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Are you an experienced M&E Engineer with major infrastructure project experience and interested in working on Europe’s largest infrastructure project HS2? Open to main contractor, client or consultant background.

A Senior M&E Engineer is required to work for the Client Organisation (High Speed Two Ltd) responsible for the New High-Speed Rail project in the UK. The role sits within a dedicated M&E Team within the Chief Engineer’s Central Engineering Group at High Speed Two. Reporting to the Head of M&E, supporting the Lead M&E Engineer working on the £500m Tunnel & Lineside M&E Contract.

Job Purpose

The Senior Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) Engineer provides technical and professional support for M&E Engineering, developing standards and technical requirements for the discipline. They provide assurance that design and construction of M&E assets meet project requirements and work to resolve issues where appropriate.

Profile of Works

The winner of the £498m Tunnel and Lineside M&E package will be a Principal Contractor, delivering the design, supply, manufacture, installation, testing, commissioning and maintenance (until handover) of the Phase One Tunnel and Lineside M&E systems. This includes the tunnel services within the shafts, tunnels and cross-passages, low voltage power services and distribution in the open route. The following organisations have bid for the tender: Alstom Transport UK Ltd and Costain Group PLC.

The winner will be announced in the coming weeks and so the Senior M&E Engineer primary focused will be providing design assurance as the concept design passes through scheme design, into Detailed design a construction. You will also give technical support and management in the integration of the M&E systems into other rail sub systems.

Work Situation – Hybrid

The office location is Birmingham Snowhill or London Euston (your choice) they operate a flexible hybrid working model with plans to be working 2 days a week from the office. Overall, this is a very flexible modern employer who cares about delivery not where you deliver from, however, if you wish to be based from the office more you can.

Birmingham £65 – 71,160.00 + Pen (6:12) + health + 25 days (Potentially up to £74,718)

London £75 – 80,760+ Pen (6:12) + health + 25 days (Potentially up to £84,798)

Duties & Responsibilities

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* Support development of requirements, specifications and standards which deliver M&E systems such that they meet HS2 objectives;

* Support the development of requirements, specifications and standards which delivery M&E capability, while mitigating environmental impacts, within the programme budget.

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* Provide technical expertise and advice relating to M&E systems to both the wider organisation and external stakeholders as required;

* Support in assuring that the design for M&E systems on the HS2 Railway is configured and installed in accordance with standards and technical requirements and where necessary support in resolving issues in accordance with HS2 Governance Procedures;

* Support engagement and consultation with internal teams impacted by M&E design, particularly Infrastructure Management and Systems Delivery teams, ensuring that all relevant systems and sub-systems are considered providing a holistic approach;

* Support the definition and the management of interfaces between M&E systems and other infrastructure systems including those owned and operated by London Underground Ltd, Network Rail and utility companies;

* Develop and implement the use of best practice and innovative engineering techniques, technologies and processes, driving consistency and helping to identify opportunities for efficiencies across Phase 1 delivery teams.;

* You will be expected to actively promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work, and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

Required Criteria

You will be a qualified M&E Engineer, open to Electrical or Mechanical bias and have experience on major infrastructure projects, ideally rail infrastructure projects such as HS2, Crossrail, Network Rail OR LUL. Open to candidates from a Principal Contractor, Client or Consultant background – will have Principle Design Experience. Would consider applicants from other complex safety critical engineering backgrounds, chartered is desirable but not essential for the role.

You will be a strong communicator & technically capable to be Subject Matter Expert for M&E alongside stakeholder managing a wide variety parties including main contractor, advising across HS2, supply chain (contractors), third parties.

Skills:

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* Able to provide specialist technical support and leadership on discipline-specific scientific, technical and engineering principles to project development / delivery teams but knowing when to seek further guidance from other Subject Matter Experts or others.

* Capable of being a Standard Owner, working under the guidance of the Standard Discipline Owner.

* Able to provide technical, commercial management and leadership skills to support project development / delivery teams, working under supervision of line manager (or delegate).

* Ability to communicate most discipline-specific technical ideas to colleagues, based largely on examples of application.

* Ability to apply many principles relating to standards, safety and the environment and able to articulate the rest.

* Applies principles and methods that ensure effective information management, modelling and data security; understands the approaches and consequences to

data creation, transformation and visualisation and knowing when to seek guidance from Subject Matter Expert

Knowledge:

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* Applicable UK construction regulations including CDM requirements.

* The application of the Common Safety Method (CSM) for risk evaluation and assessment.

* Understanding of the Regulatory/Legislative Framework relevant to HS2

* Commercial awareness including understanding of cost delivery, schedule targets and the need to deliver an integrated solution that meets all functional requirements.

* Understanding of many other disciplines

* Chartered Engineer/Membership of an appropriate professional institution or the equivalent experience.

Type of experience:

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* Experience in managing multi-disciplinary engineering and safety standards, activity on large complex major projects/ programmes within a complex infrastructure delivery programme.

* Experience of managing competing project and engineering demands, with cost and schedule implications