Infrastructure Project Engineer

We want to proactively embrace diversity across our workforce and recognise that we are under-represented in terms of females and ethnic minority groups. We’re therefore taking positive steps to promote a positive and inclusive culture; we welcome applications from those that identify with these groups to better represent our communities.

This is an exciting time to join us as we undergo the transformation of our depots, equipment, and facilities to support the modernisation of our fleet in delivering a sustainable railway for the future.

About the role:

You’ll bring your technical expertise, working collaboratively to engage a wide variety of internal and 3rd party stakeholders to support projects from planning stage all the way through to on-site delivery, being the key focal point all technical queries. This role would require you to work on site 2-3 days per week.

This role is on a Fixed Term Contract till end March 2026.

Key responsibilities include:

Acting as the technical subject matter expert on infrastructure upgrades change projects
Developing technical specification documents to capture technical and end user requirements
Supporting project teams with creation and maintenance of project plans, business cases, budgets, reports, presentations and other documentation
Ensuring infrastructure upgrades on depot are thoroughly planned, robustly managed and implemented in line with safety, compliance and business/contract management processes
Acting as main contact for Network Rail, including design review, approval, and completion of Landlords Consent applications
Working closely with the Project Manager to identify and mitigate emerging technical risks and support contingency allocation
Challenging cost and scope changes from the supplier as required to achieve the desired time, cost, and quality of the projects.
Delivering infrastructure upgrades into service to agreed standards, ensuring successful handover to BAU and support to facilitate ongoing asset management.

About you:

To be successful in this role, you will be;

A great all-round communicator
Highly collaborative, able to engage and build positive working relationships with diverse internal and 3rd party stakeholders
Proven ability to manage the technical & constructability development of the assigned projects, working in collaboration with the project and stakeholders. Maintaining a high standard of technical compliance of scope and project specific documentation. Experience of NEC4 ECC
Experienced of acting as CRE/CEM roles.
Solutions-driven and innovative
Adaptable, can work alone and as part of a project team to deliver successful outcomes
Educated to degree level in Engineering and/or have equivalent experience in Civils/M & E

You’ll have experience managing major Civils and M & E schemes, including site and construction management and installation of mechanical and electrical plant and equipment, ideally in an Operational Railway Depot environment and you’ll have supporting knowledge of the electrical plant, equipment and systems typically used in rail.

Knowledge of Network Rail Standards and Regulations and CDM 2015 regulations is also essential to the role, along with an understanding of COSS / SWL role. PTS competency would be advantageous, though we can support certification if required.

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