Senior Project Engineer [System Safety]

Here are a few of the benefits we offer

• 28-day annual leave with the option to buy and sell days
• Choice of pension schemes
• 75% discount of leisure travel for you and your family
• Private Healthcare
• 5 days paid volunteer or carers leave
• Up to 75% subsidised Rail and Underground travel
• Gym Pass -access to gyms across UK
• My Benefits platform- giving national and local retail discount

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Following the UK Government's policy announcement on Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR), Network Rail is growing its team to develop this multi-billion-pound rail investment, which will improve rail connectivity in the North of England.¿¿¿¿ 

Northern Powerhouse Rail spans from Liverpool, through Manchester and on to Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield and York, and builds on the benefits planned from the Transpennine Route Upgrade programme.¿¿¿ 

This job is one of several exciting opportunities to join the growing NPR team in this early stage of development.¿ You will be part of the challenge and innovation¿required¿to drive efficiency and value for money for the UK taxpayer.¿ It is important that our product is an affordable and sustainable railway that brings our passengers and freight users more frequent, faster, greener trains, running on a better,¿cleaner¿and more reliable railway.¿¿¿ 

We recognise that flexibility is necessary for helping our people excel, both professionally and personally. At Network Rail we have a flexible working policy which allows up to 40% of our working hours, to be completed from home.¿ Alongside this, most of our team benefit from some form of individual working arrangement including reduced or compressed hours, to balance business and individual needs.¿¿¿¿ 

We recognise the importance of flexibility in attracting and¿retaining¿great people to work on NPR and are¿very happy¿to consider proposals to meet individual needs.¿¿ 

This role can be based from Manchester or York.

To direct and lead all Common Safety Method for Risk Evaluation and Assessment (CSM-RA) and Interoperability activities across a major multifunctional portfolio. To include management of the delivery of CSM-RA products within the development phase of the portfolio providing assurance that it complies with the requirements of Project Acceleration in a Controlled Environment (PACE), relevant standard and regulatory obligations are ultimately capable of acceptance back onto the network safely and on time.  

You will work closely with multiple engineering managers, safety specialist and colleagues across all functions, leading and advising engineers, sponsors and programme managers on the delivery of Safety. 

• Provide guidance and oversight to ensure a consistent approach to the delivery of System Safety and Interoperability activities for all NPR ES2 and ES3 programmes.  
• Lead on confirming the Strategy and approach for System Safety and Interoperability for ES4 and onwards. 
• Manage Network Rail Assurance Panel (NRAP) applications and CSM-RA significance, authorisation under Railways (Interoperability) Regs.   
• Manage formalised engagement with and attend NRAP and relevant System Review Panels (SRPs) representing NPR. 
• Formalise and co-ordinate ES3 System Safety / Interoperability exit strategy with NRAP / SRP - including endorsement of Programme Project Authorisation Strategies (PASs) by NRAP. 
• Produce and maintain all Portfolio Level CSM-RA deliverables. Including but not limited to Project Authorisation Strategy, System Safety Plan, System Definition Document, and System Safety Hazard Management Procedure 
• Manage appointment of Assessment Body and when appropiate appointment of Approved Body and Designated Body (from ES4). 
• Lead on incorporation of new programmes, management of change and support and assurance of system-wide integration activities. 
• Management of the Portfolio Hazard Record to align with current NPR scope. 
• Continued engagement with NRAP, SRP and AsBo. 
• Develop (and execute) a strategy for managing System Safety at the portfolio / system-wide level (i.e. making sure the combination of options in adjacent programmes don't have a negative impact on safety) - this will include updating our Portfolio System Definition Document and undertaking Hazard Identification (HAZID) workshops. 

 Please note: Applicants must provide proof of essential qualifications and/or competencies where required, or demonstrate active progress toward obtaining them, or evidence their applicable experience as a condition of employment.

• Have a good understanding of the role of Portfolio System Safety Engineer.as defined in NR/L2/RSE/02009¿ 
• Be able to challenge consultants,¿standards¿and ways of working and proactively support and engage in continuous improvement.¿ 
• Be able to¿identify, promote and progress value engineering,¿sustainability¿and innovation opportunities.¿ 
• Have a good understanding of the¿appropriate level¿of detail and associated risks for various Engineering Stages and associated risks.¿ 
• Be able to develop good relationships with stakeholders¿within¿the¿Network¿Rail¿Routes¿and Regions.¿ 
• Undertake management of¿consultants¿ensuring efficient engineering delivery¿and¿appropriate level¿of¿development relevant to the current programme engineering stage.¿ 
• Undertake progressive assurance and reviews of engineering¿deliverables.¿ 
• Support to the Lead Discipline Engineer [Systems] and Sponsorship Team¿with engagement with SRP and NRAP. 
• Support the LDE with responses to Technical Queries and Requests for Information.¿ 
• Undertake Safety Conversations with¿consultants¿and colleagues and promote Safety by Design and sustainability.¿ 
• Be able to assess¿the suitability of CRE and Specialist nominations.¿ 
• Be able¿to sumarise technical detail to both a technical and non-technical audience.