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Position status: This opportunity is for a bid, so it is not yet a secured role. If you would like to be considered as we progress with this position, please click to apply.
At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site.
Within our consult business, we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.
Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:
* Safety first - Going home safe and well
* Client focus - Deliver on our promise
* Integrity - Always do the right thing
* Create opportunity - For our people to excel
You'll be responsible for:
* To provide the professional engineering and technical interface with outside and third parties and manage the engineering and safety specification for the safe delivery of outside and third-party activities so that cost, time and quality objectives are met and delivered within corporate guidelines and engineering risk are identified and mitigated. To deliver competent engineering assurance in compliance with engineering standards and legislation.
* Lead compliance with network rail engineering-driven safety requirements and provide technical advice, conditions and approvals consistent with network rail policies and standards on allocated schemes.
* Manage the mitigation of engineering and safety risks to the railway associated with proposed and real-time outside and third-party activities. Provide technical advice in respect of all engineering design, safe by design, technical specification and construction activities for safe delivery, including testing and commissioning and site supervision.
* Apply the concept of requirements engineering on applicable schemes, liaising with internal stakeholders and providing advice to the project interface lead.
* Assess and review all outside and third-party schemes for compliance with current legislation, including construction design management (CDM) regulations. Review engineering design and/or construction proposals and activities.
* Carry out the duties of the designated project engineer (DPE) for specific projects.
* Monitor internal and external design/specialist consultants and contractors for outside and third party schemes with respect of the competence of contractor's design, construction and specialist workforce.
You'll need to have:
* Technical qualifications to HNC/HND or equivalent GNVQ level.
* Previous experience in the management of outside and third-party activities and mitigation of risk.
* Successful relevant experience in engineering disciplines, ideally with involvement in construction and design projects across multi-discipline areas.
* Significant knowledge of technical, safety and performance standards and their application to asset protection activities.
* Clear understanding of CDM, with the ability to recognise CDM duties, and associated requirements under health & safety legislation.
* Knowledge of safety management including the concept of safe by-design principles.
* Understanding of the arrangements required for the independent assessment of work.
* Knowledge of quality assurance.
* Knowledge of risk assessment, including auditing internal and external engineering competency.
* Telecommunications (Commercial) - with specific experience working in the vicinity of station buildings and platforms.
* Telecommunications (Operational) - with specific experience related to the design and installation of Rail industry products.
* Mechanical & Electrical - with specific experience working in the vicinity of station buildings and platforms.
* Civil Engineering - with specific experience in earthworks, drainage solutions, ground stability and environmental impacts.
* Structural Engineering - with specific experience in bridge design, construction, and associated temporary works including shuttering and scaffolds.
* Tunnelling methodology - to include HDD, pipe jacking, and larger tunnel boring techniques - with specific experience of technique selection based upon assessment of ground conditions and use of settlement calculations. Review of settlement monitoring system design and interpretation of results will be required.
* Permanent Way - with particular knowledge of maintenance limitation.
* Signalling - with specific experience of project development for signalling schemes, signalling schemes review panel processes and deliverables criteria for signalling schemes.
* Electrification & Power - with specific experience of E&P supply systems, distribution systems, SCADA control and power delivery infrastructure to include OHL (25KvAC) and 3rd Rail (650vDC) systems.
You'll also have:
* Membership of a relevant professional body working towards incorporated or chartered status
* Knowledge of project management.
Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.
We are also open to discussing part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.
Please remember the Employee Referral Scheme and if there are any talented people you can recommend, just click the button and use the 'Refer a friend' feature found within the relevant job.
Company
If you can bring a different perspective to help us shape the cities of tomorrow, take a look at the opportunities we have to join us.
Fortune favours the brave - and so do we
At Mace we empower our people to be collaborative, curious and embrace their entrepreneurial spirits. We aim to attract the best and brightest people, whatever their background, to bring new perspectives to some of the most challenging and inspiring projects around the world.
You might be part of our healthcare team delivering critical hospital care units, or our education team creating schools to inspire our future leaders. You could be a graduate working on the world’s tallest building, or be managing the construction of world-leading cultural landmarks. Whatever your passion, we have an opportunity that will bring out the best in you.
At Mace we want you to feel comfortable from day 1, so for any questions about a career at Mace, including application advice, please contactpaul.deaville@macegroup.com for a confidential chat.
Our clients say that it’s our people that make the difference
Our people think harder, do better and go further. Every day at Mace is an opportunity to think and do things differently. We were founded more than 30 years ago, and every day our entrepreneurial culture plays a huge role in our success. We exist to seek out the world’s most interesting projects that challenge and excite us.
We want our employees to thrive and achieve their highest potential. We are passionate about creating an environment that provides opportunities for the most stimulating and fulfilling careers. We encourage innovation and welcome new perspectives by attracting and developing people with diverse talent who inspire our thinking, challenge our solutions and enhance our culture.
At Mace you can deepen your knowledge, expand your skills, see the world and get to work with both inspiring colleagues and influential clients – whatever your passion, we have an opportunity that will bring out the best in you. But don’t just take our word for it; below you can see what some of our people had to say.
Reward and recognition
We invest in our people and provide a strong benefits package, which in the UK includes:
* 22 days of holiday, plus two ‘Mace Days’ to support work-life balance, bank holidays and December holiday shut down
* Contributory pension scheme
* Life assurance
* Highly competitive maternity and paternity package
* Reimbursement of professional subscriptions and membership fees
* Season ticket loan
* Annual health screening
* Private medical insurance
* Sponsorship of education schemes (on approval)
* Continuous on the job training and development
* Cycle to work scheme
* Our international benefit packages are comparable. Please contact our recruitment team for more information.
We know that many parents can face challenges when balancing the demands of work and their home lives. At Mace, we fully support our people when they choose to balance their career with family life. We offer enhanced family leave, as well as options for flexible working and alternative working patterns to support and improve the work-life balance of our employees.
Our performance management and appraisal approach is based on ability and talent. Top performers are recognised for both their contribution to projects and their broader contribution to the business.
At Mace we appreciate the differences that everyone brings to work and we recognise the importance of people being free to be themselves.
Regardless of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, or affiliation to any political party, we embrace diversity and believe in creating an inclusive environment where every Mace person is treated equally, fairly and with respect.
We are proud partners of Stonewall’s global diversity champions programme that ensures all LGBT+ staff are accepted without exception at Mace.
Mace’s corporate purpose statement is ‘Redefining the boundaries of ambition’.
Support for disabled employees is provided by:
Our recruitment and HR Teams have undertaken disability awareness training and are eager to provide an inclusive and accessibility experience to job applicants and new colleagues.
Enabled at Mace – employee network. Its aims are to support its members and, to "to raise awareness and remove barriers around disability, neurodiversity and other impairments” to support their aim to create an inclusive and diverse workplace for everyone.
Disability Confident – We are using the requirements of the government scheme to create an inclusive environment for disabled job applicants and existing colleagues.
Clear Assured – an externally verified accreditation around equality, diversity and inclusion practice across our business, driving improvements to our policies, processes and practices.
Recite Me – an assistive technology tool that provides access support to all employees. It is located on our intranet site, our website and job vacancy platform.
Mace are member of the Business Disability Forum, giving access to a wide range of resources and information. Our line managers have access to their confidential support line.
Silver Clear Assured Award
ridi - Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative Awards 2021 - Highly Commended Category
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