Overview
Can you turn complex engineering challenges into clear, confident decisions?
Have you led the strategic development of technical capability across policy and project environments?
Are you passionate about delivering better outcomes and value for money for the taxpayer?
If so, we’d love to hear from you!
The Infrastructure Efficiency and Engineering (IEE) team sits at the heart of the Project Delivery and Performance Directorate’s Centre of Excellence, shaping how major transport projects are conceived, assessed and delivered. Led by the Chief Engineer, we combine deep engineering and operational expertise to drive smarter decisions, stronger standards and better value transport. From managing the Better Value Rail Toolkit with industry partners to scrutinising complex business cases and advising on technically challenging issues, our team promotes “Thinking Slow and Acting Fast” to improve outcomes across government. Join us to elevate engineering excellence and make a tangible difference to nationally significant projects.
Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:
* Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
* 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
* Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
This role provides senior technical leadership across complex transport programmes, shaping how engineering insight informs investment, policy and delivery decisions. You will tackle important technical issues, produce clear briefings for senior stakeholders, and champion smarter use of technology to improve outcomes and control costs. Responsibilities include overseeing a cross-industry best practice toolkit, scrutinising business cases, and strengthening capability across the organisation through expert advice, constructive challenge and practical support.
Responsibilities
* Working with the Chief Engineer and Chief Scientific Advisor’s office to support the development of the engineering profession, ensuring its profile is raised across the Department and development opportunities are enhanced.
* Working in collaboration with Network Rail and the Office of Rail and Road to lead development of the Better Value Rail Toolkit which provides guidance on best practice in the initiation and planning of new transport projects.
* Undertaking specialist engineering activities that benefit the Department’s project portfolio and policy delivery in line with your skills, knowledge and competence. This could include providing advice to project teams on technical matters, participating in working groups and workshops and providing critical review of plans and papers.
* Managing contracts to provide professional engineering advisory support to supplement in-house capability. The candidate must be accredited in contract management or willing to work towards this.
Qualifications
* The candidate must be accredited in contract management or willing to work towards this.
Further information
For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.
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