2x Design Engineer [Civils & Structures] - Network Rail, Engineering Services Design Delivery
These are two permanent roles, which are contractually based in Bristol Temple Point. Similar roles are likely to become available in the future in Glasgow, London, Manchester and York.
35 hours per week, plus the option for hybrid working.
Salary: £43,588 to £49,037
Benefits include:
* Generous annual leave (28 days plus statutory days), with the option to buy/sell days.
* Defined benefit pension scheme.
* 75% subsidy on rail and underground season tickets.
* Up to 75% off leisure travel for you and your family (subject to terms and conditions).
* Interest-free travel loan for train and car park season tickets.
* Discounts at stations with your Network Rail pass.
* Flexible/hybrid working arrangements.
* Volunteer leave to make a positive impact.
* Healthcare Scheme, GymPass discounts, Cycle to work plus more.
* Generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave to support our employees during significant life moments.
Job Introduction
Network Rail’s role is to run a safe, reliable, and efficient railway, serving customers and communities. We exist to get people and goods where they need to be and to support our country’s economic prosperity. We’re a company that is on the side of passengers and freight users; that is easy to engage with and is an efficient and dependable partner; a company people are proud to work for; and instinctively recognised as an industry leader. We’re an organisation where people matter. You matter to us, and you’ll matter to millions.
Who you will work for…
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 railway schemes for our customers.
As a large multi-discipline team which focuses on engineering delivery, we have many roles from pure engineering to project management and we touch every part of the railway from track, power, signalling and structures, to the lifts and escalators which are essential to keep our stations moving.
We are recruiting for a specific role within the team, and we need two enthusiastic, motivated and inspiring individuals to join us.
Main Responsibilities
You will be responsible for both assessments and the engineering development of projects including but not limited to footbridges, underline bridges, overline bridges, stations and ancillary civil structures. This ranges from clarification of remits to project completion so that engineering solutions are developed to best satisfy the business case. You will be required to:
* Work collaboratively with clients to review and challenge project remits to ensure there is a clear scope of works for the design of an engineering project.
* Develop and support engineering and development 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 strict change control on scope development; evaluate cost, time and performance impacts in conjunction with development management.
* Lead or participate in the development of concepts for pre PACE and feasibility studies.
* Lead or participate in the design of options for further development.
* Lead or participate in the design development of the selected single option.
* Undertake, check and approve detailed design activities, including forms, reports and calculations, during PACE ES5.
* Work collaboratively with the Designated Project Engineer (DPE), Project Engineers (PE) and other CREs in a multidisciplinary environment.
* Undertake structural assessments, including bridges, up to levels 0.5 to 2.
* Review the impact of projects against the 9 protected characteristics as detailed in the Equality Act 2010 through the completion of Diversity Impact Assessments.
* Adhere to the Network Rail Environmental standards for designs.
* Support the Construction Design Management (CDM) Principal Designer during PACE stages 1 and 2 in all associated duties.
* Manage the engineering interfaces of allocated proposals with concurrent work in other disciplines, or within other programmes.
* Engage, work collaboratively with, monitor and assist in evaluating external Consultants and Contractors where required.
* To undertake occasional site visits for survey purposes as per requirements of workload.
The Ideal Candidate
* An engineering degree or equivalent industry-recognised training qualification.
* A demonstrable aptitude for option development.
* Strong evaluation and decision-making skills.
* A working knowledge of rail engineering; relevant successful experience working in the principal discipline and an adequate understanding of all other related disciplines.
* An ability to work and communicate effectively in a team context.
* An appreciation of all the lifecycle stages of rail infrastructure.
* CDM, Risk assessment and external audit competency.
* A minimum of three years’ experience of bridge design or assessment.
* Membership of a relevant engineering professional institution (e.g. ICE or IStructE).
Desirable but not essential
* Experience in modelling and analysis software packages such as Lusas, Midas Civil etc.
* Chartered or near to Chartered Membership of a relevant engineering professional institution (e.g. ICE or IStructE).
* Experience in design, installation and maintenance.
About The Company
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Drugs and Alcohol Standard:
All prospective candidates will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test.
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