Design Manager; Senior P.E Rail Systems

Senior Project Engineer / Design Manager (Rail Systems) - High Speed Two (HS2)

Birmingham | Hybrid Working (3 Days Office)

Washwood Heath Depot – £859m Major Rail Depot Programme

£70,000 – £77,500 + 12% Pension + Excellent Benefits

Progression:
Lead Project Engineer (£85k‑£92k+ Package)

Long‑Term Programme | 8‑Year Delivery Programme

Help Deliver One of Britain’s Most Advanced Rail Depots. This is a rare opportunity to join High Speed Two Ltd in a senior technical delivery role supporting the design, integration, and delivery of the £859m Washwood Heath Depot, one of the UK’s most important operational rail infrastructure facilities.

Working client‑side within the depot delivery team, you will play a key role in coordinating the Rail Systems delivery across a highly complex integrated railway environment, with the rail systems scope alone valued at approximately £200m. You will sit at the centre of technical delivery, managing interfaces between contractors, supporting assurance activities, and ensuring rail systems are safely integrated, commissioned, and handed over into operation.

The role combines technical engineering, systems integration, stakeholder management, and practical project delivery across one of Europe’s largest infrastructure programmes.

• Coordinate technical assurance across Rail Systems design, construction & commissioning
• Support delivery of track, OLE, signalling, communications & associated systems
• Manage interfaces between Rail Systems, civils, depot infrastructure & operational assets
• Review contractor designs and technical submissions for compliance
• Support NEC Supervisor and CDM Principal Designer Representative duties
• Identify and manage technical risks, assumptions, and engineering issues
• Support systems integration and operational readiness activities
• Coordinate technical change and engineering information management
• Work with specialists to resolve complex engineering and delivery challenges
• Support reporting on technical progress, risk, and assurance activities

You’ll likely come from a rail systems, infrastructure, or multidisciplinary rail engineering background with strong technical coordination and project delivery experience.

• Experience delivering multidisciplinary rail systems on major projects
• Background in Track, OLE, Signalling, Communications, Power, Civils, or related rail disciplines
• Strong understanding of rail systems integration and interface management
• Experience coordinating technical delivery across multiple engineering disciplines
• Understanding of construction delivery, testing, commissioning & systems integration
• Experience working within NEC contract environments
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

• Rail depots or operational railway infrastructure
• Major transportation or infrastructure programmes
• Client‑side, consultancy, or Tier 1 contractor environments
• Understanding of CDM 2015 and technical assurance processes
• Experience working within complex integrated railway systems environments

This is a career‑defining opportunity for an engineer or Design Manager wanting to move beyond pure design delivery into a highly visible client‑side role on one of Europe’s largest infrastructure programmes. You’ll gain exposure across major rail systems integration, operational readiness, testing & commissioning, and asset handover, helping deliver infrastructure that will support Britain’s high‑speed railway for decades to come.