Brief Description
The Works Delivery Internal Design Team (IDT) provide in-house design services to the Work Delivery Civils Contractor.IDT are involved with projects from inception to completion.
We operate over the Northwest and Central Region which extends from London Euston up to Gretna Green on the Scottish border.
Our base is in Heaton Mersey in South Manchester. The team currently has 15 members of staff.
IDT have won a number of design awards including Winner of “Infrastructure Project of the Year” at the 2023 National Rail Awards
We undertake a wide variety of Projects including:
·Bridge Maintenance and Strengthening
·Design of Retaining structures
·Platform extensions
·Scour Protection
·Culvert lining and replacement
·Tunnel maintenance and strengthening
·Embankment and cutting stabilisation
·Lineside structures
There is a healthy workbank extending over CP7 and we would like to take on more of the work offered to us.
As an Assistant Design Engineer you will be involvedproducing designs and specifications supporting the engineering development of allocated proposals, from clarification of remit (start of stage 2) to the completion of single option feasibility work and handover into detailed design (end of stage 5). Support in the role will be provided the Senior Design Engineer.
About the role (External)
What will you be doing?
1.Analyse development remits, to help maintain a robust challenge to sponsoring engineers and managers, and take part as required in value management and risk identification/ analysis activities.
2.Undertake the development of suitable engineering options for a proposal giving full consideration to safety, reliability, operational capacity modelling, maintainability, ease of construction, and environmental/whole life issues.Engineering excellence is to be supported by:
a.Secure all relevant base data.
b.Review compliance with appropriate standards.
c.Use risk ID and evaluation methods (e.g. HAZOP, QRA, LRM, and the GK/RT/14200 suite), as suitable, to evaluate and compare options.
d.Use feedback from all relevant past projects across the UK rail network, lessons learned etc.
e.Liasion with the Network Rail Internal Contractor and Project Management Teams.
3.Maintain strict change control on scope development; evaluate cost, time and performance impacts in conjunction with development management. Communicate impact of any changes to the client.
4.Participate in the selection of a single option for further development. Prepare or monitor preparation of reports, drawings, or sketches etc as necessary.
5.Manage single option design as in (2) above.
6.Prepare the full engineering data package required for commencement of the detailed design, and participate in answering clarifications/queries as needed.
7.Support GRIP stages 2 to 5 in all associated duties and carry out cross-discipline engineering checks of all relevant aspects of the proposal, in association with engineers of other disciplines.
8.Manage site visits including the production of task briefing sheets and assembling the correct materials, resources, and equipment.
9.Identify where additional data gathering is required to develop a design scheme.
10.Assist with training and mentorship of junior engineers and trainees.
In order to be successful in this role, we would like you to have/to be:
·A demonstrable aptitude for option development.
·Strong evaluation and decision-making skills.
·A working knowledge of rail engineering; relevant successful experience working in the principal discipline and an adequate understanding of all other related disciplines.
·An ability to work and communicate effectively in a team context.
·An appreciation of all the life cycle stages of rail infrastructure.
·Knowledge of Construction design management and risk assessment
It's not mandatory to have the below, but it would be desirable to have:
·A HNC or Engineering degree or equivalent industry-recognised training qualification, or equivalent experience
·Experience in design.
·Experience of the Railway preferred but not essential
·An excellent command of written and spoken English.
·CAD and Good Sketching Skills
·Good attitude and a desire to improve.
The successful applicant will be expected to spend a minimum of 3 days a week in the office