Overview
Join the East West Rail Project and play a key role in shaping one of the UK’s most exciting rail programmes. As part of the East West Rail Alliance, you’ll provide Telecoms Engineering support reporting to the Head of Engineering Assurance, contributing to AiP, Detailed Design and Construction activities along the Bletchley‑Bedford route. You’ll also support engineering assurance for East West Rail Company’s Option Selection work across the wider Oxford‑Cambridge corridor. This role sits in a regional team and requires regular travel across northwest and central regions.
Responsibilities
* 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.
* Engineer projects to the standards and specifications of Network Rail, ensuring compliance with relevant Railway Group and Network Rail Company standards and formal specifications.
* 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 Rail's 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, and manage the design and/or construction elements of relevant projects to meet the requirements of current legislation, including Construction Design Management (CDM) regulations.
* Ensure internal and contractor's design/construction/specialist personnel are competent.
* Undertake reviews of Telecoms design and/or construction activities; arrange audits of contractors monitoring safety, environment and quality of design, construction, testing and commissioning and management systems.
* Carry out the duties of designated project engineer (DPE) for specific projects; identify and share best practice across the various project teams.
Qualities & Experience
* Relevant experience in Telecoms engineering, ideally with involvement in construction and design projects across multi‑disciplinary areas.
* Technical qualifications to HNC/HND or equivalent GNVQ level in Telecoms engineering.
* Knowledge of quality assurance and an understanding of the arrangements required for the independent assessment of work.
* Competence in CDM, risk assessment, engineering management.
* Experience of managing multi‑disciplinary engineering projects and supporting project delivery in a collaborative alliance environment; proficiency with cost, time and quality management.
Preferred but not essential
* Membership of a relevant professional body with chartered status or degree level education.
* Knowledge of structuring safety cases in support of projects.
* Understanding of environmental issues in engineering works.
* Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification.
* Project safety management experience.
* Yellow book course.
Package & Benefits
This role sits within Band 4C, Zone 1.
Pay range: £43,588 – £51,719.
Location: The Quadrant, Milton Keynes. Regular travel across northwest and central regions is required.
* 28 days annual leave – with the opportunity to buy or sell up to 5 days.
* Access to contributory pension schemes.
* Potential to top up your competitive salary with a bonus.
* Subsidy of up to 75 % on rail and underground season tickets when travelling to work on the train.
* Discretionary leisure travel discount of 75 %.
* Season ticket loan; discounted annual season tickets.
* 35‑hour‑per‑week contract with flexible working options.
* Hybrid working where possible and enhanced family‑friendly support.
* Healthcare offers (including discounted healthcare club membership), discounted cycle hire, and online shopping sites.
* 5 days of paid volunteering leave.
* 2 weeks paid reserve leave for the Armed Forces community.
Equality & Inclusion
We are committed to an inclusive workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will adapt the process and offer reasonable adjustments to support people with disabilities.
Recruitment Process
* After you apply, a Recruitment Specialist will review your CV.
* If your experience matches our requirements, you will be invited to an interview.
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