Project Engineer (CDE)

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Vacancy: Project Engineer [Civils]

Location: London, Stratford Place

Salary: 43,588 to 49,037

Role Type: Permanent

Employees will be entitled to a 75% discount off leisure travel this includes all off peak and super off peak tickets.

Network Rail Benefits - To find out about what benefits we offer, click here - At Network rail you will have a clear development path with access to training and additional qualifications. You can enjoy a range of employee benefits, such as up to 28 days annual leave, 75% of Leisure Travel and Season Ticket for travel, a range of pension options, flexible and agile working arrangements, healthcare, discounts on shopping, gym memberships and much more.

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!

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

Were 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, youre 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 Britains best employers.

Does this sound like an organisation youd like to be a part of?

Our colleagues are encouraged to work flexibly as we know traditional working patterns dont always fit, well do our best to help and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work life balance.

We're dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the passengers we serve. To achieve this, we're committed to becoming an open, diverse, and inclusive workplace, leveraging the skills and expertise of our talented workforce. 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.

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!

Brief Description

Capital Delivery Eastern offers a unique opportunity to be involved in of all aspects of Rail project delivery on the Eastern Region comprising of the East Coast Mainline, North & East, East Midlands and Anglia routes. Whether delivering renewals with our route colleagues, minor enhancements with our sponsorship colleagues, or 3rd party funded interventions, we deliver projects across a range of disciplines including Signalling, Civil Engineering, Power & Distribution and Telecoms. Delivering projects across all project lifecycle stages, Portfolio North gives a unique development opportunity no matter your current level of experience.

Civils and Structures team is looking for a Project Engineer to provide client-side engineering leadership to projects from early development to delivery and handback. We have an exciting pipeline of projects with values up to 30m. The projects you will be working on are predominantly structures replacement and earthworks remediation schemes. The role also involves providing Civil Engineering expertise and support to other multi-disciplinary projects in the wider Renewals and Minor Enhancements portfolio.

You will work in a small team of like-minded engineers that is based in York, Derby and Stratford offices. Projects are delivered collaboratively with our funders and suppliers and a key part of the role will involve the early definition of the technical requirements and alignment to programme and budget. We are looking for someone who can lead the building/civils aspects and can bring together all the technical specialists within the railway environment to provide high value, minimum cost solutions which meet the essential needs of stakeholders.

For this role we are looking for Civils, Structures or Geotech experience from any relevant sectors that can be transferable to the railway environment. The role is based in our One Stratford Place office in London.

In Capital Delivery Eastern we understand the value of developing our people, and our track record for development speaks for itself with almost 50% of our people having been promoted internally. Whatever level you join our team at, there will always be the opportunity to grow and develop in Capital Delivery Eastern.

As well as trusting and developing our people, in Capital Delivery Eastern our values include supporting the wellbeing of our people, creating an inclusive and respectful environment whilst encouraging creativity, engaging openly and honestly with ourselves and our partners, all whilst driving a positive and safe culture at all times. At the very soul of Capital Delivery Eastern is enjoying what we do, celebrating our successes, and continual learning.

The role of the railway is changing and the needs of stakeholders, clients and taxpayers is changing. As a client-side engineering leader, you have a unique opportunity to make these changes happen. This may include reducing embedded carbon, improving weather resilience, moving to a digital railway, embracing new technologies, attracting more leisure travellers, providing for aging customers, reducing the timescales needed to deliver railway projects as part of Project SPEED or demonstrating cost efficiency through the Minimum Viable Product initiatives.

About the role (External)

Key Accountabilities:

As the Project Engineer (Civils) on a project or projects, you will be accountable for ensuring the technical aspects of the project are met. This includes:

Agreeing technical outputs with sponsors and stakeholders,

Technical discipline leadership,

Monitoring competence of contractors design, construction and specialist personnel,

Identify and share best practice across the various project teams,

Carry out the duties of designated project engineer (DPE) for specific projects,

Appling engineering controls and procedures to all projects using relevant techniques and procedures of quantified and qualitative risk assessment and HAZOP analysis to all projects including in accordance with Network Rail Environmental Policy,

Implementing Network Rail systems and procedures monitoring all projects for compliance with Railway Group and Network Rail Company standards and project control procedures and construction design management (CDM) regulations.

As part of those duties:

You will work with asset managers and internal specialists to provide clarity on requirements and gain endorsement of proposals,

You will provide non-technical updates on key engineering issues to internal and external stakeholders,

You will work with project delivery teams to advise on risks and opportunities,

You will work with framework contractors and funders to ensure concepts are deliverable,

You will ensure projects have the necessary safety and approval documents in place so projects can progress seamlessly from a single concept through to delivery.

Essential Criteria.

• Successful relevant experience in engineering disciplines, ideally with involvement in construction and design projects across multi discipline areas.
• Technical qualifications to HNC/HND or equivalent GNVQ level in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Knowledge of quality assurance and safety management .
• An understanding of the arrangements required for the independent assessment of work and risk-based safety justifications to support engineering proposals,
• CDM, risk assessment, engineering management competency.
• Demonstrable skills in initiating and building positive working relationships with customers, their team and stakeholders.
• Demonstrable experience of effective team working, helping and supporting others and sharing knowledge skills and experience
• Demonstrable ability to make timely decisions and to think ahead
• Demonstrable experience of being focussed on their own and others safety and in understanding the implications of their behaviour and the safety rules
• Demonstrable experience of seeking ways to improve ways of working, being open to change and doing things differently

In addition to those listed in the Job Description, this role requires:

• Previous Railway experience will be advantageous,
• A desire to help internal and external clients to specify affordable outputs which can be delivered within their timescales. This will require strong communication skills including an ability to translate non-technical aspirations into clear, unambiguous engineering requirements,
• To respectfully challenge where you suspect stakeholders may be asking for things which are above and beyond the core requirements,
• To drive through new initiatives even when established practices are well engrained,
• Appreciation of Inclusive Design and CDM regulations,
• Demonstrable ability to work proactively through complex issues.

Its desirable if you have it to help give you context to the role: -

• Membership of a relevant professional body with chartered status and/or educated to degree level.
• Knowledge and experience of Railway Interoperable Regulations and Common Safety Method RA and their application in a railway environment, or equivalent risk assessment processes.
• Knowledge of structuring safety cases in support of projects.
• An appreciation of environmental issues in engineering works.
• A good working knowledge of the railway as a system and internal technical interfaces is essential

Company

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.

Your health, wellbeing and benefits

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.

We have a range of benefits including:

• 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.

What Diversity and Inclusion means to us

‘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.

Disability Confident Leader

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.

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