accountabilities

About the role (External)

• Implement Network Rail systems and procedures to deliver a cost effective, high quality, safe and environmentally responsible approach to design, construction, commissioning, and other technical activities on relevant projects in line with relevant legislation.
• Assure the competence of all Project Engineers working on projects within the functional subject area and provide functional guidance, direction, and briefing.
• Apply engineering controls and procedures to all projects so all design and construction contracts include reference to appropriate Codes of Practice applicable to their subject area and monitor compliance.
• Evaluate projects using the project disposition assessment tool to determine the most appropriate model for project delivery as detailed in the Eastern Engineering Management and Construction Plan.
• Apply relevant techniques and procedures of quantified and qualitative risk assessment and HAZOP analysis to all projects.
• Advise project and programme management in respect of all construction activities, testing and commissioning, and site supervision. Assure whether the design and construction elements meet the requirements of legislation, including construction design management (CDM) regulations.
• Assure the competency of contractors’ design, construction, and specialist personnel to enable quality of supply chain outputs.
• Undertake reviews of design and construction activities. Conduct risk-based assurance of contractor activities, arrange audits of contractors to monitor whether safety and quality of design, construction testing, commissioning and management systems are adequate.
• Undertake accident investigations when remitted to by the relevant designated competent person to identify root causes/corrective actions required and to disseminate learning.

Essential

Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• Significant Signalling renewals and enhancement project delivery experience with a strong Signalling Engineering background.
• Technical qualifications to at least HNC level or equivalent in a relevant engineering subject area.
• Membership of a relevant professional institution, working towards IEng, CEng (e.g. ICE, IMechE, IET).
• Experience of managing project hazards (e.g. CSM-RA).
• Knowledge of safety management and quality assurance.
• Understand the legal obligations mandated through interoperability within relevant engineering subject area.
• Understanding of the arrangements required for the independent assessment of works.
• Understanding of environmental issues in engineering works.
• Demonstrable skills in initiating and building positive working relationships with customers, their team and stakeholders.
• Demonstrable experience of creating opportunities for development for themselves and others/their team.
• Demonstrable experience of challenging self and others to improve services and approaches.
• Demonstrable experience of supporting the physical and mental well-being and safety of themselves and colleagues and of challenging business and safety related risks.
• Demonstrable ability to work proactively through complex issues.

Desirable

• Experience of working within Client/Supply Chain/Alliancing environment.
• Contributed to formal accident/incident investigations.
• Chartered status.
• Experience of risk assessment and risk management techniques.
• Experience of engineering assurance including PE and DPE.
• IRSE Licence holder.
• Be a member of the IRSE and have passed the Professional Exams.

How To Apply (External)

Salary : £ £53,202 to £59,853

Closing Date: 4th November 2023 – Late applications will not be accepted.

Interviews will take place the week commencing 7th November 2023

Network Rail Benefits –

Employees will be entitled to a 75% discount off leisure travel from December 2023, this includes all off peak and super off-peak tickets

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