Senior Design Engineer

1 day ago


York, York City, United Kingdom Network Rail Full time
About the Role

Network Rail is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Design Engineer to join our Engineering Services team. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for the engineering development of allocated proposals from clarification of remit to project completion.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage the development remit for a proposal so that it properly describes the engineering requirements, scope, possibilities and operational performance targets.
  • Manage all engineering and development activities so that they result in schemes that are affordable, and that meet programme requirements in a safe & environmentally responsible manner for time, cost and quality.
  • Manage (or undertake where applicable) the development of suitable engineering options for a proposal giving full consideration to safety, reliability, operational capacity modelling, maintainability, ease of construction, and environmental/whole life issues.
  • Secure all relevant base data.
  • Review compliance with appropriate standards.
  • Use risk ID and evaluation methods (e.g. HAZOP, QRA, LRM, and the GK/RT/14200 suite), as suitable, to evaluate and compare options.
  • Using feedback from all relevant past projects across the UK rail network, lessons learned etc.
  • Monitor that designers are up to date via training, briefings etc.
  • Confirm whether strict change control is maintained on scope development; evaluate cost, time and performance impacts in conjunction with project management.
  • Participate in the selection of a single option for further development, preparing or monitoring preparation of reports, papers etc as necessary.
  • Manage (or undertake where applicable) the development of the selected single option.
  • Manage (or undertake where applicable) the preparation of the full engineering data package required for commencement of the detailed design, and participate in answering clarifications/queries as needed.
  • Discharge the construction design management (CDM) 'Designer' duties as required and carry out or monitor cross-discipline engineering checks of all relevant aspects of the proposal.
  • Carry out independent checking of safety critical signalling design documentation.
  • Manage adequate resourcing of the feasibility stages of project development, in both the quality and quantity of Network Rail and supplier staff, and in the use of the most appropriate support equipment.
  • Manage the engineering interfaces of allocated proposals with concurrent work in other disciplines, or within other programmes.
  • Act as or liaise with the appropriate Project Engineer during project delivery so that design solutions, method statements for site works and surveys in particular are produced and approved to the required standards.
  • Monitor, assess, evaluate and audit Consultants and Contractors during project delivery.
Requirements
  • An engineering degree or equivalent industry-recognised training qualification.
  • A demonstrable aptitude for option development.
  • Strong evaluation and decision-making skills.
  • A working knowledge of rail engineering; relevant successful experience working in a principal discipline and an adequate understanding of all other related disciplines.
  • An ability to work and communicate effectively in a team context.
  • An appreciation of all the life cycle stages of rail infrastructure.
  • CDM, Auditing and risk assessment competencies.
  • Experience of acting in the role of Contractor's Engineering Manager (CEM) for PACE stages 0 to 2
  • Chartered Membership of a relevant professional engineering institution
Desirable
  • Six Sigma Yellow Belt
  • Experience in design, installation and maintenance.
  • Formal qualifications in risk identification and assessment.


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