Looking for a MEP Project Engineer - to work in a unique MEP Station Systems role working across all 4 HS2 Main Stations, interested in candidates who are a qualified engineer, worked on rail projects ideally major stations and understand how MEP station systems integrate into an operation railway.

The HS2 programme is currently valued c£60 billion and has 10 years left to run.  This is the largest construction project in Europe, opportunity to work on all 4 Station Contracts – Old Oak Common, Curzon Street, Birmingham Interchange and Euston Stations ensuring that station systems such as -  Lifts & Escalators, Station Building Systems (customer information systems, security, PA, Fire etc), Low Voltage (LV) & Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) are successfully developed and integrated into the Major Stations.

The Project Engineer will support the Lead Senior Project Engineer in leading and co-ordinating engineering capability to support Stations Delivery Services Director – and provide Principal Designer progressive assurance evidence of coordination, integration and interface management for Station Common Components contracts as well as leading on some wider reaching engineering workstreams which impact all four Stations contracts.

The Station Common Component (SCC) team was established to manage the contractual responsibilities of the Station Common Components frameworks, promote better collaboration and integration between Stations and High Speed Rail Systems contracts and develop standard ways of working with other HS2 integration functions. The SCC Framework was established to ensure a common design principle & common specification of components such as Lifts and escalators across off 4 stations to drive better prices (economies of scale), aid integration and simplify Opps & Maintenance.

This is a varied role that entails liaising across the integrated project teams on the 4 stations, Rail Systems, System Safety & SME within HS2 – opportunity to really make a difference and shape the 4 stations the team will for instance manage the integration of 400 lifts & escalators across the 4 stations.  This is a developing team with excellent opportunities for development – next step is Seniro Project Engineer Paying c£80 – 85k.

Working Situation

The office location is London, Euston and they operate a flexible hybrid working model working around 2 days a week from the office.  Overall, this is a very flexible modern employer who cares about delivery not where you deliver from, however, if you wish to be based front the office more you can.

 
Project Engineer MEP Station Systems

London             -          £60 - £68,859 pen (6:12) + health + 25 hols  

Duties & Responsibilities

• To be responsible for providing technical assurance, as per the HS2 assurance requirements, through production, checking and submission of assurance evidence for technical stage gates;
• To be responsible for assuring that the design and construction of assets comply with the technical and sponsor requirements and applicable standards, specifications and procedures by supporting planned Technical Assurance Reviews and “spot-checks” of Contractor’s deliverables;
• To be accountable for supporting the Head of Engineering and Environment in discharging their duties of NEC3 Supervisor and Principal Designer Representative as mandated within the Construction Desing Management (CDM) Regulations 2015;
• To be accountable for communicating the HS2 Engineering requirements to the IPT contractor and provide responses to technical queries;
• To be responsible for providing guidance on design solutions for the asset, promoting use of best practice and innovative engineering techniques, technologies and processes, driving consistency and identifying opportunities for efficiencies within the IPT;
• To be responsible for working alongside other technical specialists to develop appropriate and cost balanced mitigation strategies and solutions, contributing to successful system integration;
• Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures in EDI.

Candidate Specification

Looking for a qualified engineer with experience on railway projects with an M&E or/and Building Systems Integration background.  Ideally will have major station project experience working on building/station systems.  Membership or working towards of an appropriate Engineering professional institution or the equivalent experience. 

Open to people from Main Contractor, Consultant or client backgrounds. Could be Project Engineer, MEP Manager, MEP Designer etc.  Will have a working knowledge of CDM2015 regs & an understanding how the MEP Station systems integrate with the railway systems.   Good communication & stakeholder management skills are required to get information from internal and external stakeholders in addition to influencing them.

Skills:

• Complex problem solving – Able to identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. This includes the management and planning of multiple workstreams and the competing demands of stakeholders.
• Decision Making Able to gather and synthesise information, identifying options and applying sound judgement based on logic and reason, making use of a variety of analytical approaches to provide relevant information to suppliers, stakeholders and decision makers using key facts and data.
• Technical Leadership - Specialist technical support and leadership on at least one discipline-specific scientific, technical or engineering principles whilst knowing when to seek further guidance from Subject Matter Expert or others.
• Technical Leadership - Specialist technical support and leadership on discipline- specific analysis, problem solving and design techniques but, knowing when to seek further guidance from Subject Matter Expert or others.
• Technical Communication -Able to communicate a range of technical ideas in at least one discipline-specific area to colleagues, based on a mix of training and examples of application.
• Technical Leadership – Able to apply principles and methods that ensure effective information management, modelling and data security, basic understanding of data creation and visualisation, working under supervision of line manager or in liaison with relevant Subject Matter Expert.

Knowledge:

• Applicable UK construction regulations including CDM requirements
• Understanding of the Regulatory/Legislative Framework relevant to HS2
• Commercial awareness including understanding of cost delivery, schedule targets and the need to deliver an integrated solution that meets all functional requirements.
• Chartered Engineer/Membership of an appropriate professional institution or working towards with the equivalent experience

Type of experience:

• Experience in managing standards, engineering and safety activity on any engineering projects/ programmes
• Experience of managing competing project and engineering demands, with cost and schedule implications on any engineering projects/ programmes