Lead Project Engineer

Location: Birmingham 
Hybrid Working 

Permanent

We’re seeking talented Lead Project Engineers to join our client’s Technical Services team, where you’ll play a pivotal role in integrating and assuring the safe delivery of critical railway systems across a nationally significant programme.

This is an opportunity to work at the heart of a multidisciplinary engineering environment, collaborating with experts across design, construction and delivery to solve complex technical challenges and help create a world-class railway.

We’re recruiting Lead Project Engineers across several specialist areas, including:

• Track & Infrastructure Integration – Track, Slab Track, Switches & Crossings (S&C), Rail Systems Integration
• Communications, Control & Signalling (CCS) – Telecoms, CCS, Operational Communications, WWH and related systems
• Mechanical, Electrical, Power & OCS – M&E, High Voltage Power, Overhead Catenary Systems and Tunnel Systems

As a Lead Project Engineer, you’ll provide technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring railway systems are integrated, assured and delivered safely, efficiently and in accordance with industry standards.

You’ll work closely with project teams, contractors and technical specialists, helping to resolve engineering challenges, manage interfaces and provide assurance that designs meet operational, safety and client requirements.

Main Duties

• Lead engineering and technical assurance activities across your discipline.
• Review designs and technical submissions, ensuring compliance with project requirements, standards and regulations.
• Support engineering governance and assurance at key project milestones.
• Manage technical risks, issues, changes and engineering queries.
• Coordinate complex interfaces between railway systems, civils, stations and neighbouring contracts.
• Provide expert technical advice to project teams and senior stakeholders.
• Support the discharge of Principal Designer responsibilities under the CDM Regulations.
• Drive innovation, continuous improvement and best practice across engineering delivery.
• Work collaboratively with commercial and project delivery teams to balance technical, programme and cost considerations.
• Help ensure successful transition from design and construction through to testing, commissioning and operational handover.

Skills/Experience

• Significant experience within rail systems or major infrastructure engineering.
• Experience delivering technical assurance and managing engineering interfaces.
• Strong understanding of UK engineering standards and CDM Regulations.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to influence stakeholders and communicate technical information clearly.
• Experience balancing engineering, programme, cost and delivery priorities.
• Chartered Engineer status (or equivalent experience) with a recognised professional institution.

Please apply with an upto date CV if you wish to be considered for a position.