Site Construction Planning Engineer

A little bit about us: East West Rail (EWR) is an infrastructure programme linking communities between Oxford and Cambridge. The area is currently let down by a lack of transport choices, and we have a once in a generation opportunity to fix that – improving prosperity for people and places along the way.

East West Railway Company (that’s us) was created by the Department for Transport (DfT) to oversee the delivery of East West Rail from construction through to wheels in motion, making sure the railway comes together in the right way.

At East West Railway Company, we’re committed to building an inclusive railway for all. We believe that to do that, we must nurture a diverse team that represents the UK communities that we impact. We celebrate diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. This role will provide technical construction planning advice, review, challenge and add development to the route wide works programme. To support design development, deliverability, constructability, schedule development, optimisation, and associated risk identification & mitigations.

The Delivery function is accountable for delivering an asset which aligns to the Sponsor requirements, establishing a safe, reliable and integrated railway. This will demonstrate delivery excellence through technical innovation compliant design, underpinned by mature programme controls to maximise the benefit of project delivery in relation to public spending. The Delivery function will act as an intelligent and informed integrated team, that uses a network of third-party strategic suppliers to leverage the capabilities required to deliver the asset.

Ensure delivery is accordance with the EWR Delivery Plan and Construction & Logistics Strategy.
Promote and implement construction best practice.
Promote and implement innovative solutions including the use of ‘Modern Methods of Construction’.
Produce conceptual phasing and staging of work including on-network possession and access strategies.
Evaluate and implement Value Engineering options.
Prepare and present detailed reports on Constructability & Logistics assessments, including risk identification and mitigation.
Support and conduct site visits and inspections to validate design decisions and assumptions.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry standards, innovative construction practices, and regulatory requirements to inform design and C&L approaches.
Support commercial reviews and demonstrate a cost-conscious mindset, keeping taxpayers’ money at the forefront of all decisions.

Extensive experience in complex ‘Major Project’ Infrastructure Delivery including:
Demonstrable construction planning of large-scale railway or highway infrastructure.
Proven track record of successfully assessing and improving the constructability of complex engineering designs.
Good understanding of engineering principles, railway systems and industry standards, construction methodologies and construction industry best practices.
Preferably both on-network and off-network construction planning knowledge.
Chartered Status in a relevant engineering field or equivalent.


Competitive base salary
• Up to 12% employer’s pension contribution
• 36 days holiday a year (including bank holidays) + up to 2 days to buy
• Life assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• On-the-spot and annual awards
• Great work-life balance and flexible working opportunities
• Enhanced family-friendly policies
• EWR Co strives to embrace a flexible working environment, where a degree of flexibility is maintained to accommodate both the needs and preferences of employees and what is required to achieve business objectives. EWR Co will always work with any individual to assess and accommodate an individual’s work life balance and style

Diversity and Inclusion:
To discover the best solutions, it’s important we embrace diversity of thought. Our approach to diversity is simple – a workplace where everyone is welcome and everyone is encouraged to be themselves. It helps fuel our innovation and connects us with the customers and communities we serve.

We are open to secondments through the Rail Industry Talent Exchange Programme.