Senior Project Engineer - Rail Client Side

Description

Position: Senior Project Engineer

Rate: £465 Inside IR35

Location: Birmingham

Working Arrangements: Hybrid 3 days office, 2 days home

People Group is recruiting a Project Engineer from a Network Rail background to work for a Leading Rail Consultancy.

Responsibilities:

Assist the customer/client in developing the selected single option.

Carry out independent checking of safety-critical design documentation.

Carry out engineering verifications.

Manage the engineering interfaces of allocated proposals with concurrent work in other disciplines.

Act as or liaise with the appropriate Project Engineer so that method statements for site works and surveys, in particular, are approved to the required standards.

Assure whether contractors’ design, construction, and specialist personnel are competent. (CEM/CRE appointment etc.)

Undertake reviews of design and construction activities, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and legislation.

Lead the discipline engineering consultation between the project team, client/customer, designer/contractor, and the applicable Route Engineers (Discipline) throughout the design development stages and construction.

Review and provide comments on initial design proposals at initial meetings with the customer/client.

To be successful in this position, we’re looking for someone who has:

Must have experience working on an Asset Protection project as a Project Engineer for Network Rail

Understanding of NR/L2/INI/CP009 and other Network Rail handover requirements for major projects.

Ability to review and interpret Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS), Welder Qualification Records, and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) reports (e.g., ultrasonic, magnetic particle, dye penetrant).

Competence in reliability-based design and assessment, including probabilistic analysis and risk-based maintenance planning.

Ability to evaluate failure modes, deterioration mechanisms (corrosion, fatigue, creep), and apply whole-life cost principles.

Ability to compile and review handover packs, including as-built drawings, material certificates, weld maps, inspection records, and compliance statements.

????Knowledge of root cause analysis for defects and implementing corrective actions in compliance with Network Rail’s assurance processes.

Familiarity with Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs) and quality documentation for heavy structures

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