Our client is currently sourcing a Deputy Engineering Manager for their large rail project based from Manchester on a permanent basis

Reporting directly to the Engineering Director the successful candidate will have solid post graduate experience gained from working across a range of multi-discipline infrastructure projects. You will have proven engineering management experience, developing projects to client’s satisfaction at the appropriate standard, ensuring accuracy of drawings and calculations, and ensuring the relevant codes and standards are complied with. You will have the ability to develop and manage the work of others, and the technical ability, knowledge and competence to guide and teach others.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Assessing the competence and the appointment of all Responsible Engineers required to work for or on behalf of the organisation.
• Ensure that appointees are competent and able to undertake the workload required and have both understood and accepted their responsibilities.
• Clearly identify and document the interfaces between all discipline Responsible Engineers
• Be accountable for all specified design; specifically its ability to integrate with all other designs, and existing infrastructure, and its compliance with all applicable standards, legislation, contract requirements and specifications.
• Approving all designs and ensuring completion of the acceptance process;
• Implementation of a formal design integration process for all design documentation.
• Skills/Experience required:

• Ideally be degree educated in Engineering with a proven track record in an Engineering Management role with typically experience on relevant projects.
• Multi-disciplinary project experience including P-Way, Stations, Building, Signalling. OLE, Civils and Structures
• Ability to establish and implement an effective engineering management process throughout the life of projects with the ability to clearly brief and lead the teams.
• Results-driven motivated individual with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels.
• Awareness/previous experience of the role of CEM and CRE according to Network Rail’s Standard NR/L2/INI/02009 Engineering Management for Projects
• Experience of tendering for railway engineering projects
• Understanding of railway Health and Safety including CDM
• Preferred Qualifications

• HNC, BSc, BEng or MEng degree in a relevant discipline
• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer and member of a relevant professional institution

Please call Steve on <phone number removed> for more information or forward suitable CV’s to <email address removed>