Project Engineer - Signalling (Ref: 41644)

Salary / Rate:

GBP 400.00 

Location:

Cheshire 

Rate:

Daily 

Job Type:

Contract 

Sector:

Signalling and Telecoms 

Date Posted:

06/05/2008 

Reference:

41644 

We are currently looking for a Project Engineer - Signalling to work for a large railways organisation based in Crewe.

You will report to the Infrastructure Investments Signalling, Power & Communications Renewals Senior Project Engineer to manage design and/or construction activities for allocated projects. Managing so that appropriate engineering standards are used in relation to design and/or construction on allocated projects within the national programme with compliance to the requirements of the Guide to Railway Investment Projects (GRIP), relevant legislation, Group and company standards, and Network Rail procedures.

Key Accountabilities

Implement Network Rail systems and procedures to maintain a cost effective, high quality, safe and environmentally responsible approach to design, construction, commissioning and other technical activities on relevant projects, compliant with all relevant legislation. Liaise with regulators and others as appropriate.

Monitor specific projects managed by Major Projects & Investment so that they are engineered to the standards and specification of Network Rail, allocated design and construction contracts include reference to and are compliant with appropriate Railway Group and Network Rail Company standards, formal specifications and procedures.

Manage all engineering activities so that they result in schemes that are affordable and meet programme requirements in a safe and environmentally responsible manner for time, cost and quality.

Maintain the use of relevant techniques and procedures of quantified and qualitative risk assessment and HAZOP analysis to allocated projects and manage the environmental aspects of allocated projects in accordance with Network Rails environmental policy.

Monitor design and specialist consultants and contractors.

Provide project management advice in respect of all construction activities, including testing and commissioning and site supervision. Manage so that the design and/or construction elements of relevant projects meet the requirements of current legislation, including construction design management (CDM) regulations.

Monitor so that the contractors design/construction/specialists personnel are competent.

Undertake reviews of design and/or construction activities. Arrange audits of contractors monitoring safety, environment and quality of design, construction, testing and commissioning and management systems is adequate.

Carry out the duties of designated project engineer (DPE) for specific projects.

Identify and share best practice across the various project teams.

Job Skills
Essential
Successful relevant experience in engineering disciplines, ideally with involvement in construction and design projects across multi discipline areas.
Technical qualifications to HNC/HND or equivalent GNVQ level.
Knowledge of quality assurance.
An understanding of the arrangements required for the independent assessment of work.
CDM, risk assessment, auditing internal and external competency.
CITB CSCS scheme.
Desirable
Membership of a relevant professional body with chartered status and/or educated to degree level.
Knowledge of structuring safety cases in support of projects.
An appreciation of environmental issues in engineering works.
Six Sigma Yellow Belt.
Project safety management experience
Yellow book course.