VolkerRail Major Projects is an expert in collaborative working through joint ventures and alliance schemes. Collaborative working agreements are a proven strategy for delivering large, complex railway projects, and through its strong relationships with other major contractors, VolkerRail Major Projects has helped to deliver several of the biggest rail projects over the last decade.
The mission of the TRU East Alliance is to transform the East of Leeds route allowing people to travel faster, more reliably and in greater comfort between the North’s great cities. Providing passengers with more choice, more seats and better facilities on a safer, cleaner, more environmentally friendly railway.
The TRU East project is broken down into multiple overlapping projects. Project E1 which is currently in build and planned to complete in December 2024. With the remaining projects E2,3,4 and Shipley planned to complete in 2028. The project works include full new electrification between Leeds and York and include significant and complex renewals works at Neville Hill and Church Fenton. The works also include a new depot at Shipley, and line speed enhancement and Journey time improvement works along the route between Leeds and York.
We are looking to recruit a Project Engineer – OLE to join our Major Projects team, working as part of the high-profile TRU East Alliance project based at Gascoigne Wood (LS25 6JE) and Cross Green, Leeds with travel between Leeds, York, and Shipley.
Key duties will include:
- Check and verify that OLE construction work is undertaken in accordance with the approved design, is compliant with client requirements and meets the required quality standard.
- Completing, reviewing or overseeing the recording of quality checks on site using digital / app based software.
- Provide guidance and support as necessary to site teams to ensure that methodologies and processes for work delivery are developed specifically around the constraints of the design, any risks identified and the access strategy.
- Effectively communicate the status and progress of ongoing construction work, including issues or non-compliances and the impact on programme.
- Draft project specific documents as instructed, including Work Package Plans, Task Briefing Sheets, methodologies, Inspection test plans, Quality check sheets.
- Undertake all work in accordance with all relevant client and/or VolkerRail Standards and Instructions.
- Raise technical queries and field change requests.
- Providing technical support, assistance or guidance to on site construction teams in line with project and system design drawings and literature.
- Checking of retuned quality paperwork for compliance prior to CRE assurance.
- Provide input on design, buildability and methodologies as required.
- Undertake Risk Assessments as required throughout the project lifecycle.
- Liaison with interdisciplinary project team personnel to ensure that each other’s requirement are understood and complied with.
About you
You will be self-motivated with a pro-active approach and have experience of working under pressure and meeting tight deadlines. Problem solving, communication and good interpersonal skills are a key requirement for this role. Flexibility is also essential for this role as there is a requirement to work night and weekend shifts over a rotating roster pattern.
The candidate will also ideally have the following skills and experience:
- Demonstrable experience working within Overhead Line Engineering.
- A Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related discipline with an HNC/HND as a minimum.
- Confident communication skills, both in writing and in internal and external correspondence.
- Awareness of health, safety, welfare and environmental aspects of all development projects.
- Ability to apply technical knowledge in analysing problems and creating solutions.
- Ability to work on your own initiative.
- Competent user of Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point.
- Experience using digital platforms such as eviFile or similar for completing quality assurance tasks
- Experience at team working/collaborating.
- Experience of Projectwise
If your past experience doesn’t match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.
Why work with us?
VolkerRail is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.
By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerRail are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.
We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.
We offer a range of benefits, including:
- Competitive salary
- Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
- Company Car or Cash Allowance
- Private medical care
- Pension
- Life Assurance
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
- Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
- Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
- Employee Assistance programme
- Mental health, physical health, and financial support
- 24/7 Virtual GP service
Fairness, inclusion and respect
We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive. You can read more about our FIR Strategy as well as our partners here Fairness, Inclusion and Respect | VolkerWessels UK
If you need support with your application, please contact us at careers@volkerwessels.co.uk
Additional information
Note for Recruitment Agencies:
Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release.
We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed to careers@volkerwessels.co.uk
VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.
