Project Engineer [Major Projects]
Who We Are
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Southern Renewals Enterprise (SRE)
The Southern Renewals Enterprise (SRE) is delivering a transformative £9bn programme across the Southern Region, spanning CP7 and CP8 (2024\-2034\). Bringing together industry\-leading expertise, SRE will shape, mobilise and deliver a major portfolio of rail renewals.
At the heart of SRE, the Southern Integrated Delivery (SID) is a fully integrated partnership between AtkinsRéalis, Network Rail, Octavius, VolkerFitzpatrick and VolkerRail. Together, we combine our strengths, capability and experience to deliver outstanding results\-sharing success and driving excellence across every project.
About the role
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In this role, you will ensure that appropriate engineering standards are applied in relation to both design and construction across allocated projects. We are seeking an experienced Signalling Engineer who can contribute to the successful delivery of multidisciplinary railway schemes. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of Railway Systems Engineering and demonstrate the required engineering competence at Project Engineer (Signalling) level.
Key Accountabilities
- Apply Network Rail systems and processes to ensure a cost effective, high quality, safe and environmentally responsible approach to design, construction and commissioning activities, in line with all relevant legislation. Collaborate with regulators and stakeholders where required.
- Deliver engineering activities in accordance with Network Rail standards and specifications, ensuring all design and construction contracts comply with Railway Group and Network Rail company standards, procedures and formal requirements.
- Lead and manage engineering activities to ensure schemes are safe, affordable and delivered to programme, meeting expectations for time, cost and quality.
- Apply appropriate risk management techniques, including quantitative and qualitative assessments and HAZOP analysis, while supporting environmentally responsible delivery in line with Network Rail's environmental policy.
- Work collaboratively with designers, consultants and contractors to monitor performance and ensure high quality outputs across the supply chain.
- Provide expert advice on construction activities, including testing, commissioning and site supervision, ensuring compliance with current legislation such as CDM regulations.
- Support and promote a culture of competence and continuous development, ensuring all team members and supply chain partners have the skills and capability to deliver quality outcomes.
- Carry out reviews of design and construction activities, and coordinate audits to ensure safety, environmental, quality and management systems are effective and consistently applied.
- Undertake the responsibilities of a Designated Project Engineer (DPE), ensuring compliance with Network Rail engineering management standards and procedures.
- Encourage collaboration and knowledge sharing by identifying and promoting best practice across project teams.
Salary: Band 4C £43,588 \- £51,719 plus Inner London Allowance £3,270\.
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Your experience and skills
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Essential criteria
- 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 in a relevant engineering discipline
- Knowledge of quality assurance
- An understanding of the arrangements required for the independent assessment of work
- CDM, risk assessment, engineering management competency
- Demonstrable skills in initiating and building positive working relationships with customers, teams and stakeholders
- Demonstrable experience of effective team working, supporting others and sharing knowledge, skills and experience
- Demonstrable ability to make timely decisions and think ahead
- Demonstrable experience of being focused on personal and others' safety and understanding the implications of behaviour and safety rules
- Demonstrable experience of seeking ways to improve ways of working, being open to change and doing things differently
Desirable criteria
- Membership of a relevant professional body (ICE, IMechE, IET) 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
- Membership of a relevant professional body (IRSE, IMechE, IET) with chartered status and/or educated to degree level
Key Information
Vacancy Details
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Number of Positions:1
Contract Type:Permanent
Hours:Full Time
Salary:£43,588 \- £51,719
Location:Blackfriars
Closing Date:23\-JUN\-2026
Job Category:Engineering and Asset Management
Function:Southern Region
Organisation:IP SID Engineering (454126\) G2
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