Senior Project Engineer E&P

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Sector: Transport and Logistics

Role: Senior Executive

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

About Network Rail
Network Rail operates and maintains the railway infrastructure 24/7, 365 days a year. Our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We're an organisation where people matter. When you're part of our team, you matter to us and you matter to millions.

We're continuing to build a more diverse and inclusive organisation which is representative of the passengers we serve. To do this, it's essential we become a more open, diverse and inclusive organisation, harnessing the skills and expertise of all our people and attracting the best talent to help us have a safe, accessible railway for everyone. We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone.

Our Route
The Central route is at the heart of Britain's railway. The route covers a major part of the national rail network and is a key commuter line in and out of Birmingham, with hundreds of thousands of passengers, and thousands of tonnes of freight carried within our route each week. We are home to Birmingham New Street station, the busiest station outside of London with more than 170,000 passengers using it every day.

Brief Description
As Senior Project Engineer (E&P) reporting to the Programme Engineering Manager, you'll have responsibility for leading the development and implementation of the E&P Central Route NW&C for ASPRO, Enhancement Development and Self Delivery. In addition to the specific E&P (specialisation in HV and LV distribution) design and construction responsibilities, this role is required to undertake the duties of Designated Project Engineer on multi-discipline Railway Projects.

This includes:

• 25kV distribution
• 11kV distribution
• Signalling power supply
• DNO/ Low voltage supply
• Point heating
• M&EE
• An awareness of OLE

Managing so that appropriate engineering standards are used in relation to design and/or construction within the programme with compliance to the requirements of the PACE (Project Acceleration in a Controlled Environment), relevant legislation, Railway Group and company standards, and Network Rail procedures.

You will be a self-motivated individual leading engineering development to fruition for projects implemented within the Programme and monitor whether suitably qualified and experienced staff are employed to control engineering aspects of all projects within the functional discipline.

This role is based in Baskerville House office in Birmingham. You will be required to be in the office a minimum of 3 days per week. The role will also involve flexible working from other offices and site location(s) as necessary.

What will you be doing?

1. Implement digital railway systems and procedures to deliver a cost-effective, high-quality and safe approach to design, construction, commissioning and other technical activities on relevant projects.
2. Monitor the competence of all Project Engineers working on projects associated with Digital Railway Programme outputs and provide functional guidance.
3. Apply engineering controls and procedures to all projects and check whether all design and construction contracts include reference to appropriate Railway Group and Company standards applicable to their discipline.
4. Apply relevant techniques and procedures of quantified and qualitative risk assessment and HAZOP analysis to all projects.
5. Monitor all projects for compliance with Railway Group and Company standards and Digital Railway Programme project control procedures.
6. Advise project and programme management in respect of all construction activities, testing and commissioning, and site supervision.
7. Assure whether contractors' design, construction and specialist personnel are competent.
8. Undertake reviews of design and construction activities.
9. Carry out the duties of designated project engineer (DPE) to fulfil the requirements of Network Rail engineering management standards and procedures.
10. 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 HND level or equivalent.
• Membership of a relevant professional institution.
• Experience of major 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.

Desirable:

• Six Sigma Yellow Belt.
• Chartered status or equivalent in the particular discipline.
• Appreciation of environmental issues in engineering works.

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.

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 and healthcare offers.
• 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 encourage 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 accredited Disability Confident Leader. This means, where a disabled applicant meets the essential criteria for any of our vacancies, they will receive an interview.