Designated Project Engineer in Manchester, United Kingdom
Designated Project Engineer (Inside IR35)
Contract Term: 6 months
Contracting Authority: Network Rail
Location: Manchester
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Network Rail is at the heart of revitalising Britain’s railway. From Crossrail – Europe’s largest civil engineering project – to investment in world-class stations and major programmes of electrification, we're involved in some of the most ambitious and diverse ventures that this country has ever seen. We at Network Rail are dedicated to becoming one of Britain's best employers and believe this starts with placing the candidate at the heart of everything we do!
As a Designated Project Engineer, your main responsibilities would be:
- Implement Network Rail systems and procedures to deliver a cost effective, high quality and safe approach to design, construction, commissioning and other technical activities on relevant projects. Review all relevant legislation and liaise with relevant governmental departments
- Monitor the competence of all Project Engineers working on projects within the functional discipline and provide functional guidance, direction and briefing
- Apply engineering controls and procedures to all projects so all design and construction contracts include reference to appropriate Railway Group and Network Rail Company standards applicable to their discipline
- Apply relevant techniques and procedures of quantified and qualitative risk assessment and HAZOP analysis to all projects and check whether the environmental aspects of all projects are managed in accordance with Network Rail Environmental Policy
- Monitor all projects for compliance with Railway Group and Network Rail Company standards and Network Rail project control procedures
- Advise project and programme management in respect of all construction activities, testing and commissioning, and site supervision. Monitor whether the design and construction elements meet the requirements of legislation, including construction design management (CDM) regulations
- Monitor the competency of contractors’ design, construction and specialist personnel
- Undertake reviews of design and construction activities
- Arrange audits of contractors to monitor whether safety and quality of design, construction testing and commissioning and management systems are adequate
- Undertake the duties of nominated design and construction / design construction engineer
- Carry out the duties of designated project engineer (DPE)
- Undertake accident investigations when remitted to by the relevant designated competent person
You’ll have:
- Significant experience in engineering disciplines, ideally with involvement in construction and design projects across multi discipline areas
- Technical qualifications to at least HNC level or equivalent
- Membership of a relevant professional institution
- Knowledge of structuring safety cases in support of projects
- Knowledge of safety management and quality assurance
- Understanding of the arrangements required for the independent assessment of works
- Accident investigation experience
- Previous experience as CEM, CRE or DPE
- Previous experience leading on infrastructure projects
If this Designated Project Engineer role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply and contact one of our PSR team now.
Network Rail are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. They welcome applications from everyone
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