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This is an exciting time to join Network Rail. We’re passionate about great service and commit to our service equation vision by “putting passengers first”. Performance, safety and getting the fundamental basics right, are something we strive for as well as asking ourselves - what can we do to put our passengers and freight users at the centre of everything we do?

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Our ambition to be responsive to passengers and freight users drives us every day and we’re empowered to do the right thing for those who use the rail network. We actively challenge unsafe practices and take responsibility for addressing risks, resolving issues and protecting safety and wellbeing.

We’re passionate about great service and we ask ourselves, what can we do to put our passengers and freight users at the centre of everything we do? With this in mind, we pull together as one industry because we care about people and teamwork is key. To find out more about our people, visit - Our People.

You will be part of the NW&C Region which consist of three routes:

• North West
• Central
• West Coast South – and a regional team supporting Regional Major Programmes & Professional services.

To find out more about NW&C/us, visit - Who We Are.

For 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.

We offer hybrid working – with the requirement to be in the office two/three days a week.

The Building, Civil and Lineside (BCL) team are a regional team (NW&C) of diverse engineering capabilities that provide technical and engineering support services to the Building, Civil and Lineside programmes as well as central operational functions.

As a Project Engineer, you will work as part of a multi discipline engineering team to deliver projects across the Building, Civil and Lineside portfolio.

The Project Engineer role will involve managing design and/or construction activities for allocated projects. You will ensure compliance to the requirements of the guide to the relevant legislation, group and company standards, and Network Rail procedures on allocated projects within the BCL programme.

You will also be responsible for collaborating closely with CREs’ and projects managers along with other internal and external stakeholders.

This role can be based out of the Manchester/Birmingham office, but the role will involve flexible working from other offices as and when necessary.

The applicant will be required to work across a number of projects in the portfolio and should have knowledge of relevant standards, particularly including NR/L2/INI/02009

We have two opportunities available.

1. Buildings Portfolio

2. Civils/Lineside

What will your role include?

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  Engineering Projects to the standards and specification of Network Rail, allocated design and construction contracts include reference to and are aligned with appropriate Railway Group and Network Rail Company standards, formal specifications, and procedures.
• You will lead all engineering activities so that they result in schemes that are affordable and meet programme requirements in a safe and environmentally responsible manner for time, cost and quality.
• You will be maintaining the use of relevant techniques and procedures of quantified and qualitative risk assessment and HAZOP analysis to allocated projects and lead the environmental aspects of allocated projects in accordance with Network Rail’s environmental policy.
• You will monitor design and specialist consultants and contractors.
• You are providing project management advice in respect of all construction activities, including testing and commissioning and site supervision. Manage the design and/or construction elements of relevant projects meet the requirements of current legislation, including CDM regulations.
• You ensure that internal and contractor’s design/construction/specialists personnel are competent.
• Undertaking reviews of design and/or construction activities. Arrange an audit of contractors monitoring safety, environment and quality of design ensuring that construction, testing, commissioning and management systems are adequate.
• You carry out the duties of designated project engineer (DPE) for specific projects.
• You identify and share company practices across the various project teams.

Essential

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  Successful relevant experience in Buildings, Civils, Structural and / or Building Services engineering, ideally with involvement in construction and design projects across multi discipline areas
• Technical qualifications to either HNC/HND or equivalent GNVQ level.
• Knowledge of Quality Assurance in a Buildings/Civil Engineering capacity.
• You have a deep understanding of the arrangements required for the independent assessment of work.
• Construction Design Management, risk assessment, engineering management competency.

Desirable

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  Membership of a relevant professional body with either Incorporated or chartered status and/or educated to degree level.
• Knowledge of structuring safety cases in support of projects.
• An appreciation of environmental issues in engineering works.
• Six Sigma Yellow Belt.
• Project safety management experience
• Yellow book course.
• You have a Personal Track Safety Competency