About the role

  • Construction Planning Engineer providing technical construction planning advice for East West Railway Company. Ensuring delivery excellence and optimal project execution for rail infrastructure improvements.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure delivery is accordance with the EWR Delivery Plan and Construction & Logistics Strategy.
  • Promote and implement construction best practice.
  • Promote and implement the EWR Safe and Secure approach including embedding CDM 2015 and Safety by Design principles.
  • Promote and implement innovative solutions including the use of ‘Modern Methods of Construction’.
  • Promote and implement sustainable solutions aligned with the EWR environmental strategy.
  • Provide constructability & logistics advice and guidance to the Programme Development Teams.
  • Work with the Programme Development Teams and Technical Partner to develop a robust integrated end-to-end schedule which supports the programme’s strategic outcomes, delivers to target cost and minimises stakeholder impacts.
  • Collaborate with EWR Subject Matter Experts to identify and assess potential C&L issues and recommend solutions for improved constructability.
  • Review and assess the constructability & logistics methodologies, providing independent challenge and feedback of the Technical Partner’s proposals.
  • Produce conceptual phasing and staging of work including on-network possession and access strategies.
  • Evaluate and implement Value Engineering options.
  • Prepare and present detailed reports on Constructability & Logistics assessments, including risk identification and mitigation.
  • Support and conduct site visits and inspections to validate design decisions and assumptions.
  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry standards, innovative construction practices, and regulatory requirements to inform design and C&L approaches.
  • Take responsibility of your own and others’ health and safety by adopting and working to the EWR Co Health and Safety principles.
  • Support commercial reviews and demonstrate a cost-conscious mindset, keeping taxpayers’ money at the forefront of all decisions.

Requirements

  • Extensive experience in complex ‘Major Project’ Infrastructure Delivery including:
  • Demonstrable construction planning of large-scale railway or highway infrastructure.
  • Demonstrable application of CDM 2015 and Safe by Design principles.
  • Demonstrable CSM-RA process and governance.
  • Proven track record of successfully assessing and improving the constructability of complex engineering designs.
  • Good understanding of engineering principles, railway systems and industry standards, construction methodologies and construction industry best practices.
  • Preferably both on-network and off-network construction planning knowledge.
  • Chartered Status in a relevant engineering field or equivalent.

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary
  • Up to 12% employer’s pension contribution
  • 36 days holiday a year (including bank holidays) + up to 2 days to buy
  • Life assurance
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Access to a range of benefits on the Perkbox platform
  • On-the-spot and annual awards
  • Advanced learning and development programmes
  • Great work-life balance and flexible working opportunities
  • Enhanced family-friendly policies
  • Exceptional IT tools

Job title

Construction Planning Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

Location requirements

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