Some Key Accountabilities of the role:

1. Develop and manage processes to deliver, monitor and review the multi-functional engineering outputs to support the project schedule, budget, safety, environmental and quality requirements;

2. Monitor compliance with legislation, Railway Group and Network Rail Company standards and establish remedial action if any non-compliance is identified;

3. Implement an engineering competence management process, applied to both internal and contractor's design and construction personnel of engineering disciplines, so that only suitably qualified and experienced staff are utilised to control the engineering aspects of the project;

4. Manage the introduction of new or amended system architectures including the attainment all necessary approvals prior to Entry Into Service;

5. Manage all design and construction activities to deliver an integrated system architecture able to achieve whole life reliability, maintainability, operability and cost effectiveness targets;

6. Advise project management on the progress and compliance status of all engineering design, construction, testing and commissioning activities;

7. Develop and manage a project engineering assurance regime system that monitors design and construction activities to confirm whether safety, environmental and quality of design, construction testing and commissioning and management systems is adequate.

8. Undertake the role of Designated Project Engineer as defined by NR/L2/INI/02009 'Engineering Management For Projects'.

9. Technical interface management with external projects/programmes.

Essential Criteria:

· Chartered Engineer

· University degree in engineering

· Membership of an appropriate Professional Institution

· Relevant experience of major multifunctional projects in the rail industry including project procedures / standards, system architectures and equipment

Desirable Criteria:

· Experience of risk assessment and risk management techniques

· Experience of engineering assurance activities preferably in a PACE environment