Senior Engineer (New Projects) in Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Job Title: Senior Engineer (New Projects)
Job Type: Contract (Minimum 1 year contract)
Location: Birmingham
Rate: Negotiable dependent upon experience
A leading client in the Rail Industry is recruiting for a Senior Engineer to work on a long term contract basis, based in Birmingham.
1. JOB PURPOSE
Coordinate the area teams in delivering cost-effective design solutions which are consistently designed in accordance with project and statutory requirements. Facilitate the assurance of technical submissions from Professional Service Consultants (PSCs) to determine end to end compliance with standards and requirements of the totality of the Phase Two network.
2. ACCOUNTABILITIES
* Lead the development of livery of safe and affordable technical solutions to support the area teams in design at each stage of the development.
* Manage and guide the area teams, drawing on expertise from within to inform and support PSCs in delivering consistency of design.
* Act as the interface between Technical Directorate and the area teams ensuring design development and issues are consistently addressed.
* Identify, assess and manage project wide design risks.
* Ensure technical developments are instructed in a timely manner and that suitable gap analysis is undertaken to assess the implicati0ns of change.
* Lead the provision of expert technical and engineering input, designs, documentation and responses required to support the hybrid bill through parliament including additional provisions, freedom of information requests, and technical requests.
* Ensure consistency of engineering messaging across public consultation and planning forums, supporting the Senior Area Engineers where required.
* Explore technical opportunities for developing innovation and value engineering across the Phase Two network.
3. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE
* Degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering.
* Chartered engineer (or equivalent relevant experience).
* Extensive knowledge of engineering design principles required to achieve optimal design outputs.
* Ability to carry out robust independent checks on a wide variety of designs and produce, interpret and assess specifications, standards and technical reports.
* Ability to resolve complex design problems, demonstrating a tenacious approach to tackling problems whilst maintaining attention to detail.
* Ability to establish and maintain strong working relationships with a range of multidisciplinary stakeholders, demonstrating excellent influencing skills.
* Ability to communicate, engage and influence a variety of external stakeholders at public forums.
* Ability to communicate complex issues to stakeholders.
* Strong written and spoken communication skills, strong interpersonal and influencing skills.
* Strong team management, planning and organisational skills, and the ability to deliver under pressure to meet tight deadlines whilst gathering input from other functions.
* Extensive experience of managing design and engineering, ranging from feasibility to detail design, working on a large, complex infrastructure project.
* Extensive experience of civil contractor management and compliance.