Lead Project Engineer / Engineering Manager – HS2 Euston (SCS)

Location: London Euston, Old Oak Common, West Ruislip - (3days site / 2 home)
Salary: £90 – £99,829 + pension 12%, healthcare, 25 days holiday

 

Lead Civils Project Engineer / Engineering Manager is required to work within the Client Organisation on the London based £4.2bn Main Works Civil Contract on High Speed Two.

 

The Project

This is a unique opportunity to join HS2 Ltd on the UK’s largest infrastructure programme. You’ll be overseeing the SCS Joint Venture (Costain, Skanska, Strabag), delivering the £4.2bn London Tunnels Main Works Civils Contract.

The scope includes:

• 13 miles of twin-bore tunnels (26 miles total) between West Ruislip and Euston
• 6 Tunnel Boring Machines (5 operated simultaneously)
• Shafts, green tunnels, bridges, cross passages, utility works, and associated infrastructure

With 4 years remaining on the programme and the majority of TBM tunnelling now complete, the focus is shifting to tunnel fit-out, shafts, reinforced concrete structures, and complex heavy civils works.

 

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Engineering, the Lead Project Engineer / Civils Engineering Manager is responsible for technical assurance, engineering leadership, and construction assurance within the Integrated Project Team (IPT).

With most of the design assurance complete, the main focus is now on construction assurance and ensuring civil assets are built to integrate seamlessly with railway systems (track, OLE, signalling, telecoms, and power).

You will:

• Lead risk-based technical assurance, ensuring compliance with HS2 requirements, standards, and sponsor obligations.
• Act as NEC3 Supervisor and CDM Principal Designer Representative, overseeing compliance and safety.
• Provide technical leadership during construction, driving quality and programme delivery.
• Ensure system integration, confirming civil assets enable successful handover to railway systems.
• Oversee construction and quality assurance of major civils assets.
• Collaborate with commercial and project teams to assess change, cost, and risk impacts.
• Support commissioning and handover of completed assets.
• Engage with multiple stakeholders including Network Rail, TfL, local authorities, contractors, and regulators.

 

Key Challenges

• Scale & complexity – managing over hundreds major assets, sheer size and scale of the project
• System Integration – ensure civil assets will integrate successful with the rail systems
• Stakeholder interfaces – working with national regulators and third parties (Network Rail / TFL, LA etc).
• Time-critical decision-making – unblocking delivery and ensuring programme momentum.

 

Candidate Profile

We are seeking a delivery-focused engineering leader with experience across major civil infrastructure.

Essential:

• Civil engineering degree (Chartered Engineer status or working towards).
• Significant experience on large-scale infrastructure: highways, rail, tunnels, airports, nuclear, or water / tideway projects.
• Useful to have previous rail / rail system appreciation
• Strong understanding of UK construction regulations, CDM, and assurance frameworks.
• Proven ability to lead technical delivery, manage risks, and solve complex engineering challenges.
• Stakeholder management expertise in a multi-disciplinary, co-located environment.
• Commercial awareness and experience of change management under NEC3 contracts.

Desirable:

• Experience representing a client organisation or principal designer.
• Track record in leading technical assurance on multi-billion-pound rail programmes.

 

Future Progression

This role offers exceptional career opportunities beyond delivery of Area South. With 10 years remaining on the HS2 programme, you could progress into leadership positions across:

• Major stations (Euston, Old Oak Common, Curzon Street)
• Rail systems (14 packages across signalling, track, power, M&E etc)