Project Engineer (Civils)

Salary / Rate:

GBP 320.00-350.00 

Location:

Greater Manchester 

Rate:

Yearly 

Job Type:

Contract 

Sector:

Civil & Structural 

Date Posted:

30/10/2008 

Reference:

NESTrack-AD48045 

My Client the largest rail engineering company in the UK has identified the need for a Project Engineer in the civil department. We require an experienced Chartered Civil Engineer who could be given delegated authority to sign off design and construction on behalf of Network Rail.
The ideal candidates key accountabilities are as follows
1: 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.
2: Monitor specific projects managed by Infrastructure 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.
3: 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.

Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications
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.