Overview
In this client-side role, you ensure that contractors deliver true client requirements for the EKFB route, with a whole-system civil perspective. You shape design and construction assurance across disciplines, driving compliance and evidence to protect the client’s position. You interact with contractors, JV partners, and IPT teams to resolve issues and balance cost, schedule, and engineering outcomes. This is a varied role across the full lifecycle, offering impact on major rail infrastructure. You will bring judgement, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration to a high-profile programme.
Pay / Benefits
- Pension 12%
- Hybrid ( 3 days office)
- Salary: 83000 - 92000 per annum
Responsibilities
- Lead technical assurance of design and construction across scope
- Review contractor deliverables and support Technical Assurance Reviews
- Conduct targeted checks to ensure compliance with client requirements
- Identify gaps, document findings, and drive resolution to protect client position
- Discharge NEC3 Supervisor duties and act as Principal Designer Representative under CDM 2015
- Engage with contractors and JV partners, communicating requirements clearly
- Apply professional judgement and coordinate with subject matter experts
- Understand cost and schedule implications of technical change and support balanced solutions
- Coordinate design and assurance activities across multiple supply chains and interfaces
- Participate in cross-location collaboration with IPT teams and rail system interfaces
Key requirements
- Civil engineering background on major infrastructure programmes
- Client-side or assurance-focused experience, or delivery experience understanding client needs
- Ability to critically read contractor outputs and assess conformance
- Working knowledge of UK construction regulations including CDM
- Familiarity with NEC3 contract environments and related duties
- Chartered Engineer status or active membership of a relevant professional institution (or equivalent experience)
- Experience on HS2 or comparable high-speed rail programme is useful
- Experience across design through construction and handover phases
- Experience coordinating assurance across multiple supply chain organisations
- Familiarity with stage gate processes and assurance evidence preparation
- Ability to work across London or Birmingham with hybrid involvement across EKFB routes
- Stakeholder engagement
- Clear communication
- Strong judgement and problem-solving
- NEC3 contract familiarity
- CDM Regulations 2015 knowledge
- Design and construction assurance
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