Signalling Project Engineer
Matchtech
Swindon, England, gb
Job summary
Inside IR35
12 month initial contract
£450-£550 a day
Swindon Location - Hybrid working
Major Network Rail Framework
Key skills required for this role
Signalling Project Engineer
Important
Signalling Project Engineer
Job description
Purpose of the role
Plan and manage the engineering activities of Signalling Installation Teams, ensuring timely completion of signalling work, whilst maintaining the integrity and security of signalling equipment. Undertake liaison with Design, Testing staff and subcontractors to ensure that all installation elated issues are resolved in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Key areas of Accountability and Responsibility
* Plan and manage the engineering activities of Signalling Installation Teams, particularly ensuring high safety standards are adhered to by ensuring compliance with Rules and Regulations.
* Liaise with Sub-Contractors, Designers and Testers to ensure that installation related issues are resolved in a timely and cost effective manner.
* Ensure staff attitudes to personal safety and all requirements to the Health & Safety at Work regulations are paramount, especially aspects of the local Policy Statement for which the jobholder is directly responsible.
* Implement systems of planning, reporting progress and inspection to ensure projects are implements and completed to time, cost and quality.
* Ensure all staff are competent to carry out their work, including certification and licensing.
* Maintain a system of surveillances to monitor and demonstrate compliance with current requirements in respect of system and occupational safety and performance, thereby furthering the Company's objective to meet the quality system requirements.
* Ensure systems are in place for preparation and submission of work package plans and programme reports to Clients for the timely implementation of agreed projects to required standards.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
Business
* Maintain budgets and cost control processes to support target delivery in accordance with company procedures.
* Uphold and support established and agreed ways of working with customers (internal & external) to ensure ongoing feedback on team performance.
* Support the maintenance of competency management records for all employees and subcontract staff.
* Ensure personal site diary maintained with daily events recorded appropriately.
Organisation
* Support and participate in the Infrastructure organisational structure, ensuring the right balance between Colas Rail and agency staff where applicable.
Team Performance
* Assist with the delivery of the teams performance using the Company's Signalling & Telecoms Competency Management Framework.
* Support the maintenance and updating of staff Competency Records within the Infrastructure division.
Technical
* Undertake monitoring and surveillance of all installation and construction staff to a predetermined plan each year and provide reports in accordance with company procedures.
* Ensure that resources delivering signalling and telecommunications installation and construction activities comply with relevant specifications and standards.
* Responsible for the supply of staff and supporting resourced to the renewals team delivering high quality technical services and solution, improving technical excellence within the Infrastructure division.
Support
* Assist Signalling Manager/CRE to develop integrated services to Clients.
* Manage the processes to optimise project delivery and also to provide consultative advice on signalling issues where applicable.
* Attendance at planning and progress meetings as required.
Safety & Quality
* Ensure by review and surveillance that all internal resources are competent to undertake their specified works in accordance with all Network Rail and Colas Rail procedures where applicable.
* Provide for review any signalling related quality & safety issues.
Person Specification
* Hold or working towards an Engineering Manager (Installation) IRSE License.
* Hold PTS, COSS/IWA competencies.
* Hold SMTH competency.
* Hold G110 Tester/Author & Checker.
* Hold SWTH Mod 3c/Mod 5.
* Maintain & collate the Evidence for the Project Health & Safety Folder.
* Proven experience of team leadership and influencing staff.
* Previous experience of Signalling & Telecoms installation and construction activities with a working knowledge of Network Rail standards.
* Understanding of all other rail disciplines and interface management.
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Matchtech is a STEM Recruitment Specialist, with over 35 years’ experience