Principal Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Manchester; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

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To provide technical expertise and direction for a designated engineering discipline.

The Principal Engineer [E&P] will discharge the role of Lead Discipline Engineer (E&P) as the functional lead for E&P across the TRU Enterprise encompassing the OLE, HV and LV disciplines.

The role will report to the Senior Programme Engineering Manager alongside Principal Engineers for other disciplines as part of the Chief Engineers team who provide support and technical leadership to delivery teams.

You will provide strategic direction and technical leadership on all E&P activities within the Transpennine Route Upgrade with the objective of making sure that all activities are carried out in a safe and cost-effective manner, consistent with client requirements, business standards and relevant legislation.

The Transpennine Route Upgrade incorporates extensive E&P (OLE, HV and LV) work and the successful candidate will need to have experience and expertise to lead across these disciplines, in particular with respect to electrification.

Collaboration with our Network Rail Route, Region and Technical Authority colleagues as well as TRU delivery teams and the wider industry will be a key requirement, to deliver innovation, efficiency, to support resolution of key risk issues and realise opportunities.

Ideal Candidate:

This is an exciting opportunity in an industry leading role delivering electrification on one of the biggest programmes in the UK with opportunity to work with other disciplines, system integrators as well as project, asset management and rolling stock teams.

The successful candidate will be an engineer with experience of leading electrification on a major programme, strengths in team working, stakeholder management, communication and collaboration, an ability to work across organisations and to build teams. They will have strong industry links with insight into industry challenges and future opportunities with the skills to help turn these into reality. They will be able to maintain a long term strategic view whilst being capable of responding to emerging shorter term priorities.

About the role (External)

Some of the key accountabilities of this role are:

1. Lead the provision of expert advice, input and support associated with the provision of services for our customers and suppliers.
2. Provide professional leadership for the development of engineers aligned to the engineering discipline and undertake professional mentorship of engineers in support of their achievement of professional registration to their relevant Engineering Council.
3. Lead the technical input to accident and incident investigations and CIPs for safety verification.
4. Lead the setting of policy and standards, operational processes and systems. Manage the design and delivery of programmes for the development of technical capability required within Network Rail, including competence frameworks and effective training materials.
5. Lead the technical input to the development of the standards, specifications, means of compliance (including applications for derogations and non-compliance) and KPIs for Asset Management, including system risk and Product Acceptance process and vehicle/infrastructure interface.
6. Set strategy within the technical engineering area in liaison with experts internally and externally including regulatory bodies.
7. Proactively research and respond to changes in the internal and external requirements and practice, which impact upon policy and standards.
8. Act as Delivery Manager for delivery of a specific project or portfolio of projects and deliver projects within time, cost and quality.
9. Identify opportunities for technical and business process improvement and innovation, developing business cases and Investment Papers where required.
10. Represent Network Rail externally to the industry and input to European issues as required, speaking on and publishing in relevant platforms.
11. Integrate and co-ordinate activity across different engineering disciplines and contribute to the development of engineers within the Practice.
12. Support the development and implementation of competency frameworks and specify the engineering discipline training needs.

We need you to have:

• Chartered Engineer or demonstrate equivalent experience (Level 7)
• A sound knowledge of applicable policies, standards and national legislation
• Experience of developing technology and product strategies
• Knowledge of the safety management and risk assessment process

It would be advantageous if you have:

• Experience in delivery of a major railway infrastructure programme
• Experience in a design, construction, assurance or asset management electrification role
• Strong commercial awareness and financially astute
• Experience of working in railway infrastructure management or a similar safety critical environment