Brief Description
The Works Delivery Internal Design Team (IDT) provide in-house design services to the Work Delivery Civils Contractor.IDT are involved with projects from inception to completion.
IDT are looking for a Design Engineer (Civils and Structures) to help with the growing workbank.
Although based in the Central Route we operate over the Northwest and Central Region which extends from London Euston up to Gretna Green on the Scottish border.
IDT and Works Delivery are currently working on prestigious rail structures including Sankey, Stockport and Whalley Viaducts, the Mersey Rail Tunnels, Roade Cutting and on the scenic Settle to Carlisle and Cumbrian Coastal Lines.
Our base is in Heaton Mersey in South Manchester. The team currently has 15 members of staff.
We undertake a wide variety of Projects including:
·Bridge Design, Maintenance and Strengthening
·Retaining structures Design, Maintenance and Strengthening
·Platform Extensions
·Scour Protection
·Geotechnics. Soil and Rock Cutting stabilisation
·Culvert lining and replacement
·Tunnel maintenance and strengthening
·Embankment and cutting stabilisation
·Design of Lineside structures
There is a healthy workbank extending over CP7 and we would like to take on more of the work offered to us.
35 Hours per week, Work from Heaton Mersey office 3 days per week
IDT have won a number of design awards including Winner of “Infrastructure Project of the Year” at the 2023 National Rail Awards
As a Design Engineer (Civils and Structures), you will be be responsible for the engineering development of allocated proposals from clarification of remit to project completion managing so that the engineering solutions to proposals are developed to best satisfy the business case.
About the role (External)
Everyday will be different be you will be involved in the following:
1.Manage so that the development remit for a proposal properly describes the engineering requirements, scope, possibilities and operational performance targets and maintain a robust challenge to sponsoring engineers and managers, in order to monitor and value manage the business and technical remit and thereby optimise the business case.
2.Develop and support engineering and development activities so that they result in schemes that are affordable, and meet programme requirements in a safe & environmentally responsible manner for time, cost and quality. Manage the development of suitable engineering options for a proposal so that full consideration is given to safety, reliability, operational capacity modelling, maintainability, ease of construction, and environmental/whole life issues.Engineering excellence is to be supported by:
a. Fulfil the role of Contractors Responsible Engineer (CRE) subject to competence assessment, and authority to work at the appropriate level
b. Secure all relevant base data.
c. Review compliance with appropriate standards.
d. Using Risk Identification and evaluation methods (e.g. HAZOP, QRA, LRM, and the GK/RT/14200 suite), as suitable, to evaluate and compare options.
e. Using feedback from all relevant past projects across the UK rail network, lessons learned etc.
f. Keep designers up to date via training, briefings, CPD etc.
3.Maintain strict change control on scope development; evaluate cost, time and performance impacts in conjunction with development management.
4.Participate in the selection of a single option for further development. Prepare or monitor preparation of reports, papers etc as necessary.
5.Manage to the development of the selected single option.
6.Manage all engineering and development activities so that they result in schemes that are affordable, and that meet programme requirements in a safe and environmentally responsible manner for time, cost and quality.
7.Prepare the full engineering data package required for commencement of the detailed design, and participate in answering on-going clarifications/queries as needed.
8.Support the Construction Design Management (CDM) Principal Designer during GRIP stages 2 to 4 in all associated duties and carry out or monitor cross-discipline engineering checks of all relevant aspects of the proposal.
9.Manage independent checking of safety critical signalling design documentation, where applicable.
10.Resource adequately the feasibility stages of project development, in both the quality and quantity of Network Rail and supplier staff, and in the use of the most appropriate support equipment.
11.Manage the engineering interfaces of allocated proposals with concurrent work in other disciplines, or within other programmes.
12.Act as or liaise with the appropriate Project Engineer during stages 2-4 monitoring so that method statements for site works and surveys are produced and accepted to the required standards.
13.Monitor, assess, evaluate and audit Consultants and Contractors during project stages 2-4.
In order to be successful in this role, we would like you to have/to be:
·An engineering degree or equivalent industry-recognised training qualification.
·IRSE Principles Designer licence or equivalent for the asset.
·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 life cycle stages of rail infrastructure.
·CDM, Risk assessment and external audit competency.
It's not mandatory to have the below, but it would be desirable to have:
·Membership of a relevant engineering professional institution.
·Minimum 3 years' relevant post-graduate experience of producing Civil / Structural Engineering designs
·The ability to produce pragmatic designs to programme.
·The ability to work independently
·Excellent Report writing skills.
·Live locally to South Manchester
·Full UK Driving Licence and own car