Principal Engineering Manager leading engineering activities and compliance for transport infrastructure. Delivering sustainable infrastructure solutions within a hybrid role based in Cardiff office.
Responsibilities
Provide accountable leadership for all engineering activities and ensure designs and works are compliant with contract requirements, applicable standards and legislation.
Lead all engineering activities across design and construction phases, ensuring compliance with contract, standards, and legislation.
Manage the full assurance lifecycle (DR1, DR2, IDC/IDR, Technical Acceptance, AFC) in line with NR/L2/RSE/02009 and AIW Engineering Assurance Plan.
Oversee design delivery from preliminary to detailed stages, ensuring constructability, integration, and progressive assurance.
Control technical interfaces, maintain design records, and manage publication of AFC designs.
Define and manage construction assurance deliverables, red-line/as-built processes, and commissioning strategies.
Ensure readiness for Entry-Into-Service (EiS), including asset data updates and AMP certification.
Liaise with key stakeholders including DPEs, CREs, TfW, Network Rail, Utilities, and Local Authorities.
Maintain project-wide engineering appointments and ensure team competence and compliance.
Requirements
Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent with extensive multi-disciplinary rail experience (E&P/OLE, Civils, Track, Signalling, Telecoms).
Proven leadership in engineering assurance aligned to NR/L2/RSE/02009 and discipline-specific standards.
Strong knowledge of CDM 2015, CSM-RA, interoperability, and NTSN compliance.
Proficient in BIM coordination, ProjectWise, and requirements/hazard management tools (e.g., ComplyPro).
Experience managing deviations, non-compliances, and technical approvals across complex infrastructure projects.
Familiarity with Network Rail and AIW processes, including ECCs, AMP certification, and EiS documentation.
Benefits
Career Development – Our dedicated progression framework identifies your career pathway and progress within the organisation, and with dedicated mentoring and support on hand to ensure you hit your career milestones.
Work-life Balance – Work-life balance and flexibility are key for our success. We empower our people to make choices that are right for them, with hybrid, part-time and flexible work patterns.
Wellbeing – Health cash plan, 24 GP, support and assistance programmes, wellbeing ambassadors and Wellbeing Wednesday, dental vouchers.
Social Value – You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives.
Pension – Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to.
Holidays - Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays.
Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership.
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