Project Delivery Engineering Manager

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Brief Description

Route Services is a division of Network Rail that provides the Routes with services so they can help Network Rail deliver a better railway for a better Britain. This role sits within Supply Chain Operations (SCO), which supplies and delivers the logistics, materials, components, rail and road fleet that enable the maintenance and renewal of the railway.

About the role (External)
We are seeking an exceptional Project Delivery Engineering Manager (Overhead Line Equipment) to lead the charge in revolutionising how we deliver projects across the UK and to inspire the team in delivering a safe, quality, and efficient construction service to our Regional Customers.

This role is pivotal in meeting customer demands and budget expectations while fostering a culture of safety, compliance, and continuous improvement. You will be a strategic thinker, able to influence at all levels and demonstrate your experience of safely managing large scale projects in construction or infrastructure environments, being familiar with Construction Design Management (CDM 2015).

Key Responsibilities:

1. Develop and manage processes to deliver, monitor and review the multi-functional engineering outputs to support the project schedule, budget, safety, environmental and quality requirements.
2. Monitor compliance with legislation, Railway Group and Network Rail Company standards and establish remedial action if any non-compliance is identified.
3. Implement an engineering competence management process, applied to both internal and contractors design and construction personnel of engineering disciplines.
4. Manage the introduction of new or amended system architectures including the attainment of all necessary approvals prior to Entry Into Service.
5. Manage all design and construction activities to deliver an integrated system architecture.
6. Advise project management on the progress and compliance status of all engineering design, construction, testing and commissioning activities.
7. Develop and manage a project engineering assurance regime system.
8. Undertake the role of Designated Project Engineer as defined by NR/L2/INI/02009 Engineering Management For Projects.

Essential Qualifications:

1. Chartered Engineer.
2. Degree in engineering or equivalent.
3. Membership of an appropriate Professional Institution.
4. Strong engineering background with significant experience in Overhead Line Equipment (OLE).
5. Excellent knowledge of railway systems, standards, and safety protocols.
6. Relevant experience of major multifunctional projects in the rail industry.
7. NEBOSH or similar level safety qualification.
8. Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills.
9. Demonstrable experience of Construction Design & Management Regulations (CDM 2015).

Desirable Qualifications:

1. Experience of risk assessment and risk management techniques.
2. Experience of engineering assurance activities.

Company

Every day, 4.8 million people use our network. Keeping Britain moving and building a better railway for the future is full of challenges - but also tremendous opportunities.

Your health, wellbeing and benefits

We believe that safety and performance go hand in hand and this doesn't just mean safety on the railway! We are committed to the wellbeing of our employees and believe that should come first.

We have a range of benefits including:

• 28 days annual leave entitlement.
• My benefits - Our discounted online shopping site.
• A range of discounted offers including childcare vouchers and healthcare offers.
• Subsidies of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets.
• A range of pension schemes.
• 2 weeks paid reserve leave for our Armed Forces community.

What Diversity and Inclusion means to us

'Diversity' means recognising differences between people while valuing the contribution they make. 'Inclusion' means creating safe and welcoming workplaces with fair cultures that encourages innovative and fresh ways of thinking.

Disability Confident Leader

Network Rail is an accredited Disability Confident Leader. This means, where a disabled applicant meets the essential criteria for any of our vacancies, they will receive an interview.