Senior Engineer - Outside Parties (Band 3)

Description

• Interpreting assessment and monitoring reports and coordinating specialist technical reviews when required.
• Leading on a range of small, medium and large third-party developments on behalf of Infrastructure Protection, including providing engineering input to property agreements and contracts.
• Reviewing and responding to a range of engineering documents produced by developers and their supply chain on a wide range of projects contributing to safe and efficient delivery, e.g. ground movement, structural assessment and monitoring reports.
• Providing engineering technical support to property asset managers to support the renewal of the Places for London estate.
• Tracking time and cost of your jobs to aid cost recovery
• Investigating incidents where third party works have damaged our assets or operation
• Preparing constraints and requirements plans, feasibility and design scopes for potential development sites
• Managing the interface between external clients, designers and contractors, and TfL assurance teams to obtain consents and access required for third party works
• Working with development managers, sponsors, asset strategy, surveyors, TfL legal to support incorporating new and altered transport assets into developer led schemes.

Requirements

• Experience in Civil or Structural Engineering, or Building Services to include at least one of design, assessment, maintenance or construction of railway or highway assets or structures.
• Working knowledge of the principles of property development, utility infrastructure delivery and related legislation including Party Wall etc. Act, Town & Country Planning Act, Access to Neighbouring Lands Act, Construction (Design & Management) Regulations, Highways Act and various railway legislation.
• Ability to negotiate technical details with designers and contractors plus other parties where appropriate and not concede points critical to TfL business.
• Experience in the execution of demolition, new construction or maintenance activities in close proximity to operational transport infrastructure.
• Experience in a range of developments and infrastructure projects interfacing with operational transport/railway systems.
• Working knowledge of commercial aspects of design and construction related works
• Experience of building relationships with and influencing a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to manage programme and commercial aspects of project delivery; at any stage of the project lifecycle (e.g. bid stage, options, feasibility, design, construction or project close)
• Knowledge of the TfL transport system, its network and the different transport modes, how they function and ability to correctly assess risk to TfL infrastructure from various construction related activities, including understanding ground movement risks.
• Chartered Engineer (or actively progressing towards Chartership) or recognised international equivalent or possesses relevant knowledge and experience.
• Useful but not essential: Experience of structural inspections and assessments particularly the ability to interpret reports and to use the information contained therein.
• Useful but not essential: Ability to produce two dimensional plans using standard CAD software or in GIS format and to produce and maintain databases.
• Ability to correctly interpret Acts under which railways, highways and other transport systems were built and are operated and maintained, legal property documentation, contracts etc.

Benefits

• Final Salary Pension Scheme
• Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
• Private Healthcare discounted scheme
• Discounted Eurostar travel
• Retail, health, leisure and travel offers through the MyTfL rewards programme
• Free travel for you on the TfL network
• A 75% discount on National Rail Season Ticket and interest free loan
• 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance