Lead Earthing & Bonding (E&B) Engineer

Public Sector Resourcing • London Britain Township, PA

9d • £61,622 - £83,919 • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Lead Earthing & Bonding (E&B) Engineer at HS2, you will provide technical and professional leadership across the Earthing & Bonding discipline. You will lead the development of engineering standards, technical requirements and best practices, ensuring E&B assets are designed and constructed in line with project specifications and industry standards. The role includes providing technical assurance, identifying and resolving engineering challenges, and supporting the safe, efficient and compliant delivery of railway infrastructure across the programme.

You will lead the development of E&B requirements, specifications, standards and engineering solutions that support HS2's operational objectives while meeting legislative, safety, environmental and budgetary requirements. As the E&B subject matter expert, you will provide technical guidance to internal teams, delivery partners and external stakeholders, and assure that systems are designed, configured and installed in accordance with approved standards and technical requirements.

Working with multidisciplinary engineering teams, you will help integrate E&B designs with wider railway systems. You will contribute to technical governance through design reviews, peer reviews and assurance processes, and champion innovation, continuous improvement and engineering best practice across Phase One and Phase Two delivery teams. The role is based in London or Birmingham on a hybrid basis and reports to the Lead System Engineer (Specialist Engineering Functions).

Requirements

• Specialist technical support and leadership in discipline-specific scientific, technical and engineering principles for project development and delivery teams, with judgement to seek further guidance when needed.
• Ability to act as a Standard Owner under the guidance of the Standard Discipline Owner.
• Specialist technical, commercial management and leadership skills to support project development and delivery teams.
• Ability to communicate discipline-specific technical ideas to colleagues, largely using examples of application.
• Evidence of applying principles relating to standards, safety and the environment, and ability to articulate other relevant principles.
• Application of principles and methods for information management, modelling and data security, including understanding data creation, transformation and visualisation and when to seek subject matter expert guidance.
• Reasonable understanding of other disciplines.
• Knowledge of Earthing & Bonding engineering principles and associated standards, including BS EN 50122-1, BS 7671 and BS EN 62305.
• Knowledge of applicable UK construction regulations, including CDM requirements.
• Knowledge of the application of the Common Safety Method (CSM) for risk evaluation and assessment.
• Understanding of the regulatory and legislative framework relevant to HS2.
• Commercial awareness, including cost delivery, schedule targets and delivering an integrated solution that meets functional requirements.
• Chartered Engineer status, membership of an appropriate professional institution, or equivalent experience.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering and safety standards activity on large, complex major projects or programmes within a complex infrastructure delivery programme.
• Experience managing competing project and engineering demands, including cost and schedule implications.
• Must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application; HS2 Ltd cannot provide visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and professional leadership for the Earthing & Bonding discipline across the HS2 programme.
• Lead development of E&B requirements, specifications, standards and engineering solutions.
• Provide specialist technical guidance and advice to internal teams, delivery partners and external stakeholders.
• Provide assurance that E&B systems are designed, configured and installed in accordance with approved standards and technical requirements.
• Support the identification and resolution of complex engineering challenges.
• Work with multidisciplinary engineering teams to integrate E&B designs with wider railway systems.
• Contribute to design reviews, peer reviews and other technical governance and assurance processes.
• Champion innovation, continuous improvement and engineering best practice across Phase One and Phase Two delivery teams.
• Promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in work and comply with relevant organisational initiatives, policies and procedures.
• Take personal responsibility for health and safety, following Safe at Heart principles and safe working procedures.

Benefits

• Flexible benefits fund of 20% of base salary, paid on top of base salary and fully pensionable.
• Competitive benefits are mentioned, but specific benefits are not listed in the posting.
• Flexible working.
• Personal and professional development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed