Job Introduction

Skillset: Tunnelling / Technical Management

Job location: Based in North Acton, travel to other sites

Accessible by public transport? Yes, Central line & London Overground

Working hours: Weekdays or as required (weekend work possible)

Contract: Permanent

Role

The Engineering Manager for Asset Protection is responsible for managing the engineering and technical compliance of the project asset protection scheme and implementation in line with design assessments and 3rd party asset owner requirements. This includes asset protection mitigation schemes and instrumentation and monitoring, which requires the interpretation and assessment of monitoring data to demonstrate the works have been carried out in a controlled manner and interfacing with the 3rd party asset owners.

The 3rd party asset owners include NR and TfL, relating to impacted tracks, gantries, bridges, retaining walls, stations and other track assets. Many buildings are also impacted, including listed buildings and heritage assets, both of which follow their own assurance processes.

The role is diverse in terms of coordinating with external consultants that have undertaken the assessments and mitigation designs, as well as the liaison with the asset owners and coordination with the SCS Delivery Teams, Technical Assurance Engineers, I&M teams, and Damage Claim teams.

Key elements of this role is to oversee the management and coordination of Asset Protection and I&M works, which requires providing technical support and guidance to delivery teams, managing change through NCRS, RFIs and FCDs, reviews of temporary work design and mitigation strategies, and ensuring adequate protection and monitoring is in place, interpreted and documented before, during and after the impact on the 3rd party assets.

The position reports to the SCS Asset Protection Lead and is part of an engineering management team in the Tunnels and Routeway Delivery Unit.

Main Responsibilities

Key responsibilities

This Role Will Principally Contribute To The Following Areas:

• Present status reports of baseline monitoring and close out post TBM to 3rd Parties and HS2
• Manage and produce data assessments, including interpreting large data sets.
• Review of the impact on each of the 3rd Party assets ensuring the structures are acting within expectations and problem solving if not
• Ensure appropriate action is identified in response to ground movement and/or damage to 3rd party assets, including utilities, sensitive buildings, and rail infrastructure
• Reviewing GMAs with special focus on assumptions and crosscheck against assumption and risk register, to confirm they meet with requirements and approve or advise accordingly to delivery teams
• Continually review monitoring and reporting processes to add value and avoid waste
• Attend regular technical and managerial meetings with specialist, design, construction monitoring teams of both contractor and client
• Review of mitigation measures for related 3rd party assets affected by ground movement, collaborating with SCS teams, designers, specialists, third parties and delivery teams to identify most appropriate solutions
• Identify opportunities to innovate and rationalize mitigation and monitoring measures, assessing and allocating mitigation measures into work / no work options.
• Coordination with I&M Teams ensuring the correct monitoring is in place and advise if any additional monitoring is required
• Review and assess Monitoring Plans, liaise with the I&M teams, utilities, designers and 3rd party stakeholders and agree appropriate alert levels
• Production of Contractors Monitoring Plans
• Delivery of assurance deliverables for the delivery stage of works for both mitigation and monitoring works (L3 certification).