Location York, GB Department Name Eastern Region About Network Rail Join Our Team at Network Rail Vacancy : Senior Project Engineer Location : York (Other areas in the Eastern Region will be considered) Salary : £55,596 to £62,546 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. Are you ready to make a difference in people's lives? At Network Rail, we connect passengers and freight customers, ensuring safe and efficient transportation across the country. We're an organisation where people truly matter, and when you join us, you matter to us and millions of others. Click here to watch our inspiring video to learn more about us 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 About our people and the recruitment process - We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don't always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we'll do our best to help and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work life balance. We're also a Disability Confident Leader employer and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles. Brief Description The Capital Delivery Major Projects & Programmes team is an exciting place to be. Our organisation defines requirements, leads procurement, and assures safe compliant delivery of major multi-disciplinary projects and programmes across the Eastern Region that include the East Coast, East Midlands, and North & East routes. Having recently implemented our new operating model known as Agile Client Eastern, we’re embarking on a new era with different ways of working presenting us with a phenomenal opportunity to support the rail industry and make a huge impact on the UK’s infrastructure for the future. This team not only has the opportunity to work on the most challenging and rewarding projects in the business, but also to make the biggest difference. SPEED is business as usual for our team; we work collaboratively, embrace new technologies and innovate. And the ways in which we use SPEED to make the right decisions for our clients, customers and our people will help shape the future for our business. Our portfolio comprises numerous large scale projects over the Eastern Region that include the Midland Main Line electrification, Power Supply Upgrade of the East Coast Main Line, and station upgrade schemes at Leeds, Darlington and Middlesborough. We are looking for someone with experience in fast-paced multidisciplinary project delivery, with a detailed understanding of the relevant Network Rail and Railway Industry standards. You must have excellent stakeholder management skills, be able to work collaboratively within both traditional contract and alliance environments, and be willing to challenge existing standards and processes to achieve cost and programme efficiencies. A strong team ethic is essential, with a clear focus on safety and wellbeing. While you will be expected to be available to support work on site for key commissioning activities, there is a possibility for flexible working to help promote a healthy work life balance. The post sits in the Major Projects and Programmes North team and is based in York, although other locations in Eastern Region may be considered. Network Rail is committed to supporting all employees to achieve their potential. You will create a Personal Development Plan which will be supported in a number of ways including mentorship arrangements, Network Rail’s training packages and in-role development opportunities afforded by the diverse MPP-N portfolio. About The Role (External) Key Accountabilities: Implement Network Rail systems and procedures to deliver a cost effective, high quality and safe approach to design, construction, commissioning and other technical activities on relevant projects. Review all relevant legislation and liaise with relevant governmental departments. Monitor the competence of all Project Engineers working on projects within the functional discipline and provide functional guidance, direction and briefing. Apply engineering controls and procedures to all projects so all design and construction contracts include reference to appropriate Railway Group and Network Rail Company standards applicable to their discipline. Apply relevant techniques and procedures of quantified and qualitative risk assessment and HAZOP analysis to all projects and check whether the environmental aspects of all projects are managed in accordance with Network Rail Environmental Policy. Monitor all projects for compliance with Railway Group and Network Rail Company standards and Network Rail project control procedures. Advise project and programme management in respect of all construction activities, testing and commissioning, and site supervision. Monitor whether the design and construction elements meet the requirements of legislation, including construction design management (CDM) regulations. Monitor the competency of contractors’ design, construction and specialist personnel to assure the quality of supply chain outputs. Undertake the duties of discipline SPE role and undertake reviews of design and construction activities. Arrange audits of contractors to monitor whether safety and quality of design, construction testing and commissioning and management systems to provide assurance to relevant Network Rail standards and procedures. Carry out the duties of Designated Project Engineer (DPE) to fulfil the requirements of Network Rail engineering management standards and procedures. Undertake accident investigations when remitted to by the relevant designated competent person to identify root causes/corrective actions required and to disseminate learning. Undertake the project categorisation for engineering, to determine level of engineering assurance to be undertaken on specific projects or programmes. Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications : Essential Significant experience in Mechanical & Electrical engineering (Building Services), ideally with involvement in construction and design projects across multi discipline areas Experience with engineering assurance for Network Rail compliant lifts including review of lift / escalator specifications, management of compliance to standards and stakeholder managements. Technical qualifications to at least HNC level or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline Membership of a relevant professional institution (ICE, IMechE, IET) Experience of various contract models including alliancing Knowledge of structuring safety cases in support of projects Application of engineering assurance on NR projects including the CDE ACE dispositioning models Knowledge of safety management and quality assurance Understanding of the arrangements required for the independent assessment of works Accident investigation experience Demonstrable skills in initiating and building positive working relationships with customers, their team and stakeholders. Demonstrable experience of creating opportunities for development for themselves and others/their team, Demonstrable experience of challenging self and others to improve services and approaches. Demonstrable experience of supporting the physical and mental well-being and safety of themselves and colleagues and of challenging business and safety related risks. Demonstrable ability to work proactively through complex issues. Desirable Chartered status or equivalent in the particular discipline Appreciation of environmental issues in engineering works Experience of DPE or CEM role, on multi-disciplinary railway projects Don’t meet every requirement? Research suggests that individuals from underrepresented groups may be less likely to apply for a job if they don't meet all the listed criteria. We are building a diverse and inclusive place to work where people of all backgrounds can thrive. We encourage you to apply for this role. If this isn’t the job for you, there may be other roles available in the wider team. How To Apply (External) Salary : £55,596 to £62,546 Closing date: 1st November 2024. - Late applications will not be accepted. Interviews will take place the week commencing 18th November 2024 Click apply now to apply. Drugs and Alcohol Standard: Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard is changing as of 16.01.2023. All prospective candidates who have not been offered a conditional role by 16.01.2023 will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced. Require any adjustments ? We are here to support you through every step of the recruitment process and to enable you to perform to the best of your ability. If you require any adjustments or modifications, please contact Mark Holt (Resourcing Business Partner) at mark.holtnetworkrail.co.uk. 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