Job Description

Project Engineer E&P#

Location

Glasgow, GB#

Department Name

Scotland's Railway#

About Network Rail

At Network Rail, our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We're an organisation where people matter. Watch our video to find out more.


Scotland's Railway is part of this large family and it covers a large geographical area from the Borders to Thurso at the far tip of the North East of Scotland, accounting for almost 20 per cent of the UK rail network. We provide rapid access along busy commuter routes to our seven cities, servicing the varied needs of our business and leisure commuter services, including cross border services and rural services. We have up to 50 freight services operating every day and we are steadily building capacity for this to grow. Our ambition to be responsive to passengers and freight users, drives us every day and we're empowered to do the right thing for those who use the rail network. We actively challenge unsafe practices and take responsibility for addressing risks, resolving issues and protecting safety and wellbeing.


Our colleagues are encouraged to work flexibly as we know that busy lives don't always fit around a traditional working pattern, if you need flexibility to complete your role just let us know and we will do our upmost to help you to invest in your career with us while balancing other aspects of your life.


We're also a Disability Confident Leader employer and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.












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Brief Description

To manage design and construction activities for allocated projects









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About the role (External)

Key Accountabilities

Implement Network Rail systems and procedures to maintain a cost effective, high quality, safe and environmentally responsible approach to design, construction, commissioning and other technical activities on relevant projects, compliant with all relevant legislation. Liaise with regulators and others as appropriate. Engineer Projects to the standards and specification of Network Rail, allocated design and construction contracts include reference to and are compliant with appropriate Railway Group and Network Rail Company standards, formal specifications and procedures. Manage all engineering activities so that they result in schemes that are affordable and meet programme requirements in a safe and environmentally responsible manner for time, cost and quality. Maintain the use of relevant techniques and procedures of quantified and qualitative risk assessment and HAZOP analysis to allocated projects and manage the environmental aspects of allocated projects in accordance with Network Rail's environmental policy. Monitor design and specialist consultants and contractors. Provide project management advice in respect of all construction activities, including testing and commissioning and site supervision. Manage the design and/or construction elements of relevant projects meet the requirements of current legislation, including construction design management (CDM) regulations. Internal and contractor's design/construction/specialists personnel are competent. Undertake reviews of design and/or construction activities. Arrange audits of contractors monitoring safety, environment and quality of design, construction, testing and commissioning and management systems is adequate. Carry out the duties of designated project engineer (DPE) for specific projects. Identify and share best practice across the various project teams.


Essential

Relevant experience in engineering disciplines, ideally with involvement in construction and design projects across multi discipline areas. Technical qualifications to HNC/HND or equivalent GNVQ level. Knowledge of quality assurance. An understanding of the arrangements required for the independent assessment of work. CDM, risk assessment, engineering management competency.


Desirable

Membership of a relevant professional body with chartered status and/or educated to degree level. Knowledge of structuring safety cases in support of projects. An appreciation of environmental issues in engineering works. Six Sigma Yellow Belt. Project safety management experience
Yellow book course.

Salary:

The salary will be 43,588 - 55,719

Closing date:

Midnight of 7th August 2025. Late applications will not be accepted.


Please note proof of all essential qualifications will be required.


Please get your application in as soon as possible, we may close the advert before the listed closing date if we receive enough applications. Late applications will not be accepted.


Please note the recruitment process for this role is a competency based interview.


We're dedicated to creating an inclusive environment and we welcome applications from everyone!


Network Rail is a Disability Confident Leader and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles. You can visit Evenbreak's Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application.



Please note, interviews for this are scheduled to take place on week commencing 1st September 2025.



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Project Engineer E&P#

Location

Glasgow, GB#

Department Name

Scotland's Railway#

About Network Rail

At Network Rail, our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We're an organisation where people matter. Watch our video to find out more.


Scotland's Railway is part of this large family and it covers a large geographical area from the Borders to Thurso at the far tip of the North East of Scotland, accounting for almost 20 per cent of the UK rail network. We provide rapid access along busy commuter routes to our seven cities, servicing the varied needs of our business and leisure commuter services, including cross border services and rural services. We have up to 50 freight services operating every day and we are steadily building capacity for this to grow. Our ambition to be responsive to passengers and freight users, drives us every day and we're empowered to do the right thing for those who use the rail network. We actively challenge unsafe practices and take responsibility for addressing risks, resolving issues and protecting safety and wellbeing.


Our colleagues are encouraged to work flexibly as we know that busy lives don't always fit around a traditional working pattern, if you need flexibility to complete your role just let us know and we will do our upmost to help you to invest in your career with us while balancing other aspects of your life.


We're also a Disability Confident Leader employer and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.


We want to help deliver a railway which is safe, reliable, affordable and that provides great customer service to everyone. For more information about Network Rail click here











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Brief Description

To manage design and construction activities for allocated projects









#

About the role (External)

Key Accountabilities

Implement Network Rail systems and procedures to maintain a cost effective, high quality, safe and environmentally responsible approach to design, construction, commissioning and other technical activities on relevant projects, compliant with all relevant legislation. Liaise with regulators and others as appropriate. Engineer Projects to the standards and specification of Network Rail, allocated design and construction contracts include reference to and are compliant with appropriate Railway Group and Network Rail Company standards, formal specifications and procedures. Manage all engineering activities so that they result in schemes that are affordable and meet programme requirements in a safe and environmentally responsible manner for time, cost and quality. Maintain the use of relevant techniques and procedures of quantified and qualitative risk assessment and HAZOP analysis to allocated projects and manage the environmental aspects of allocated projects in accordance with Network Rail's environmental policy. Monitor design and specialist consultants and contractors. Provide project management advice in respect of all construction activities, including testing and commissioning and site supervision. Manage the design and/or construction elements of relevant projects meet the requirements of current legislation, including construction design management (CDM) regulations. Internal and contractor's design/construction/specialists personnel are competent. Undertake reviews of design and/or construction activities. Arrange audits of contractors monitoring safety, environment and quality of design, construction, testing and commissioning and management systems is adequate. Carry out the duties of designated project engineer (DPE) for specific projects. Identify and share best practice across the various project teams.


Essential

Relevant experience in engineering disciplines, ideally with involvement in construction and design projects across multi discipline areas. Technical qualifications to HNC/HND or equivalent GNVQ level. Knowledge of quality assurance. An understanding of the arrangements required for the independent assessment of work. CDM, risk assessment, engineering management competency.


Desirable

Membership of a relevant professional body with chartered status and/or educated to degree level. Knowledge of structuring safety cases in support of projects. An appreciation of environmental issues in engineering works. Six Sigma Yellow Belt. Project safety management experience
Yellow book course.










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How to apply (External)

Salary:

The salary will be 43,588 - 55,719

Network Rail Benefits - To find out about what benefits we offer, click here

Closing date:

Midnight of 7th August 2025. Late applications will not be accepted.


Please note proof of all essential qualifications will be required.


Please get your application in as soon as possible, we may close the advert before the listed closing date if we receive enough applications. Late applications will not be accepted.


Please note the recruitment process for this role is a competency based interview.


We're dedicated to creating an inclusive environment and we welcome applications from everyone!


Network Rail is a Disability Confident Leader and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles. You can visit Evenbreak's Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application.


All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. Click here for more information


Please note, interviews for this are scheduled to take place on week commencing 1st September 2025.



























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