CCL Global is recruiting for an experienced Design Engineer to support engineering development activities across complex UK rail infrastructure programmes.
The successful candidate will be responsible for developing engineering proposals from initial feasibility through to detailed design readiness, ensuring solutions meet technical, operational, safety, cost and programme requirements.
Location: Wimbledon, London or Basingstoke (Hybrid – 3 days per week onsite)
Contract: 6 Months Rolling (Inside IR3)
Sector: Rail Infrastructure
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the engineering development of allocated proposals, from initial scope definition through to design development.
- Develop and evaluate engineering options, considering safety, reliability, maintainability, operational performance and whole-life costs.
- Review engineering requirements, technical specifications and compliance with applicable railway standards.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering interfaces and manage technical risks throughout the development process.
- Undertake or support the Contractors Responsible Engineer (CRE) function, subject to competency and authorisation.
- Apply appropriate risk assessment techniques, including HAZOP and quantitative risk assessment where required.
- Maintain effective change control, assessing the impact of design changes on cost, programme and performance.
- Prepare engineering documentation and technical packages for progression into detailed design.
- Support CDM Principal Designer activities during feasibility and development stages.
- Coordinate independent checks of safety-critical signalling design documentation where applicable.
- Liaise with project engineers, designers, consultants and contractors to ensure engineering deliverables meet required standards.
- Monitor contractor and consultant performance, including technical compliance and engineering quality.
- Engineering degree or equivalent industry-recognised qualification.
- Valid Personal Track Safety (PTS) certification.
- Demonstrable experience in railway engineering and infrastructure design development.
- Strong understanding of engineering option development, evaluation and selection.
- Knowledge of rail infrastructure project lifecycles and multidisciplinary engineering interfaces.
- Experience with CDM regulations, risk assessments and engineering assurance.
- Strong technical decision-making, communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Membership of a recognised engineering professional institution.
- Experience across design, installation and maintenance activities.
- Formal qualifications in risk identification and assessment.
- Previous experience operating in a CRE capacity.
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Track Design Engineer employer: CCL
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