Engineering Manager

Job Introduction

Skillset: Design (and Engineering) Management,

Job location: Area Central, Atlas Road Technical Office, Victoria Road  North Acton

Accessible by public transport? Yes

Working hours: Weekdays or as required (weekend work possible)

Contract: Permanent

The Design/Engineering Manager  role is responsible for the management and delivery of the Asset Protection design works through the lifecycle from initial assessments to detailed design, and the necessary assurance deliverables, including the relevant 3^rd party and HS2 assurance process.

The 3^rd party assets stakeholders are principally NR and TfL relating impacted bridges, retaining walls. stations and other track assets. There are many buildings impacted including some listed buildings and heritage assets both of which follow their own assurance processes.

The role is diverse in terms of involving several external consultants that are undertaking the assessments and mitigation designs, as well as the liaison with the asset owners and coordination with the other SCS permanent works Design Managers, Technical Assurance Engineers, and the I&M delivery teams.

The position works closely with and reports to the senior Engineering Manager (GMA/Asset Protection) and is part of a team of Design Managers and Engineering Managers in Area Central. The role also and provides support to the Senior I&M Manager responsible for the Instrumentation and Monitoring.

Role Responsibility

This role will principally cover the following areas:

• Assess and select mitigation measures for related 3^rd party assets affected by ground movement, collaborate with designers, specialists, third parties and delivery teams to identify most appropriate solutions
• Through package managing specific works, and with the team, identify opportunities to innovate and rationalise mitigation measures, assessing and allocating mitigation measures into work / no work options.
• Manage the delivery of assurance deliverable for the resultant mitigation design from stakeholder acceptances to HS2 acceptance (L3 certification).
• Coordinating the programme inputs for design compliance and L3 acceptance with HS2.
• Involved with the Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) for various work activities.
• Sifting of mitigation design in close coordination with Design Managers (Tunnel and Civil)
• Coordinate with I&M Coordinator should mitigation measure require additional monitoring
• Reviewing the programme and document delivery trackers and provide the planners the Cl 32 updates for the GMA works.
• Manage procurement of mitigation design specialists and others for independent checking of designs.
• Support the delivery team responsible for the installation of mitigation measures including planning, production of method statements, possessions.
• Coordinating survey input to survey programme, identifying if additional surveys are required.
• Managing the processes with assumptions and risks to ensure these are closed out and the correct deliverables are generated to support each L3 certificate.
• Ensuring appropriate action is identified in response to ground movement and/or damage to 3^rd party assets, including utilities, sensitive buildings, and rail infrastructure
• Lead regular technical and managerial meetings within SCS and with specialist, design, construction teams of both contractor and the HS2 client
• Ensure Temporary Works design briefs follow the correct process and is fully captured in the planning.  

The Ideal Candidate

• Design Management experience (essential)
• Management of ground movement experience (desirable)
• Construction experience (essential)
• Chartered member of the ICE or equivalent (desirable)
• Rail experience (desirable)
• Temporary works experience (desirable)

About the Company

The role will work on the HS2 project. HS2 is the UK’s new high speed rail network. It will be a catalyst for economic growth across Britain, freeing up space on the existing railways and connecting 8 out of the UK’s 10 biggest cities with fast, reliable and frequent high speed services

The Skanska | Costain | STRABAG (SCS JV) is delivering the HS2 Main Civils Contracts which include both Lots S1 (Euston Tunnels & Approaches) and S2 (Northolt Tunnels). The combined value of the contracts is around £1.8billion with the works due for completion in 2025.  Scope of works includes twin-bored tunnels (TBM), SCL tunnels, shaft sinking, bridge demolition and reconstruction, services diversions, earthworks and the construction of site compounds.

You’ll be a welcomed member of the wider team, with opportunities to take on additional responsibility, join one of our networks for women, military or LGBT+ staff, and participate in cultural and social events with the local community (e.g. as a STEM ambassador).

SCS Railways is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome applications from candidates with a disability.

Your personal and professional development is important to us. We welcome a discussion about how we can support you with further study, or professional membership or attainment for example.

HS2 – working with Skanska, Costain and STRABAG, closely monitors job applications, to ensure an inclusive recruitment process. To ensure we are able to maintain this, and to recruit a diverse workforce, we encourage candidates to complete the diversity form as part of their application so we are able to monitor and improve our approach to diversity.  Please note, all responses are anonymous, you do not have to provide a response.

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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