Rail: NR Site Engineer: East London

A NR Site Engineer is required on a contract-basis on the Crossrail project in East London.

Role Brief:

• To support effective delivery of the works in designated areas through the coordination of interfaces, monitoring and reporting of progress, and resolution of problems.
• Supporting the Project Manager in preparing communications and instructions to designated contractors in accordance with the Works Contracts Administration Procedures.
• Overseeing construction and testing & commissioning activities of designated contracts at designated sites/ areas of responsibility
• Facilitating interfaces at designated sites, including interfaces between designated contractors and adjacent contractors, including Principal Contractors.
• Monitoring programme objectives and contractor progress and performance against the contract milestones and current accepted programme; reviewing productivity of installed quantities against forecasts.
• Providing constructability input during review of contractor/engineering submissions.
• Reviewing the contractor's works programme and liaising with the contractor and others as required to facilitate execution of the works in accordance with the programme.
• Monitoring contractors compliance with contractual requirements regarding mobilisation and logistics
• Providing support to the Project Field Engineer / Construction Manager in monitoring contractor compliance with the Construction Quality Plan, and in resolution of NCRs and snag list items at contract level.

Skills & Experience Required:

• Experience of managing construction works on comparable major project infrastructure works
• Relevant experience on a large scale infrastructure project.
• Knowledge and experience of construction quality systems and processes
• Understanding of project controls processes
• Knowledge and experience of site-based ES&H processes and procedures
• Prior experience supervising and administering subcontractors.
• Knowledge of the use of subcontracts; knowledge of the contractor/ subcontractor's responsibilities contained in subcontract documents
• Knowledge of signalling systems (e.g. communication based Signalling Sytems)
• Knowledge of Network Rail signalling systems
• Previous relevant experience in the construction or testing and commissioning project delivery of signalling systems in the rail industry
• To drive the programme and be results driven
• To produce progress reports of construction and T&C activities