Contractor's Engineering Manager

Company:  COLAS RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE
Location:  York
Country:  United Kingdom
Type of Contract:  Permanent
Publication Date:  9 May 2025

Purpose of the Role

 

To lead in the technical aspect of railway designs, in particular S&C, and to ensure that design projects achieve vertical and horizontal integration.

Person Specification

 

  • Relevant experience in successful design delivery.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Detailed knowledge of safety regulations.
  • Detailed knowledge of Design Standards
  • Detailed understanding of design integration
  • A good awareness of construction activities and the impact from design.
  • Demonstrate ability to innovate and identify efficiencies
     

Key Responsibilities

 

  • Check or Approve designs as instructed by the Design Manager
  • Regularly update the Design Manager on survey/design progress
  • Ensure that all allocated designs are produced in due time
  • Ensure that robust quality controls and checking systems are in place
  • Lead and direct the design team technically to meet all necessary project, litigated and mandatory standards.
  • Ensure that design, construction and maintenance risks are identified and mitigated during the design stages
  • Ensure that Temporary Non-Compliances and Derogation to standards are obtained when required
  • Ensure Value Engineering through Particular Specification reviews and engaging with external designers.
  • Ensure the interface with other disciplines is effective
  • Lead Inter-Disciplinary Checks and constructability reviews
  • Attend or be represented at Inter-Disciplinary Reviews
  • Ensure the competence and development of Designers
  • Control the issue of designs to the client and to the production teams
  • Adequately communicate and explain designs to the construction teams
  • Obtain feedback from the construction teams post design setting out and construction
  • Attend all technical and safety briefings 
  • Provide design information to the CDM-Coordinator representative for inclusion in the Health and Safety file
  • Assist in internal and external audits and verifications
  • Weekend / Night duty as required
  • Collate and complete as-built survey/design information as required.

What We Offer

 

 

  • Competitive Salary 
  • 26 days Annual Leave 
  • Industry leading Life Assurance 
  • Healthcare Cash Plan 
  • Wellbeing Employee Assistant Programme 
  • Pension Scheme 
  • Eye Care Vouchers 
  • Long Service Award 
  • Season Ticket Loan 
  • Occupational Health Service