Engineering Manager (CEM/CRE)

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92Job Description:Engineering Manager (CEM/CRE)

We’re looking for an Engineering Manager (CEM/CRE) to join our Kier Transportation Rail team assisting on several rail related projects across the Northwest.

Can you imagine a world without transportation links via land, sea, or air? Nor can we! Your journey is our journey, come and join us at Kier Transportation and make a difference. Supporting the movement of people, goods, and equipment.

Location: Greater Manchester and surrounding areas. – remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required

Business Area: Kier Transportation Rail

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

 

What will your responsibilities be?

As an Engineering Manager (CEM), you’ll be working within the Kier Transportation Rail team, supporting them in the delivery of Engineering Assurance (Design and Construction) on a single project or portfolio of smaller projects at tender and contract stage. Undertake Design Management and act as a Discipline Specialist during delivery stage. Manage interfaces between Design and Construction teams throughout project development lifecycle to ensure most efficient and effective solutions reached.

Your day to day will include:

• Undertake discipline specific CRE‐Construction duties as defined by Network Rail Company Standards of appointed by CEM / Authorised Discipline Engineer
• Delivery of Engineering Assurance (Design and Construction) on a single project or portfolio of smaller projects at tender and contract stage. Undertake Design Management and act as a Discipline Specialist during delivery stage. Manage interfaces between Design and Construction teams throughout project development lifecycle to ensure most efficient and effective solutions reached; whilst ensuring that all relevant Company Standards Procedures and Policies are met
• Providing approval for construction methodologies
• Support Tender and Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) with technical support and management of the design for innovative; compliant and value engineered solutions. Manage the production of the required deliverables in accordance with the tender/ECI programme.
• Manage design development and optioneering providing a strong focus on buildability between construction and design teams to ensure most efficient and effective solutions are selected. Engage with specialist suppliers both at tender and contract stage.
• Identify project inputs early by developing and maintaining survey and investigation schedules and associated deliverables to inform design development of permanent and temporary works.

 

What are we looking for?

You will have been approved as a CEM within a (similar) rail contracting organisation & have extensive railway, civils project experience.

• Act, Communicate and be seen as a strong influencer on Safety, demonstrating and supporting the achievement of high safety, health & wellbeing, environmental and quality standards.
• Experience as CEM / Engineering Manager in a multi-disciplinary rail contracting environment is essential.
• Be professionally qualified or working towards professional qualifications with relevant engineering institutions or bodies.

We’re all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don’t tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

 

Rewards and benefits
We’re proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

 

Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We’re proud of the steps we’ve taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier’s diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

 

We look forward to seeing your application to join the #constructionrevolution #joinkier

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