Overview In this role, you will drive the delivery of civil and electrical/mechanical works within the Network Rail CP7 Western Framework. You will lead multidisciplinary project teams, manage risk, and ensure safety, quality, and regulatory compliance across end-to-end delivery. The position offers scope to grow responsibilities while delivering high-profile rail infrastructure. You will collaborate with clients, contractors, and suppliers to optimise costs and drive performance. This is a mission-critical role for successful project execution in a forward-thinking environment.
Pay / Benefits - Generous holiday entitlement
- Flexible working
- Pension scheme
- Annual bonus scheme
- Private Medical Insurance
- Share-save scheme
Responsibilities - Lead delivery of E&P and M&E packages (including lifts) to scope, cost, quality, and programme targets
- Function as CRE for E&P works, ensuring technical compliance and assurance
- Manage full project lifecycle from engineering through to handover and close-out
- Implement risk management and value engineering to drive efficiencies and cost savings
- Provide leadership to project teams, contractors, and suppliers
- Take accountability for health, safety, environment, and quality, promoting continuous improvement
- Monitor and report on project progress, budgets, and forecasts, challenging where needed
- Ensure effective cost control and resource utilisation across contracts
- Build strong client and supplier relationships, driving performance and service excellence
- Ensure all installations are completed, assessed, and certified to required standards
- Review and approve key project documentation (plans, H&S, WPPs, SMOWs)
- Ensure compliance with company processes, governance, and legal requirements
- Support business growth through bid input, tendering and identifying new opportunities
- Coach and develop team members, addressing performance where required
Key requirements - Degree, HNC or HND in a relevant technical discipline
- Proven experience in E&P and/or M&E project delivery (including lifts desirable)
- Experience working in or supporting a CRE role
- Strong contractor and project management experience within construction environments
- Good knowledge of construction standards, engineering practices, and CDM regulations
- Commercial awareness with experience managing budgets, costs, and variations
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects without compromising quality or standards
- Effective planning, organisational and critical thinking skills
- Collaborative approach with ability to drive performance and continuous improvement
- Leadership
- Communication
- Stakeholder management
- E&P and M&E project delivery
- CRE experience
- CDM regulations
