Job Description

At Network Rail, our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We're an organisation where people matter.Scotland's Railway is part of this large family and it covers a large geographical area from the Borders to Thurso at the far tip of the North East of Scotland, accounting for almost 20 per cent of the UK rail network. We provide rapid access along busy commuter routes to our seven cities, servicing the varied needs of our business and leisure commuter services, including cross border services and rural services. We have up to 50 freight services operating every day and we are steadily building capacity for this to grow. Our ambition to be responsive to passengers and freight users, drives us every day and we're empowered to do the right thing for those who use the rail network. We actively challenge unsafe practices and take responsibility for addressing risks, resolving issues and protecting safety and wellbeing.Our colleagues are encouraged to work flexibly as we know that busy lives don't always fit around a traditional working pattern, if you need flexibility to complete your role just let us know and we will do our upmost to help you to invest in your career with us while balancing other aspects of your life.We're also a employer and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.We want to help deliver a railway which is safe, reliable, affordable and that provides great customer service to everyone.Brief DescriptionScotland's Railway an exciting opportunity for a Project Engineer (E&P), specialising in Plant & Distribution, based in Glasgow. The successful candidate will report to the Senior Project Engineer and support with a wide range of mechanical and electrical works across the route portfolio.You will work within a team of multi-disciplined Engineers in a collaborative environment and have an excellent record of working as a team member, building relationships with stakeholders and contracting organisations alike.You will have significant demonstrable engineering experience leading the development, implementation, commissioning and hand back of Plant & Distribution elements such as Low Voltage operational installations, Building M&E services, Signalling Power Supply installations, with a sound understanding of the requirements of BS7671 within the railway environment. You will have knowledge of Common Safety Method CSM-RA in a railway setting for multi-disciplinary worksYou must have multi-disciplinary experience to be able to integrate with other discipline engineering designs and activities so that they result in schemes that are safe, compliant, affordable and meet programme requirements in an environmentally responsible manner.Please note that there are two permanent opportunities available.About the role (External)Here are some of the duties your role will include: -xc2xb7 Monitor specific projects managed by Infrastructure Projects 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, procedures and legislation.xc2xb7 Maintain the use of relevant techniques and procedures of quantified and qualitative risk assessment and HAZOP analysis to allocated projects and manage the environmental aspects of allocated projects in accordance with Network Rail's environmental policy.xc2xb7 Monitor design and specialist consultants and contractors.xc2xb7 Provide project management advice in respect of all construction activities, including testing and commissioning and site supervision. Manage so that the design and/or construction elements of relevant projects meet the requirements of current legislation, including construction design management (CDM) regulations.xc2xb7 Monitor so that the contractor's design/construction/specialists personnel are competent.xc2xb7 Undertake reviews of design and/or construction activities. Arrange audits of contractors monitoring safety, environment and quality of design, construction, testing and commissioning and management systems is adequate.xc2xb7 Carry out the duties of designated project engineer (DPE) for specific projects.xc2xb7 Identify and share best practice across the various project teams.What you will bring to the role: -Essentialxc2xb7 Relevant experience in engineering disciplines, ideally with involvement in construction and design projects across multi discipline areas.xc2xb7 Technical qualifications to HNC/HND or equivalent GNVQ level.xc2xb7 Knowledge of quality assurance.xc2xb7 An understanding of the arrangements required for the independent assessment of work.xc2xb7 CDM, risk assessment, engineering management competency.Desirablexc2xb7 Membership of a relevant professional body with chartered status and/or educated to degree level.xc2xb7 Knowledge of structuring safety cases in support of projects.xc2xb7 An appreciation of environmental issues in engineering works.xc2xb7 Six Sigma Yellow Belt.xc2xb7 Project safety management experiencexc2xb7 Yellow book course.#LI-SY1How to apply (External)Salary: xc2xa343,588 - 50,018Network Rail Benefits -Closing date: Midnight of 07.04.25Please get your application in as soon as possible, we may close the advert before the listed closing date if we receive enough applications. Late applications will not be accepted.Please note the recruitment process for this role is a competency based interview.We're dedicated to creating an and we welcome applications from everyone!Network Rail is a and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles. You can visit for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application.All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.

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