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Engineering Manager
| Reference | JBEM |
| Company | Vital Services Group |
| Location | York, England/North East ALL |
| Career Level | Not Specified |
| Job Type | Not Specified |
| Position Type | Not Specified |
| Salary | up-to £55,000 per year |
| Vacancies | 1 |
| Company Size | Not Specified |
| Posted Date | April 10th 2012 |
| Start Date | asap |
| Closing Date | April 29th 2012 (for applications) |
Engineering Manager (Perm)
£55k (Negotiable)
York
Our client provides integrated construction, engineering and maintenance services
You will need:
• Acceptance as CEM by Network Rail.
• Charted Engineer
• Recognised as a member of more than one professional engineering body
• Degree
• CITB 5 day Health & Safety course plus hold CSCS Contracts Manager or better.
• Significant Engineering Delivery / Design experience in railway engineering.
• Technically competent and an innovator where appropriate
• Good people skills, including performance management
• Experience in tender winning and delivery.
• Have the ability to develop and lead other technical leaders and engineers.
• A good understanding of Contract formats and T&C’s
• A good understanding and application of current Health & Safety legislation, including HSWA and CDM.
• Good communicator (written & verbally with clients, colleagues and the public)
• Able to work unsupervised
• Good organiser & ability to prioritise.
• Computer literate and competent in the use of core Microsoft Office applications
• A positive attitude
• Leads by example
• Methodical, conscientious and organised
• Forward thinking, proactive and assertive
• Flexible in hours of work and willingness to travel / work away from home from time to time
They will therefore be required to:
• Responsible for maintaining engineering standards, technical excellence and competence of engineers within the Signalling team to deliver safe, constructible design solutions, to programme and within budget.
• The post holder will carry out CEM duties for all nominated schemes and will provide the focal client facing Engineering role.
• Will be required to liaise with Engineers and Engineering Managers across other sectors to establish a consistent approach and to promote collaborative working.
• The position may require some technical and operational support to Rail Sector tendering teams.
• Build and maintain a motivated Engineering management and technical team
• Be Line Manager to a number of different discipline biased team members.
• Ensure that adequate training is provided for his/her direct reports.
• Carry out PDR’s and manage non-performance through coaching, training, disciplinary measures or other appropriate measures supported by HR
• Liaise to ensure that the project teams and suppliers are designing out risk at the earliest opportunity on projects.
• Ensure designs are buildable and incorporate value engineering where appropriate.
• Operational support to the tender bidding process.
• Identify and manage Interdisciplinary Review of design submissions prior to submission to clients
• Lead and direct the teams Project Engineers during the project works ensuring compliance to client and governmental standards and requirements.
• Provide sound technical support to the teams Project Manager(s).
• To have strong relationships with clients in more than one geographical area and to build on these.
• Engage with the Client to ensure the positive portrayal of the projects within the sector and to act on feedback
• Engage with 3rd parties such as suppliers and subcontractors to ensure standards in engineering and delivery are maintained
• Contribute to the production of technical solutions to problems through innovation and value engineering in order to maximise opportunity and minimise risk to project margins.
• Understands the impact of change and the need to communicate change to the senior team and managing Quantity Surveyor.
To apply for this position contact Jessica Bates on 0161 836 7023 or email your C.V to Jessica.Bates@vital-solutions.biz
Vital Services Group Ltd is a privately owned company with over 41 offices UK wide. Vital Solutions, the white collar commercial division of the group, has earned a reputation for providing innovative recruitment solutions which have been applied to various industry sectors. In addition, we host bespoke recruitment events, project management and a comprehensive advertising and design facility.