Senior Project Engineer in Birmingham, United Kingdom
Samuel Knight Rail are working with a specialist rolling stock refurbishment business who are looking to add an experienced senior project engineer on a 10 month contract basis to their team based in Birmingham
Reporting directly to the Lead Engineer the successful applicant will work within an Engineering Department, to manage the scope of various, exciting rolling stock projects ensuring delivery of a safe and compliant product in line with local processes and agreed UK Rail standards.
Key elements of the role include:
- Responsible for delivering solutions to a range of engineering problems related to passenger and freight rolling stock.
- Support the Head of Engineering Technical and Project Managers by managing the engineering solutions.
- Produce and control non-drawing technical documentation associated with a project, and support the design department in the production and control of engineering drawings.
- Through value engineering identify and specify components, provide technical support to the procurement team.
- Undertake vehicle surveys.
- Liaise with customers and suppliers.
- Work to agreed procedures for the control of all drawings and documentation.
Successful candidates will hold the following experience and qualifications:
- Proven track record of managing Engineering teams to budget and time constraints
- Previous Rolling Stock experience in relation to vehicle overhaul and refurbishment (at least 5 years)
- Knowledge and understanding of railway standards and approvals
- Use and application of PC based project planning tools e.g. Microsoft Project etc.
- HNC in an electrical discipline
- Membership of professional body & engineering degree will be favourable
On offer is an excellent hourly rate and working culture and the oppotunity to work on various interesting and complex Rolling Stock projects with leading names across the industry.
To apply or discover more please send your CV to:
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Samuel Knight International are specialists in providing rolling stock recruitment solutions throughout the rail industry within the UK & EMEA regions. Our dedicated team of experts have extensive experience in the delivery of end to end recruitment, providing agile support to both clients & candidates throughout the entire recruitment lifecycle. Samuel Knight are always interested to speak with candidates who are looking for support to develop their career within the rail industry. For more information on our live roles & the extensive recruitment services we provide please don’t hesitate to contact us via:
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