Project Engineer Pway in Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
About Amey
Fundamental to living our core values is having great people in our business. That's why we believe that Amey is only as great as the people we employ. We place great value on our people and the contribution they make to our business, that’s why we aim to offer a competitive benefits package to all of our employees. Working for Amey you will receive a competitive salary and will be able to join our contributory pension scheme. In addition you will be entitled to Company sponsored life assurance and a generous holiday entitlement. You will also be invited to join Amey Choices which offers a range of flexible benefit options and offers additional benefits available throughout the year. Amey is an equal opportunities employer.
TRU is a once-in-a-generation rail upgrade programme to deliver faster, longer, more frequent and more reliable rail services across the north of England, from Newcastle, Hull and York towards Manchester and Liverpool via Leeds. By connecting the major cities of the North with an enhanced, more reliable service, it has the potential to impact the lives of thousands of passengers and support economic growth across the whole of the north of England.
Amey, in partnership with Arup, BAM and Network Rail is upgrading the route between Manchester and Leeds, which includes civils, track, railway systems and electrification. The opportunity to use modern digital signalling and train control also means we can lay the foundation for the Digital Railway.
Working with Amey on TRU is essential for anyone serious about a career in rail. You will be pioneering new techniques, using the latest technology and helping us set new standards for collaborative working.
What is the purpose of this role?
To lead the engineering activities for allocated projects to facilitate conformance to the contract specification and delivery to programme timescales. Provide technical leadership for larger projects and guidance to less experienced engineers on their projects and other Amey projects. Find engineering solutions ensure conformance to the specification and compliant delivery to programme by guiding engineering suppliers to the job and advising the Project Manager.
PERMANENT CONTRACT
37.5 HOURS
What will this role involve?
Agree and implement a mentoring / development plan for less experienced engineers assigned for mentorship / development.
Manage the engineering activity on the allocated projects including support for design reviews; communication and consultation with other functions (design, install and test) over changes; and interfaces with other disciplines (including facilitating inter-disciplinary check meetings).
Act as Contractor’s Engineering Manager or Contractor’s Responsible Engineer as proposed by the Project Manager.
Advise the Construction/Works Manager on engineering requirement and specification issues, including marking out of sites and ensuring each stage of construction is acceptable and signed off before works progress
Carry out and record briefings of technical updates to the project team, including sub-contractors, promote best practice and pro-actively identify to resource owners additional training requirements and development opportunities.
Assist the Project Manager in developing his plan for the engineering resource required to deliver the project plan, and provide engineering review of the method statements and risk assessments proposed for the work.
Carry out and record briefings of technical updates to the engineering staff and advise project managers of likely changes required for current schemes. Set the standard for working practices and actively promote self development of engineers.
Produce and implement an in process inspection and surveillance regime consistent with company standards and project requirements.
Provide sufficient site support to the project team (project manager, site supervisors, resource providers and sub-contractors) throughout the works to ensure that critical engineering decisions can be made in a timely manner and that issues arising can be dealt with to ensure compliance with a minimum of re-work.
Mentorship of other engineers may be across project boundaries.
Direct responsibility for the engineering element of the allocated project(s) and hence the technical guidance of all staff working on the same.
Providing input to bids and guidance for other projects likely to fall within the SPE’s remit if awarded.
The role is one based in an office / site office environment. It is a requirement of the role to attend site on a regular basis (including night time).
What are we looking for?
Qualifications
Must be able to drive.
Satisfy requirements of PTS medical.
PTS.
HNC/HND in Civil Engineering or similar approved qualification.
Conversant with company safety, procurement, and quality procedures.
Skills
Computer literate for office systems and planning tools.
Familiarity with ProjectWise, ProjectMapper, and TrackRecord systems
Experience
Good communication and interpersonal skills.
Project experience (preferably 2 years) - “hands-on” site experience in a similar role
Knowledge and site experience of using p-way survey kit (Trimble, Mephisto, and Amber trolley)
Experience and knowledge of tamping practices
Experience and knowledge of stressing
Technical competencies
Satisfy requirements of PTS medical.
PTS / IWA.
Personal Track Safety AC (PTS AC)
Personal Highways Safety
Environmental awareness Tool Box Talk
What makes this role unique?
You will produce and implement an in process inspection and surveillance regime consistent with company standards and project requirements.
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