Project Engineer, Civil Engineering Major Projects

Overview

In this role you will support civil assets through design, construction assurance and handover to rail systems teams on a major high-speed rail programme. You collaborate with subject matter experts across the project, ensuring design evidence meets requirements and passes assurance gates. You help resolve delivery risks, contribute to technical assurance reviews, and manage CDM risk within your authority. You communicate requirements clearly to contractors and guide design solutions, keeping multi-party coordination intact across the route. This is a pivotal role that links civil delivery with rail systems installation, in a dynamic, cross-functional environment.

Pay / Benefits

• Salary 61000 – 65000 per annum
• Pension 12%
• Hybrid (3 days in office)

Responsibilities

• Verify designer and contractor technical evidence against requirements
• Ensure deliverables pass each assurance stage gate
• Support technical assurance reviews and spot-check contractor deliverables
• Manage CDM risk within delegated authority
• Communicate engineering requirements to contractors and respond to technical queries
• Provide design guidance using best practice to promote efficient engineering
• Coordinate across supply chain and interface teams to keep programme threads connected
• Coordinate across geographical sections and manage interfaces between civil delivery and rail systems installation

Key requirements

• Civil engineering background with experience on major projects/programmes where standards management, technical assurance and safety were active
• Ability to balance cost and schedule and understand implications of technical decisions
• Ability to gather, assess technical information and communicate findings clearly to stakeholders
• Knowledge of UK construction regulations including CDM
• Commercial awareness to operate across an integrated programme with cost and schedule pressures
• Path to Chartered Engineer status or current Chartered status

• clear communication
• strong judgement
• stakeholder engagement
• CDM regulations knowledge
• interface management
• experience with major infrastructure programmes

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