Brief Description
Engineering Services is a function within Route Services. We sit as a central team to provide national skills and activities which enable regions and industry partners to deliver the railway for our customers.
As a large central functional team which focus on engineering delivery, we have many roles, ranging from pure engineering to project management. We design and influence every part of the railway, including structures, track, traction power, level crossings, signalling and accessibility schemes which are essential to keep our stations moving.
Being multi-disciplinary means we have great opportunities to work in design and development of new structures, structural repair schemes, level crossing improvements/closures, line speed increases and access for all schemes. Additional to design work we provide support to the asset management teams, carrying out structural inspections and assessments of existing bridge and canopy structures, some of which were constructed in the Victorian era, confirming current condition, and producing assessment calculations to safeguard structural capacity and extend their operational life.
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About the role (External)
Role: Project Engineer [Signal Works]
Vacancy Type: Full-time but flexible working patterns will be considered.
Duration: Permanent
Salary: Band 4C (£43,588 -£50,018)
Locations: York Holgate Depot
Interview Dates:
To manage design and construction activities for allocated projects.
-Implement Network Rail systems and procedures to maintain a cost effective, high quality, safe and environmentally responsible approach to design, construction, commissioning and other technical activities on relevant projects, compliant with all relevant legislation. Liaise with regulators and others as appropriate.
-Engineer Projects to the standards and specification of Network Rail, allocated design and construction contracts include reference to and are compliant with appropriate Railway Group and Network Rail Company standards, formal specifications and procedures.
-Manage 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.
-Maintain the use of relevant techniques and procedures of quantified and qualitative risk assessment and HAZOP analysis to allocated projects and manage the environmental aspects of allocated projects in accordance with Network Rail’s environmental policy.
-Monitor design and specialist consultants and contractors.
-Provide 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 construction design management (CDM) regulations.
-Internal and contractor’s design/construction/specialists personnel are competent.
-Undertake reviews of design and/or construction activities.Arrange audits of contractors monitoring safety, environment and quality of design, construction, testing and commissioning and management systems is adequate.
-Carry out the duties of designated project engineer (DPE) for specific projects.
-Identify and share best practice across the various project teams.
Sound interested? This is what you will need to have:
·Successful relevant experience in signalling engineering, ideally with involvement in design and construction projects across multi discipline areas.
·Knowledge of the Railway signalling systems and relevant standards
·Technical qualifications to HNC/HND or equivalent GNVQ level.
·Knowledge of quality assurance.
·An understanding of the arrangements required for the independent assessment of work.
·CDM, risk assessment, engineering management competency.
·Project safety management experience.
Desirable
·Membership of a relevant professional body with 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.
·Carry out the duties of designated project engineer (DPE) for specific projects.
For more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please find the full job description attached below.